A long-term study, timely published after a string of strong earthquakes around the world, is debunking a theory that a massive earthquake in one part of the world can cause another earthquake in another part of the world. The study published in the journal Nature Geoscience includes data for a period of 30 years and [...]
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit Japan early Monday 7:23 a.m. local time, prompting Japanese authorities to issue a tsunami alert which was only localized to the country. According to reports, the U.S. Geological Survey reported that the quake originated 5.9 kilometers deep off the coast of Honshu on the eastern seaboard of the country. A [...]
More than 70 people are reported to have died after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Myanmar, recent reports say. According to local reports, buildings have been toppled and the death toll is feared to rise as rescue workers continue to discover the extent of damage to remote areas in the country. At least 74 people [...]
Myanmar, which has sustained several natural disasters in the past few years, has been hit by another – a shallow, 6.8 magnitude earthquake that killed over 65 people and injured 111 others. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit Myanmar, also known as Burma, on Thursday on its borders with Thailand, China, and Laos, [...]
It is definitely a scary feeling and with Taiwan authorities confirming that radiation was really checked on the shipment of Fava beans from Southern Japan, then, the feeling may really be coming from something real. Accordingly, radiation was discovered on 30.8 pounds or 14 kilograms of Fava beans, which came from Kagoshima. Kagoshima is at [...]
Official estimates are rolling in and figures are big. According to the World Bank, the tragedies which struck Japan last march 11 will likely cost the country upwards of $235 billion in damages. The figure is 4.0 percent of the total output of the Japanese economy, currently the third largest economy in the world after [...]
Repercussions of the massive earthquake and tsunamis which hit Japan March 11 are still being acutely felt by industries in Japan as Honda Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Co. have both revealed that they are lengthening the halt of production in the country. According to both automotive giants, the shortage of parts needed in the [...]
A number of days have already passed since the deadly quake that jolted Japan resulting in the killer tsunami and a clear threat of radiation meltdown. Thankfully, authorities have not given up their post in trying to resolve the problem in one Japan nuclear plant particularly the Fukushima Daiichi plant which is located north of [...]
Japan has raised its International Nuclear Event Scale (INES) accident level from a 4 to a 5 out 7 for the ongoing crisis at the earthquake stricken nuclear plant in Fukushima, which is only 155 miles north of Tokyo. The Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986 was the worst in history with a rating of 7. [...]
Prince William reportedly called the damage sustained by Christchurch in New Zealand “unbelievable” as the prince embarked on a tour of disaster-torn New Zealand and Australia, reports say. “The scale of it is unbelievable,” Prince William said of the damage after being guided around downtown Christchurch. On Feb. 22, Christchurch was struck by a 6.3 [...]
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