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Fukushima, Two Years Later
March 11, 2013 — Two years have passed since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, which followed the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. One of the world’s foremost experts on the consequences ... > full story -
Sea Floor Earthquake Zones Can Act Like a 'Magnifying Lens' Strengthening Tsunamis Beyond What Was Through Possible
March 7, 2013 — Until now, it was largely believed that the maximum tsunami height onshore could not exceed the depth of the seafloor. But new research shows that when focusing occurs, that scaling relationship ... > full story -
Waves Generated by Russian Meteor Recorded Crossing the US
March 7, 2013 — A network of seismographic stations recorded spectacular signals from the blast waves of the meteor that landed near Chelyabinsk, Russia, as the waves crossed the United ... > full story -
Changes in Heart Attack Timing Continue Years After Hurricane Katrina
March 7, 2013 — The upheaval caused by Hurricane Katrina seems to have disrupted the usual timing of heart attacks, shifting peak frequency from weekday mornings to weekend nights, in a change in pattern that ... > full story -
Higher Heart Attack Rates Continue 6 Years After Katrina
March 7, 2013 — New Orleans residents continue to face a three-fold increased risk of heart attack post-Katrina -- a trend that has remained unchanged since the storm hit in 2005, according to new ... > full story -
Living Through a Tornado Does Not Shake Optimism
March 1, 2013 — Even in the face of a disaster, we remain optimistic about our chances of injury compared to others, according to a new study. Residents of a town struck by a tornado thought their risk of injury ... > full story -
Study Surveys Impact of Leap Day Harrisburg, Illinois Tornado
March 1, 2013 — On Leap Day last year, the largest natural disaster in Illinois in 2012 devastated a small town in Southern Illinois. Since the Feb. 29 EF-4 level tornado that tore through Harrisburg one year ... > full story -
Businesses Not Prepared for Pandemics and Other Disasters
February 21, 2013 — In light of the recent influenza outbreak, a new study finds that majority of businesses are not prepared for a ... > full story -
Earthquakes in Small Laboratory Samples
February 21, 2013 — Mechanical failure of materials is a complex phenomenon underlying many accidents and natural disasters ranging from the fracture of small devices to earthquakes. Despite the vast separation of ... > full story -
Russian Fireball Largest Ever Detected by Comprehensive Nuclear‑Test‑Ban Treaty Organization's Infrasound Sensors
February 19, 2013 — Infrasonic waves from the meteor that broke up over Russia's Ural mountains last week were the largest ever recorded by the Comprehensive Nuclear‑Test‑Ban Treaty Organization's ... > full story
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