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Tsunami Risk Reduction in the Age of Twitter
April 12, 2012 — In theory, national governments should issue tsunami watches and warnings. For sure, they should be the only ones issuing evacuation orders. But social media are much quicker to ... > full story -
New Light Shed on Wandering Continents
March 22, 2012 — A layer of partially molten rock about 22 to 75 miles underground can't be the only mechanism that allows continents to gradually shift their position over millions of years, according to a new ... > full storyMore: -
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Fukushima One Year On: Poor Planning Hampered Fukushima Response
March 2, 2012 — One year after an earthquake and tsunami hit Japan on March 11, 2011, an independent investigation panel has highlighted the country’s failures in disaster planning and crisis management ... > full story -
Tohoku Grim Reminder of Potential for Pacific Northwest North American Megaquake
February 21, 2012 — The March 11, 2011 Tohoku earthquake is a grim reminder of the potential for another strong-motion mega-earthquake along the Pacific Northwest coast, geophysicists ... > full story -
Fukushima at Increased Earthquake Risk, Scientists Report
February 14, 2012 — Seismic risk at the Fukushima nuclear plant increased after the magnitude 9 earthquake that hit Japan last March, scientists report. The new study, which uses data from over 6,000 earthquakes, shows ... > full story -
Human Cognitive Performance Suffers Following Natural Disasters
February 11, 2012 — Not surprisingly, victims of a natural disaster can experience stress and anxiety, but a new study indicates that it might also cause them to make more errors - some serious - in their daily lives. ... > full story -
Chronic Poverty Stalks Haitian Earthquake Victims Still Living in Camps
January 10, 2012 — A new study of aid to Haiti finds that 36 percent of households in the directly affected area -- and 54 percent of those living in camps -- still have not recovered to their pre-earthquake levels ... > full story -
Debris Scatters in the Pacific Ocean, Possibly Heading to US
December 29, 2011 — Debris from the tsunami that devastated Japan in March could reach the United States as early as this winter, according to new predictions. However, they warn there is still a large amount of ... > full story -
'Double Tsunami' Doubled Japan Destruction
December 5, 2011 — Researchers discovered that the destructive tsunami generated by the March 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake was a long-hypothesized "merging tsunami" that doubled in intensity over rugged ocean ridges, ... > full story -
Russian Ship Finds Tsunami Debris Where Scientists Predicted
October 14, 2011 — Ever since the Japan tsunami on March 11, 2011 washed millions of tons of debris into the Pacific, scientists in Hawaii have been looking for evidence to validate their computer model of the ... > full story
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