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Observations of Fallout from the Fukushima Reactor Accident in San Francisco Bay Area Rainwater
September 21, 2011 — Researchers report that Japan's power plant accident fallout extended as far as the San Francisco Bay area, resulting in elevated levels of radioactive material that were nonetheless very low and ... > full story -
Fukushima: Reflections Six Months on
September 19, 2011 — When the Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station on March 11, 2011, the world witnessed the largest nuclear incident since the 1986 Chernobyl ... > full story -
Tsunami Observed by Radar, May Lead to Better Early Warning Systems
August 16, 2011 — The tsunami that devastated Japan on March 11 was picked up by high-frequency radar in California and Japan as it swept toward their coasts, according to US and Japanese scientists. This is the first ... > full story -
Japan's Tohoku Tsunami Created Icebergs in Antarctica
August 8, 2011 — A NASA scientist and her colleagues were able to observe for the first time the power of an earthquake and tsunami to break off large icebergs a hemisphere away. The researchers were able to link the ... > full story -
Tsunami Airglow Signature Could Lead to Early Detection System
July 14, 2011 — Researchers have recorded an airglow signature in the upper atmosphere produced by a tsunami using a camera system based in Maui, Hawaii. Coupling of the ocean surface to the upper atmosphere enables ... > full story -
Olympia Hypothesis: Tsunamis Buried the Cult Site on the Peloponnese
July 10, 2011 — Olympia, site of the famous Temple of Zeus and original venue of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece, was presumably destroyed by repeated tsunamis that traveled considerable distances inland, and ... > full story -
Stiff Sediments Made 2004 Sumatra Earthquake Deadliest in History
June 22, 2011 — Geoscientists have discovered an unusual geological formation that helps explain how an undersea earthquake off the coast of Sumatra in December 2004 spawned the deadliest tsunami in recorded ... > full story -
Helping the Aged During Natural Disasters
June 3, 2011 — When earthquake, tsunami, tornado or flood strike, among the most vulnerable group are the elderly. Researchers in New Zealand suggest that emergency response plans must take into account the ... > full story -
Tsunami Sensor Detects Mysterious Background Signal in Panama
June 3, 2011 — An unusual signal detected by the seismic monitoring station at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's research facility on Barro Colorado Island results from waves in Lake Gatun, the ... > full story -
Japan Earthquake Appears to Increase Quake Risk Elsewhere in the Country
May 25, 2011 — Japan's recent magnitude 9.0 earthquake, which triggered a devastating tsunami, relieved stress along part of the quake fault but also has contributed to the build up of stress in other areas, ... > full story
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