Tag: earthquake

Up to 30,000 people in two cities in central Japan have been ordered to evacuate after weather forecasters warned of major flooding caused by heavy rain. About 18,000 people in the city of Wajima and ... ( read original story ...)

Earthquakes are one of nature's most powerful forces, causing widespread devastation and loss of life. Certain countries are particularly susceptible due to their geographical locations along tectonic plate boundaries. ( read original story ...)

Highly radioactive fuel and other materials in the reactors melted when a massive earthquake and tsunami ... the three crippled reactors. Chief Japanese government spokesperson Yoshimasa Hayashi ... ( read original story ...)

The briefing was conducted on the sidelines of the International Atomic Energy Agency's annual general conference in Vienna. ( read original story ...)

Shoppers in Japan have been facing rice shortages at retailers as the average wholesale price rose sharply in August to its highest level for the month. ( read original story ...)

A study published in the journal Earthquake Research Advances sheds light on the relationship between the 2024 magnitude 7.6 Noto Hanto earthquake and a sizable earthquake swarm that began beneath ... ( read original story ...)

The event is designed to support reconstruction efforts in the affected areas, and participants do not compete for time or rankings but aim to complete the race. ( read original story ...)

Based on a project launched by women who lost their homes and jobs in the Great East Japan Earthquake 13 years ago, Sashiko Gals was launched in March of this year to further evolve the traditional Japanese technique and culture of Sashiko. In total the group has 15 members, who are women in their 40s ...

An Aston University postgraduate student has been actively supporting communities affected by the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake in Japan.Antoine Couec, a student in MSc Crisis and Disaster Management at Aston Business School, ( read original story ...)

On March 11, 2011, an earthquake-triggered tsunami hit Japan, causing massive destruction and over 18,000 deaths. ( read original story ...)

Delays in rescue are said to have been a serious problem in the January 1st quake that hit the Noto Peninsula in Japan. As experts are still verifying the facts, we spoke to the first responders from ... ( read original story ...)

More than 60 percent of Japan's 47 prefectures said they had not established plans to work with neighboring prefectures for dialysis ( read original story ...)

NEW YORK, Sep. 13 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted 57 km SSE of Koshima, Japan at 23:03:41 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. ( read original story ...)

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have shown that the 1995 Kobe (Hyogo-ken Nanbu) earthquake, which struck southern Hyogo Prefecture, may have been triggered by deep underground flooding beneath Arima Hot Springs. ( read original story ...)

Seismic data from more than 1000 sites have shown a connection between the strength of faults and the size of earthquakes, suggesting a way to determine how close an area is to facing a major seismic event. ( read original story ...)

The earth in northeast Japan around the nuclear facility was contaminated with radiation after a 9-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami damaged the three reactors in March 2011. Now 13 years later, the IAEA has concluded that the recycling and final ... ( read original story ...)