By: alam.md | 2010-10-26 | Science Indonesia is prone to earthquakes and volcanic activity due to its location on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, a series of fault lines stretching from the western hemisphere through Japan and south-east Asia. There are more than 129 active volcanoes in Indonesia, which is spread across 17,500 islands. read more
By: Mary Rose | 2011-03-15 | News and society The massive offshore earthquake of 8.9 Richter scale and devastating tsunami have turned Japan's northeastern coast into a swampy wasteland. Powerful tsunami sent by one of the strongest ever recorded earthquakes has wiped away towns and cities in northeast coast and forced thousands of residents seeking shelter in the aftermath. Reportedly, thousands of people are missing and exceed of more 10, 000 people are dead. Earth – tsunami disaster has destroyed houses and overturned cars by sludge and dirty water. In such a situation of horrific destruction after once-in-300-years earthquake, Japan earns the world's admiration for the nation's resilience. read more
By: Atasi H | 2011-03-14 | Nature Several countries in the Pacific, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and North America have also raised tsunami alerts. The places that have already issued the alerts are Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, Russia, New Zealand, Philippines, Hawaii and Chile. read more
By: John Stevens | 2011-03-17 | Recreation & Sports After the Friday’s 8.9 magnitude quake struck Japan and killed a death toll of more than 10,000, the world community in general and sports players in spectacular have paid tribute to Japanese people by raising money and spending a minute of silence after each game towards unlucky victims in the severe natural disaster. Japanese players who compete abroad have different ways to show their love and sympathy on their motherland. For example, Yuto Nagatomo from Inter Milan holds his national flag after his team won the Champions League round of 16 second leg match against FC Bayern Munich. Schalke 04's Atsuto Uchida poses with a jersey after their German Bundesliga soccer match win against Eintracht Frankfurt in Gelsenkirchen. read more
By: Mary Rose | 2011-03-15 | News and society Northeastern Japan has just been hit by a powerful tsunami after a massive earthquake that struck the coast of Japan at a depth of about 17 miles below the earth's surface. According to Japanese officials, the earthquake which created dozens of aftershocks was considered as the most powerful earthquake in 140 years. The deadly tsunami and earthquake have killed over 10,000 people and continues to cause heavy casualties across the country. According to U.S. Geological Survey, the disaster in Japan was caused by sudden movement of the Pacific tectonic plate under the North American plate. Let’s have a look at these photos as below to know how the earthquake and tsunami formed in Japan. read more
By: Mary Rose | 2011-03-14 | News and society Friday’s natural disasters were called the most severe challenge Japan has faced since World War II by Japanese Prime Minister Nato Kan. It left more than 10,000 deaths across the country and made thousands of people live nearly four days without fresh water, electricity as well as food. The crisis also damaged two nuclear reactors which potentially sent one through a partial meltdown and added radiation contamination to the public. Though the temperature began lowering toward freezing, rescuers still pulled bodies from collapsed houses, shattered tree trunks, twisted cars and tangled power lines while survivors examined the ruined remains and thousands of hungry survivors gathered at darkened emergency centers. Large areas of the countryside remained surrounded by water and unreachable. read more
By: zack sid | 2011-04-11 | Article Marketing Justin Bieber Reaches Out to Earthquake Tsunami Ravaged Japan With damages estimated to reach, $5 billion, stars are Tweeting for everyone to help. Justin Tweeted, just heard about the floods in Aus... read more
By: Mary Rose | 2011-03-12 | News and society The massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake which struck Japan and sent a devastating tsunami across the country continues to cause heavy casualties. According to Jiji Press news agency on March 11, 2011, the data collected by the police shows total dead and missing people are about 1000 people and now at least 384 people were found losing their lives, 947 injured in this natural disaster. Besides, it is reported that 100 people and their ships swept away by tsunami while a train with an unknown number of passengers aboard also disappeared. In addition to casualty figures, the earthquake plus tsunami led to severe consequences for Japanese people including more than 80 incidents of fire caused by the earthquake around Tokyo, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita and Fukushima prefectures and Kyodo. read more
By: hostome | 2011-03-21 | Nature Japan has got a sudden and massive earthquake that ended in a gigantic tsunami. That massive disaster has killed so many people and still so many are displaced from their house. Hostome people raised their hands and want to donate those people who are struggling now with this terrific situation! read more
By: vasu | 2012-04-25 | Publishing • A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, (sometimes causing great destruction,) as a result of movements within the earth's crust. • Tsunamis are large powerful water waves caused by sudden displacement of large volume of water in the sea / ocean. Tsunami is the Japanese word for harbor wave. read more
By: Marissa Connie | 2011-05-11 | Collecting In March, subsequent earthquake and tsunami happened in Japan, causing huge loss of economy and death of people. The economy loss has reached by 122 to 235 billion, and the number of death is 8649, 12877 people were missing and 2702 wounded. Besides, many foreign companies also suffer the disaster, and market sales affected during the disaster. read more
By: Mary Rose | 2012-03-10 | News and society One year after being devastated by the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami, The Japanese has been rebounding. Tomorrow will be the first anniversary of the frightening calamity. read more
By: ddddddd | 2011-03-29 | Arts & Entertainment Japan Structural engineer Kit Miyamoto was giving a speech in Japan on earthquake safety when this month''s record quake struck, giving him a front-row seat for the unfolding disaster and what steps m... read more
By: Mary Rose | 2011-03-15 | News and society After the massive earthquake and tsunami devastated the cost of eastern Japan, many people have to live without shelter, food, running water or power. They are facing the most terrible moments in their lives. There are also many people who were exposed to radiation after the Fukushima reactor blast. During this time, we can see the images of Japanese unfortunate residents share vital needs to survive. These days, members of the armed forces and rescue workers are also trying to find and help survivors escape from the wreckage of ruined houses and overcome the earthquake aftermath. These photos as below show you the moving images of survivors of the Japanese tsunami. read more
By: Mary Rose | 2011-04-12 | News and society Perhaps, Japanese people could forget severe consequences caused by the 8.9 magnitude quake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. The disaster killed around 10,000 people, destroyed vehicles and infrastructure, as well as damaged the Fukushima nuclear plants, which potentially added radiation contamination to the public. Four weeks later, the tsunami's devastation remains obvious with radiation fears and hardly-solving issues relating to the clean-up and reconstruction. However, the Japanese are trying to begin their new life by returning to work or school but still looking for died people, cleaning living environment and dealing with the ongoing effects. read more