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: 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
By: Mary Rose | 2011-03-11 | News and society Northeastern Japan has just been slammed by a 10 meter tsunami after the 8.9 quake which struck about 400km from Tokyo. The tsunami wept away everything in its path, including houses, cars and farm buildings, and so on. 18 people are confirmed dead, 200 others were washed away, with several others missing during the disaster on the Sendai Island. People are still being evacuated to higher ground in coastal areas in order to survive from the powerful waves. Communication links are now broken, making it difficult to confirm the number of deaths and injuries. Let’s have a look at some first images of this deadly tsunami through these photos as below: read more
By: Mary Rose | 2011-08-24 | News and society A 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit Virginia at 1:51 pm EDT and was felt across much of the East Coast on Tuesday, August 23, 2011, causing terrifying consequences from Washington D.C. to New York. 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: 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 | 2011-08-27 | News and society The capital Washington, northern Virginia and Maryland suffered from a 4.5-magnitude aftershock early Thursday morning, August 25, 2011, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was the sixth tremor since the 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit the areas two days ago, causing negative consequences. read more
By: aqfase | 2011-04-05 | Business According to Chinese earthquake measuring, February 22, Beijing time at 9:32 p.m. on the February 22, 2010, Rongchang in Chongqing, Sichuan Province Neijiang City Longchang County at the junction (29.... read more
By: Virginia Beach Accident Lawyer | 2012-05-21 | Nature Indonesia’s island, Sumatra has been struck off by a huge earthquake of 8.6 magnitudes along with very strong aftershocks. A tsunami warning has been triggered to the various coasts along Indian Ocean. read more
By: Pierre P | 2011-08-24 | Journalism Virginia is located near the center of the North American plate and, thus, experiences a much lower rate of seismicity than California. Another difference is that California earthquakes often break the ground surface, while earthquakes in Virginia usually occur on faults at depths of from 3 to 15 miles. Thus, the earthquakes felt in the Commonwealth today generally have no relationship with faults read more
By: Mary Rose | 2011-10-24 | News and society An estimated 1,000 people were feared dead as a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit eastern Turkey on Sunday, destroying dozens of buildings into piles of twisted steel and blocks of concrete and trapping some victims alive under debris. The quake’s epicenter was at the village of Tabanli, 20 km north of Van city, Kandilli said. read more
By: Clive Gilbert | 2011-04-04 | Business Japan has been rocked by the biggest natural disaster in living memory. The earthquake shook the entire country, affecting the Japanese transport system, buildings and production facilities. As a major Japanese exporter, the photocopiers industry will be central to getting Japan back on its feet ... read more
By: Mary Rose | 2011-09-12 | News and society It has been six months since the terrible March 11 quake-tsunami in Japan – the event now seared in the national consciousness. read more
By: Ramos Cecelia | 2011-02-04 | Small Business During a brainstorming session it is typically the most ridiculous ideas which are the most effective to explore and finesse. They usually come from an area that is unencumbered by business rules. read more
By: Linda Bertrand | 2011-04-20 | Networks Teens have had a lot to talk about on the social network this week. If you thought your teen had intense mood swings before, the events from this week have caused a mixture of emotions from sadness and fear followed by excitement and confusion all within a few days of one another. read more