China marks 10th anniversary of devastating earthquake

Sat, 12 May 2018 07:21:00 +0200yahoo-au (en)

China marked the 10th anniversary Saturday of a massive earthquake that killed tens of thousands in southwest Sichuan province and left scars on the nation that have yet to fully heal. More than 87,000 were left dead or missing when a 7.9-magnitude quake struck Sichuan on the afternoon of May 12, 2008, including 5,335 school pupils.

NADMO Admonished To Establish Exercising Sche...

Sat, 12 May 2018 06:55:00 +0200modernghana (en)

A four-day simulation exercise to test the country's level of readiness to tackle earth-quake has ended in Accra with a call on the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) to establish an exercising schedule to improve their operations. Mr Henry Quartey, the Deputy Minister of the....

Falsa alerta de tsunami causa pánico en Alaska

Fri, 11 May 2018 22:54:00 +0200debate (es)

Estados Unidos.- Habitantes de la zona costera de Alaska entraron en pánico el viernes al recibir por radio y televisión un aviso de que toda la costa occidental de Estados Unidos estaba bajo riesgo de ser golpeada por un tsunami , hasta que el aviso terminó unos dos minutos después con la aclaratoria de que se trató de una prueba.

California VOLCANO eruption ‘inevitable’ at SEVEN 'high threat' sites: 'It will happen'

Fri, 11 May 2018 22:33:00 +0200dailystar (en)

Terrifying scenes from Hawaii, where the Kilauea volcano has flattened dozens of homes and forced thousands to evacuate, have highlighted the destructive forces of eruptions. Across the world around 1,500 volcanoes are considered potentially active and at risk of eruption, according to The United States Geological Survey (USGS) research.

Falsa alerta de tsunami causa pánico en Alaska

Fri, 11 May 2018 22:32:00 +0200telemetro (es)

Habitantes de la zona costera de Alaska entraron en pánico el viernes al recibir por radio y televisión un aviso de que toda la costa occidental de Estados Unidos estaba bajo riesgo de ser golpeada por un tsunami, hasta que el aviso terminó unos dos minutos después con la aclaratoria de que se trató de una prueba.

Nepal: Nepal: Monsoon Floods and Landslides - Emergency Plan of Action n° MDRNP009 Operations Update n° 3

Fri, 11 May 2018 20:43:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

A. SITUATION ANALYSIS. Description of the disaster. Heavy rainfall between 11 and 14 August 2017 caused widespread floods across 31 of the country’s 75 districts that has affected more than 1.7 million people. Immediate humanitarian needs in the form of supporting shelter items, food, safe water and....

Una alerta de gas tóxico se emite en Hawái por la erupción del volcán Kilauea

Fri, 11 May 2018 15:10:00 +0200elcomercio-EC (es)

Una alerta de gas tóxico se emitió en el condado de Hawái , en Estados Unidos , este viernes 11 de mayo del 2018 por los altos niveles de dióxido de azufre que emite el . Según informó el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos ( USGS ), la deformación del suelo continúan en el coloso que lleva varios días en actividad.

New technology, software and even phone apps claim to be able to predict earthquakes. Is that possible?

Fri, 11 May 2018 15:01:00 +020013newsnow (en)

NORFOLK, Va., (WVEC) -- Worldwide in 2017 there were nearly 1,600 earthquakes. That averages out to about 4 earthquakes per day. Not only are they one of the costliest natural disasters, but they also strike without any warning. But new technology, software and even phone apps claim to be able to predict earthquakes.

Something’s going on at N. Korea’s nuclear test site. Maybe it is closing The Washington Post 1 hour ago

Fri, 11 May 2018 13:37:00 +0200msn-uk (en)

Something’s going on at North Korea’s nuclear test site. Maybe it really is closing. This site uses cookies for analytics, personalized content and ads. By continuing to browse this site, you agree to this use. © Provided by WP Company LLC d/b/a The Washington Post TOKYO — North Korea could be....

Comment les humains provoquent des tremblements de terre

Fri, 11 May 2018 07:44:00 +0200LeMonde (fr)

Quel est le point commun entre les villes de Pawnee (Etats-Unis), Groningue (Pays-Bas) ou Bâle (Suisse) ? Toutes les trois ont subi, ces dernières années, d’inattendus tremblements de terre provoqués par les activités humaines en sous-sol. L’Etat de l’Oklahoma, où se situe Pawnee, est ainsi devenu....

The nuclear test that changed an entire mountain

Fri, 11 May 2018 02:26:00 +0200abc-au (en)

Since the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty in 1996, nine nuclear tests have taken place. Six of these were by North Korea, five of which were at its Mt Mantap facility in the country's north. The bombs were detonated in chambers tunnelled into the....

North Korean nuclear test had energy of 10 Nagasaki bombs and moved mountain, geophysicists say

Thu, 10 May 2018 21:22:00 +0200radioaustralianews (en)

Since the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty in 1996, nine nuclear tests have taken place. Six of these were by North Korea, five of which were at its Mt Mantap facility in the country's north. The bombs were detonated in chambers tunnelled into the....

Something’s going on at North Korea’s nuclear test site. Maybe it really is closing.

Thu, 10 May 2018 21:03:00 +0200WashingtonPost (en)

TOKYO — North Korea could be taking preliminary steps to close its nuclear test site, according to new satellite images that suggest Kim Jong Un might be making good on one of the surprising pledges he’s made over the last month. Or, he’s making the rest of the world think he is by arranging a performance for the satellites that pass overhead.

North Korean nuclear test had energy of 10 Nagasaki bombs and moved mountain, geophysicists say

Thu, 10 May 2018 21:00:00 +0200radioaustralia (en)

Since the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty in 1996, nine nuclear tests have taken place. Six of these were by North Korea, five of which were at its Mt Mantap facility in the country's north. The bombs were detonated in chambers tunnelled into the....

North Korean nuclear test had energy of 10 Nagasaki bombs and moved mountain

Thu, 10 May 2018 20:47:00 +0200abc-au (en)

Since the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty in 1996, nine nuclear tests have taken place. Six of these were by North Korea, five of which were at its Mt Mantap facility in the country's north. The bombs were detonated in chambers tunnelled into the....

Helping Chileans heal

Thu, 10 May 2018 13:19:00 +0200news-uci (en)

Strict building codes minimized casualties from Chile’s 8.8-magnitude earthquake in February, but strong aftershocks, a deadly tsunami and public-service disruptions caused plenty of panic and anxiety. As the nation cleans up, restores order and rebuilds, a UC Irvine expert on trauma and coping has....

Tremors felt in Delhi, northern India after earthquake near Afghan border

Thu, 10 May 2018 05:08:00 +0200HindustanTimes (en)

Tremors were felt in several parts of northern India, including Delhi-NCR, on Wednesday afternoon after an earthquake struck Tajikistan near the Afghan border, officials said. The earthquake of magnitude 6.2 shook buildings in Afghanistan’s Kabul and was felt in Pakistani cities as well, Reuters reported.

altText(Las grandes tragedias que marcaron las Copas del Mundo)

Thu, 10 May 2018 05:03:00 +0200subrayado (es)

Los 80 años de existencia de la Copa del Mundo trascienden los partidos y goles. Hubo hechos marcados por contextos históricos, con luces y sombras. Entre ellos momentos trágicos, evitables o no, que dejaron dolor pero también enseñaron a seguir adelante. TORINO.

Magnitude 6.2 quake strikes northern Afghanistan border

Thu, 10 May 2018 04:34:00 +0200irishsun (en)

The tremors were felt in the Delhi-NCR region, along with in Punjab, Haryana, J&K; The U.S.G.S. said that the quake occurred near Afghanistan’s border with Tajikistan; It was the second earthquake to strike Afghanistan in a single day. KABUL, Afghanistan - In what became the second earthquake in a....

How hard to 'hug the panda'? That's the challenge for MFAT on China

Wed, 09 May 2018 21:43:00 +0200Stuff (en)

OPINION: When the February 11 2011 earthquake struck Canterbury, our international friends were fast on the scene to help. The Aussies and Americans sent big teams. Singapore, China, Japan and Taiwan were all quick off the mark, the latter three all regular victims of major quakes.

Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 strikes in Tajikistan, near Afghan border

Wed, 09 May 2018 18:21:00 +0200thehimalayantimes (en)

Men stand on a road divider after vacating their office buildings following an earthquake in Islamabad, Pakistan May 9, 2018. Photo: Reuters. KABUL/ISLAMABAD: An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck on Wednesday in the Central Asian nation of Tajikistan, in its mountainous border region near Afghanistan, the United States Geological Survey said.

UNICEF official calls for children’s role in reducing disaster risks

Wed, 09 May 2018 16:22:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)

CHENGDU, May 9 (Xinhua) -- An official with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday called for a greater role for children in efforts and initiatives to reduce disaster risks. “Perhaps it is not intuitive to consider that a child may be able to be part of helping a community reduce....

Terremoto de magnitud 6,1 sacude el noreste de Papúa Nueva Guinea

Wed, 09 May 2018 15:55:00 +0200radiomundial (es)

Un terremoto de magnitud 6,3 sacudió este miércoles el mar de la isla de Nueva Bretaña , situada en el noreste de Papúa Nueva Guinea, sin que se haya informado en los primeros momentos de víctimas o declarado alerta de tsunami. El Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS), que registra la....

6.2-magnitude quake strikes Afghanistan, tremors felt in Delhi-NCR

Wed, 09 May 2018 15:02:00 +0200timesofindia (en)

NEW DELHI: A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck today afternoon in northern Afghanistan , sending tremors that were felt in Pakistan and parts of north India. Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 hit Afghanistan-Tajikistan-Pakistan region: USGS; light tremors were felt in parts of n… https://t.

Strong 6.2 magnitude quake shakes Kabul city

Wed, 09 May 2018 14:57:00 +0200khaama (en)

A relatively powerful earthquake jolted Kabul and other provinces of Afghanistan earlier this afternoon. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has said recorded the epicenter of the quake in Ishkashim district of Tajiistan close to the the northeastern Badakhshan province of Afghanistan.

Tremors felt in Delhi, J&K after earthquake strikes Afghanistan-Tajikistan border

Wed, 09 May 2018 14:25:00 +0200asianage (en)

Tremors were felt in Delhi, NCR and Jammu and Kashmir following earthquake in Afghanistan. (Photo: Twitter/ANI) New Delhi: Tremors were felt in Delhi and neighbouring Gurgaon on Wednesday afternoon after an earthquake hit Afghanistan-Tajikistan border. Tremors were also felt in parts of Jammu and Kashmir, news agency ANI reported.

Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 strikes in Tajikistan, near Afghan border: USGS

Wed, 09 May 2018 14:14:00 +0200reuters-in (en)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck on Wednesday in the Central Asian nation of Tajikistan, in its mountainous border region near Afghanistan, the United States Geological Survey said. The quake set buildings shaking in the Afghan capital of Kabul, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 strikes in Tajikistan, near Afghan border

Wed, 09 May 2018 13:30:00 +0200yenisafak-en (en)

An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck on Wednesday in the Central Asian nation of Tajikistan, in its mountainous border region near Afghanistan, the United States Geological Survey said. The quake set buildings shaking in the Afghan capital of Kabul, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 strikes in Tajikistan, near Afghan border - USGS

Wed, 09 May 2018 13:25:00 +0200trust (en)

SINGAPORE, May 9 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck on Wednesday in the Central Asian nation of Tajikistan, in its mountainous border region near Afghanistan, the United States Geological Survey said. The quake set buildings shaking in the Afghan capital of Kabul, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

US Military Takes NADMO Through Earthquake Tr...

Wed, 09 May 2018 13:20:00 +0200modernghana (en)

The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) is collaborating with some key security agencies and the US Army to hold a four-day earthquake simulation exercise in Accra. Stakeholders on Tuesday, May 7, 2018 took part in a symposium to create awareness about earthquakes in Ghana.

Terremoto de magnitud 6,1 sacude el noreste de Papúa Nueva Guinea

Wed, 09 May 2018 13:19:00 +0200unionradio (es)

El Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS), que registra la actividad sísmica en el mundo, localizó el hipocentro a 10 kilómetros de profundidad en el mar, según datos preliminares. La población principal más próxima al epicentro es Rabaul, situada a 191 kilómetros al nornoreste de donde ocurrió la sacudida.

Un terremoto de magnitud 6,1 sacude el noreste de Papúa Nueva Guinea

Wed, 09 May 2018 12:46:00 +0200elpitazo (es)

El pasado 26 de febrero, otro terremoto de magnitud 7,5 causó más de un centenar de muertos y más de medio millón de damnificados en la región de Papúa Nueva Guinea llamada de Tierras Altas. El Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS), que registra la actividad sísmica en el mundo, localizó el....

Un terremoto de magnitud 6,1 sacude el noreste de Papúa Nueva Guinea

Wed, 09 May 2018 12:17:00 +0200aguasdigital (es)

Bangkok, 9 may (EFE).- Un terremoto de magnitud 6,3 sacudió hoy el mar de la isla de Nueva Bretaña, situada en el noreste de Papúa Nueva Guinea, sin que se haya informado en los primeros momentos de víctimas o declarado alerta de tsunami. El Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS), que registra....

PAPÚA TERREMOTO - Un terremoto de magnitud 6,1 sacude el noreste de Papúa Nueva Guinea

Wed, 09 May 2018 11:39:00 +0200efe-agencia (es)

Un terremoto de magnitud 6,3 sacudió hoy el mar de la isla de Nueva Bretaña, situada en el noreste de Papúa Nueva Guinea, sin que se haya informado en los primeros momentos de víctimas o declarado alerta de tsunami. El Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS), que registra la actividad sísmica en....

Un terremoto de magnitud 6,1 sacude el noreste de Pap�a Nueva Guinea

Wed, 09 May 2018 11:22:00 +0200DiarioVasco (es)

Bangkok, 9 may (EFE).- Un terremoto de magnitud 6,3 sacudi� hoy el mar de la isla de Nueva Breta�a, situada en el noreste de Pap�a Nueva Guinea, sin que se haya informado en los primeros momentos de v�ctimas o declarado alerta de tsunami. El Servicio Geol�gico de Estados Unidos (USGS), que registra....

Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 strikes off Papua New Guinea

Wed, 09 May 2018 11:07:00 +0200ynetnews (en)

SINGAPORE - An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck of Papua New Guinea in the southwest Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties in the quake, which struck at a depth of 52 km (32 miles) about 97 km (60 miles) south of the town of Rabaul.

Earthquake hits Papua New Guinea: Huge 6.0 magnitude quake hits Ring of Fire

Wed, 09 May 2018 10:56:00 +0200express (en)

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) recorded the powerful tremors today 7.57am UTC (8.57am BST) out in the Pacific Ocean. The epicentre of the earthquakes wast tracked some 177km south-southwest of Papua New Guinea capital Kokopo. The magnitude 6.0 earthquake was tracked to a depth of 10km below sea level.

Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 strikes off Papua New Guinea - USGS

Wed, 09 May 2018 10:25:00 +0200trust (en)

SINGAPORE, May 9 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck of Papua New Guinea in the southwest Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties in the quake, which struck at a depth of 52 km (32 miles) about 97 km (60 miles) south of the town of Rabaul.

Magnitude 5.1 earthquake hits Pakistan

Wed, 09 May 2018 08:59:00 +0200dnaindia (en)

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale hit Pakistan on Wednesday. The earthquake struck at a depth of 40.9 km with the epicentre 29km North-North-West of Bannu in Pakistan, as reported by the United States Geological Survey. No causalities have been reported yet.

Hawái: pausa de volcán Kilauea; se esperan más erupciones

Wed, 09 May 2018 02:54:00 +0200ecuavisa (es)

El lunes se reportaron dos nuevas fisuras en el suelo que arrojan lava y gases peligrosos. Foto: Archivo AFP. La actividad del volcán Kilauea paró este martes 8 de mayo de 2018, informaron las autoridades, aunque pronostican más erupciones. El Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS) indicó el....

VIDEO. Hawaï : cette impressionnante éruption du volcan Kilauea engloutit et réduit en cendres des habitations

Tue, 08 May 2018 18:02:00 +0200francetvinfo (fr)

Les images sont impressionnantes. Du sol fissuré surgit de la lave en fusion, recouvrant tout sur son passage. Depuis jeudi 3 mai, le volcan Kilauea, situé à l'est de l'île d'Hawaï (Etats-Unis), déverse lentement sa lave sur des zones d'habitation. A l'origine de cette éruption, une série de séismes....

PolyU endeavors in disaster management and disaster risk reduction

Tue, 08 May 2018 16:02:00 +0200eurekalert (en)

Credit: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. In the past decade after the devastated 5.12 Wenchuan Earthquake in Sichuan, academics and students from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have been working on a series of inter-disciplinary projects to help enhance the resilience of the affected communities.

Hawái: volcán Kilauea desaparece autos y destruye todo un vecindario [VIDEOS]

Tue, 08 May 2018 15:08:00 +0200larepublica-pe (es)

En Hawái , la destrucción del volcán Kilauea Estados Unidos no cesa, debido a que las grietas en las calles han provocado que la lava se expanda con mayor rapidez, a tal punto que autos y viviendas sean completamente destruidos por la lava. Las autoridades advirtieron a los turistas que actualmente....

Hartford Parish To Hold Forum On Immigrants Losing Protected Status

Tue, 08 May 2018 13:32:00 +0200courant (en)

A Hartford parish will hold a forum May 24 to brief residents on the Trump administration’s dismantling of a program that allows immigrants fleeing natural disasters or violence in their homelands to live provisionally in the United States , and the local ripples of the policy shift. The forum, sponsored by St.

La erupción del volcán Kilauea, en imágenes

Tue, 08 May 2018 11:16:00 +0200elpais-latinoamerica (en)

Pahoa ( United States ), 06/05/2018.- Activity continues on Kilauea's east rift zone, as a fissure eruption fountains more than 200 feet into the air, consuming all in its path., near Pahoa, Hawaii, USA, 06 May 2018. A local state of emergency has been declared after Mount Kilauea erupted near....

La erupción del volcán Kilauea, en imágenes

Tue, 08 May 2018 11:05:00 +0200elpais (en)

Pahoa ( United States ), 06/05/2018.- Activity continues on Kilauea's east rift zone, as a fissure eruption fountains more than 200 feet into the air, consuming all in its path., near Pahoa, Hawaii, USA, 06 May 2018. A local state of emergency has been declared after Mount Kilauea erupted near....

Accra Hosts Earthquake Simulation Exercise Th...

Tue, 08 May 2018 08:31:00 +0200modernghana (en)

A simulation exercise to test the country's level of readiness to deal with an earth-quake would be held this week in Accra. The week-long exercise would involve organisations that are directly responsible for disaster management such as the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), the....

Veinte años de solidaridad con Haití

Tue, 08 May 2018 05:11:00 +0200granma (es)

Hace 20 años, cuando el huracán George devastó Haití y se llevó la vida de 230 personas, los médicos cubanos llegaron a esa pequeña y desdichada isla del Caribe con lo más valioso que tiene Cuba: su solidaridad. Comenzaba así la historia de la colaboración entre dos naciones, unidas por la cercanía....

Hawaii volcano eruption: Dozens of homes destroyed by lava flows as thousands flee

Tue, 08 May 2018 00:57:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)

The number of homes destroyed by Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has risen to 35, with the thousands of residents who have been evacuated still none the wiser on when they might be able to return. Hawaii County officials said a further four unspecified buildings had also been destroyed by lava and warned....

Hawaii volcano eruption: Dozens of homes destroyed by lava flows as thousands flee

Mon, 07 May 2018 20:23:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)

The number of homes destroyed by Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has risen to 26, with the thousands of residents who have been evacuated still none the wiser on when they might be able to return. Hawaii County officials said a further four unspecified buildings had also been destroyed by lava and warned....

Light earthquake shakes Gulf of Mexico

Mon, 07 May 2018 17:19:00 +0200brownsvilleherald (en)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A light earthquake has shaken the Gulf of Mexico south of the Louisiana coast. The United State Geological Survey says an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.6 struck around noon Sunday. The quake happened about 160 miles (257 kilometers) southeast of New Orleans and 120 miles (193 kilometers) southeast of Grand Isle.

Low rents drew residents to take risk of living under Hawaii volcano

Mon, 07 May 2018 10:39:00 +0200reuters-in (en)

Now, with magma spewing from cracks in the earth above and below his 3-bedroom home, he fears it could join the 26 other houses destroyed since the eruption of the nearby Kilauea volcano on Thursday, according to Hawaii County Civil Defense. “I’m a renter but everything we own is in that house,”....