Earthquake early warning in Aotearoa New Zealand: a survey of public perspectives to guide warning system development

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 12:03:00 +0100nature-palcomms (en)

Earthquake early warning (EEW) can be used to detect earthquakes and provide advanced notification of strong shaking, allowing pre-emptive actions to be taken that not only benefit infrastructure but reduce injuries and fatalities. Currently Aotearoa New Zealand does not have a nationwide EEW....

TRAINING DAY New principals in Miyagi meet with relatives of kids lost to tsunami November 4, 2020 ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi Prefecture--It was job training like no other for newly appointed school principals in this city devastated by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 09:23:00 +0100ajw (en)

ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi Prefecture--It was job training like no other for newly appointed school princip

MetMalaysia proactively monitors earthquake, tsunami threats

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 06:34:00 +0100thesundaily (en)

KUALA LUMPUR: Taking the tsunami which affected several northern peninsular states on Dec 26, 2004 as a lesson learnt, the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) will continue to proactively act and monitor earthquake activities as well as issue tsunami warnings in the country.

IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 8130: Impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake on the Employment Status and Mental Health Conditions of Affected Coastal Communities

Tue, 03 Nov 2020 16:26:00 +0100mdpi (en)

The Great East Japan Earthquake devasted the old community in coastal areas characterized by primary industry. The number of unemployed people increased from 150,000 to 190,000 after the earthquake. All of the adult residents of Shichigahama (18 years old or older), located in the coastal area of....

Menar Jonban: they really shake!

Tue, 03 Nov 2020 15:29:00 +0100tehrantimes (en)

Visitors flock five times a day to this tiny Islamic monument for the sole purpose of watching as the caretaker ascends to one of the bizarre minarets and gives it a good shake. For some reason, the movement resonates through the whole building causing the other minaret to tremble soon after, to the....

Prix du tabac : « les gagnants et les perdants » (Le Figaro)

Tue, 03 Nov 2020 08:01:00 +0100lemondedutabac (fr)

et 1er novembre ). Avec une anlyse qui est la sienne. Dix euros. Ce dimanche 1er novembre, le prix moyen du paquet de cigarettes a franchi ce cap symbolique. Les marques les moins chères sont vendues 9,90 euros et Marlboro , leader du marché, 10,40 euros. Mission accomplie pour Emmanuel Macron , dont c’était une promesse de campagne présidentielle.

Japanese regulator approves safety programme for Kashiwazaki-Kariwa

Mon, 02 Nov 2020 20:07:00 +0100neimagazine (en)

by Japan 's Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA) has approved the operational safety programme submitted by Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) for its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata prefecture.

Pakistan Stands With Quake-Hit Turkey

Mon, 02 Nov 2020 06:28:00 +0100haberler-en (en)

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday offered condolences to Turkey after a deadly earthquake hit its Aegean coast. "My condolences to President Erdogan and the people of Turkey on the loss of precious lives in Izmir earthquake," Khan said in a tweet. Twenty-six people were killed and more than 830 injured when a magnitude-6.