M 4.6 in Japan on 17 Feb 2020 03:40 UTC

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DOS PECES REMO Alarma en Japón por la aparición de dos peces en las costas que avisan de desastres naturales

Fri, 21 Feb 2020 02:20:00 +0100ondacero (es)

En Japón se ha desatado el pánico entre los más supersticiosos porque han encontrado en la costa dos peces que según la mitología nipona predicen la llegada de desastres naturales. Se trata de dos peces remo , que son como una anguila de 4 metros y más de 100 kilos , feo y en la cultura popular....

Aid group helps Pendleton residents recover from flood

Thu, 20 Feb 2020 21:16:00 +0100bendbulletin (en)

“We spent days and days mopping up the mud,” Creger said. This week, a semitruck and trailer bearing the name Samaritan’s Purse pulled into town with a cadre of volunteers. They parked and prepared to help flood victims muck out and gut their homes. Volunteers haul away yard debris, remove....

Living Planet: How to deal with radioactive waste in our oceans

Thu, 20 Feb 2020 16:30:00 +0100deutschewelle-en (en)

Environment Living Planet: How to deal with radioactive waste in our oceans. The nuclear disaster in Fukushima in Japan happened almost nine years ago. An earthquake triggered a tsunami that led to the meltdown of three nuclear reactors. Fukushima is soon running out of space to store radioactive water.

Los grandes tsunamis que han golpeado la costa de Andalucía

Thu, 20 Feb 2020 11:04:00 +0100lavozdigital (es)

La Junta ha anunciado esta semana que prepara un plan contra maremotos. La comunidad, señalan los expertos, está en riesgo moderado de sufrir un tsunami. No hay las mismas posibilidades que en Japón o en la costa de Chile , pero sí hay cierto peligro. recuerdan los sismólogos que Andalucía está en....

Catastrophe de Fukushima - Images inédites du séisme, puis du terrifiant tsunami

Thu, 20 Feb 2020 08:24:00 +0100lessentiel-lu-fr (fr)

Le 11 mars 2011, un tremblement de terre de magnitude 9,1 sur l'échelle de Richter secouait le Japon. Avec ses vagues atteignant 40 mètres de haut, le tsunami engendré par ce violent séisme causait environ 18 500 décès et provoquait la pire catastrophe nucléaire de l'histoire, avec Tchernobyl en 1986.

Magnitude 4.5 earthquake jolts Chiba Prefecture area

Thu, 20 Feb 2020 05:58:00 +0100japantimes (en)

Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you're not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ The epicenter of the earthquake that occurred on Feb. 20 at 12:53 p.m. is located in Chiba Prefecture | JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY. Magnitude 4.

Terrifying video shows the power of 2011 Japan tsunami

Wed, 19 Feb 2020 14:31:00 +0100dailymail (en)

The camera angle then changes to show the looming devastation outside the airport terminal, with waves already beginning to pour onto the runway. Within barely a minute, the water has completely overrun the tarmac and engulfed the trucks and other vehicles that were parked there.

Así se vivió en un aeropuerto sismo de 2011 en Japón (video)

Mon, 17 Feb 2020 15:48:00 +0100milenio (es)

En redes sociales circula un nuevo video que muestra los momentos que miles de personas vivieron cuando se encontraban en el aeropuerto de Sendai Japón , durante el de magnitud 9.0 y posterior tsunami que azotó el 11 de marzo de 2011 al país asiático y que dejó más de 15 mil muertos, provocando....

16:38 | Nuevo video muestra los minutos de terror vividos en un aeropuerto de Japón en el terremoto de 2011

Sun, 16 Feb 2020 21:05:00 +0100biobiochile (es)

Recientemente ha salido a la luz un nuevo e impactante video que muestra los minutos de terror que vivieron las personas que se encontraban al interior del aeropuerto de Sendai , Japón, durante el terremoto y tsunami del 11 de marzo de 2011. Se trata de una secuencia de siete minutos de duración....

Earthquake experts lay out latest outlook for the ‘Really Big One’ that’ll hit Seattle

Sun, 16 Feb 2020 13:31:00 +0100news-yahoo-in (en)

Earthquake experts say current building codes don’t reflect the riskiest features of the Seattle area’s geology — but the outlook for survivability looks a lot better if the Really Big One can just hold off for a few more years. That’s the bottom line from a session focusing on Seattle’s seismic....

Coronavirus updates: China death toll at 1,665, cruise operator waits for new test on passenger - CNBC

Sun, 16 Feb 2020 07:49:00 +0100google-top-stories (en)

China's National Health Commission reported that there were 2,009 new confirmed cases and 142 additional deaths as of Feb. 15. That brings the total number of cases in mainland China to 68,500, and the total deaths so far to 1,665, according the latest statistics from the commission released Sunday.

Coronavirus updates: China death toll at 1,665, cruise operator waits for new test on passenger - CNBC

Sun, 16 Feb 2020 07:16:00 +0100google-top-stories-innovatie (en)

China's National Health Commission reported that there were 2,009 new confirmed cases and 142 additional deaths as of Feb. 15. That brings the total number of cases in mainland China to 68,500, and the total deaths so far to 1,665, according the latest statistics from the commission released Sunday.

Earthquake experts lay out latest outlook for the ‘Really Big One’ that’ll hit Seattle

Sun, 16 Feb 2020 05:47:00 +0100yahoo-sg (en)

Earthquake experts say current building codes don’t reflect the riskiest features of the Seattle area’s geology — but the outlook for survivability looks a lot better if the Really Big One can just hold off for a few more years. That’s the bottom line from a session focusing on Seattle’s seismic....

Earthquake experts lay out latest outlook for the ‘Really Big One’ that’ll hit Seattle

Sun, 16 Feb 2020 05:29:00 +0100newsnow-co-uk (en)

A color-coded computer simulation from 2016 shows how researchers think tsunami waves propagated from a magnitude-9 Cascadia subduction zone earthquake in the year 1700. Scientists believe such quakes occur every 500 years or so on average. (NOAA / Pacific Tsunami Warning Center) Earthquake experts....

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