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Homeowners have six months left to register an interest in Government on-sold policy

Thu, 13 Feb 2020 22:31:00 +0100

Owners of on-sold homes still have six months to register their interest in receiving an ex-gratia payment to repair earthquake damage to their homes. On 15 August 2019, the Minister responsible for the Earthquake Commission, Grant Robertson, and the Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration,....

PG&E Conducts Earthquake Exercise at New Emergency Operations Facility

Thu, 13 Feb 2020 22:01:00 +0100

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently announced the deployment of further assets to Puerto Rico to assist with emergency response efforts, following a series of initial damage assessments conducted by the governor and his delegation. The governor said he would deploy eight additional engineers and....

Should the world intervene when a country refuses disaster relief?

Thu, 13 Feb 2020 19:38:00 +0100

Australia is just beginning to recover from being devastated by the worst bushfires in decades. Scores of people were killed, thousands of homes destroyed, and an estimated 18 million acres of land were burned. Humanitarian aid and assistance was forthcoming and welcomed from countries around the globe.

Marlborough shaken by shallow 4.4 magnitude earthquake 05:34 AM

Thu, 13 Feb 2020 18:04:00 +0100

The top of the South Island received an early morning wake-up courtesy of a 4.4 magnitude earthquake. The quake, which hit just before 5am on Friday 15km east of Seddon, struck at the shallow depth of 12km. The quake has been classified as "moderate", the first of such strength in over a week.

Greece Activates Civil Protection Plan for Potential Santorini Volcano Eruption

Thu, 13 Feb 2020 17:08:00 +0100

. The General Secretariat for Greece’s Civil Protection has issued a new plan for addressing the consequences of a possible eruption of the ancient — yet still active — volcano on Santorini. As a secretariat official clarified to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency , the specific plan of action,....

California's new early warning earthquake app SHAKES as it counts down the seconds to impact

Thu, 13 Feb 2020 16:26:00 +0100

A new app warning users of impending earthquakes by shaking their smartphones has been rolled out in is now available for free on iOS and Android phones for those in the Golden State, where seismologists say a 'ground-rupturing' quake is well overdue. The app has been created by Early Warning Labs....

Greece Activates Civil Protection Plan for Potential Santorini Volcano Eruption

Thu, 13 Feb 2020 16:03:00 +0100

The General Secretariat for Greece’s Civil Protection has issued a new plan for addressing the consequences of a possible eruption of the ancient — yet still active — volcano on Santorini. As a secretariat official clarified to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency , the specific plan of action, named....

Representatives from quake-hit Nuwakot district of Nepal are on exposure trip to India

Thu, 13 Feb 2020 14:17:00 +0100

A group of 21 elected local government representatives from the 2015-quake-hit Nuwakot district of Nepal are on a five-day exposure visit to India to learn about the country’s sustainable urban development and livelihood integration. The group, which began their trip on February 10 under the India’s....

Dramatic Changes To “Lost Continent” Zealandia Linked To Birth Of The Pacific Ring Of Fire

Thu, 13 Feb 2020 13:59:00 +0100

In 2017, an eighth continent was confirmed . Zealandia encompasses the islands of New Zealand and New Caledonia, but in total 94 percent of the continent is submerged. New research suggests that the forces that carved Zealandia into its present form, between 50 and 35 million years ago, were also....

Nepal government representatives on exposure trip to India

Thu, 13 Feb 2020 13:36:00 +0100

A group of 21 elected local government representatives from the 2015-quake-hit Nuwakot district of Nepal are on a five-day exposure visit to India to learn about the country's sustainable urban development and livelihood integration, officials said on Thursday.

Why fact checking is important during times of disasters, epidemics

Thu, 13 Feb 2020 09:56:00 +0100

MANILA, Philippines – In a country that’s prone to natural calamities, fighting disinformation should be one of its priorities whenever disasters strike. Every year the Philippines experiences 10 to 25 disaster events on average – 20 of which are tropical cyclones that enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility.

War on natural threats, not on man

Thu, 13 Feb 2020 06:09:00 +0100

THE 2019-nCoV, now named Covid-19, is the latest in the seemingly endless thread of natural threats to the wellbeing, progress and ultimately, the survival of Man on this planet and its cosmos. People’s war vs. epidemic. When China declared a “People’s War” against the coronavirus threat, it set, in....

Zealandia, the world’s 8th continent, linked to the forging of the Pacific Ring of Fire

Thu, 13 Feb 2020 00:55:00 +0100

A map of Zealandia. Credit: Nick Mortimer et al. In 2017, geologists made a convincing case that Earth has, in fact, eight continents if you also include Zealandia. Although it is mostly beneath the ocean, with the exception of New Zealand and New Caledonia, Zealandia is mostly made of continental....

Help Is On The Way tells the story of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake hotel rescue

Wed, 12 Feb 2020 20:10:00 +0100

At the time, the Hotel Grand Chancellor rescue was hailed as one of the few good-news stories to come out of the tragedy that killed 185 people and injured thousands more. Harvey and some of his fellow rescuers appeared on the television current affairs show Close Up a few weeks after it happened....

Ketone Market Status And Outlook 2014 – 2020

Wed, 12 Feb 2020 19:25:00 +0100

Ketones usually simple are compounds that contain a carbonyl group, and due to exclusion of reactive groups such as –Cl or –OH, ketones are considered simple in nature. Industrial solvent acetone and sugar (ketoses) are some of the commonly used ketones.

Diversification, R&D drive Ecuadorian tuna canner Marbelize’s rapid growth

Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:02:00 +0100

Ecuadorian tuna fishing and processing company Marbelize is investing to lift its processing capacity and product breadth, general manager Andres Cuka told Undercurrent News. The firm, which was founded in 1978 as a fishing company -- then called Pesdel -- by a Croatian immigrant, Ivo Cuka, has....

Geothermal Energy: Drilling a 3,000 Metres Deep Well

Wed, 12 Feb 2020 04:34:00 +0100

Researchers from the University of Geneva have studied the seismic activity recorded during the drilling of a geothermal well and shown that it did not spark any major earthquake. Although stopping climate change is challenging, it is imperative to slow it down as soon as possible by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Elazığ heals its wounds after deadly earthquake

Wed, 12 Feb 2020 04:15:00 +0100

Tents dot the vast, empty land a few blocks away from rubble from a 6.8-magnitude earthquake on Jan. 24, and though the hubbub of daily life is muted, daily life slowly resumes in Elazığ. Weeks after the disaster that killed 41 and injured more than 1,600 people, residents watch bulldozers clear the....

Zealandia, the world’s 8th continent, linked to the forging of the Pacific Ring of Fire

Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:26:00 +0100

Concept development, Post-Conflict Engineering: researchers, engineers/architects, full-time virtual internships

Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:52:00 +0100

Shelter Centre www.sheltercentre.org , is a small international humanitarian NGO registered in Switzerland which does not implement operations alone, but instead collaborates with agencies in direct support of their operations, as well as building capacity in the sector.

These towns were evacuated after the Fukushima nuclear disaster. See what they look like today

Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:13:00 +0100

It started with a 9.0 magnitude earthquake that had an impact so strong the entire Japanese main island of Honshu shifted more than six and a half feet east. Then came the tsunami and the 130-foot-tall waves. Sights, were you to see them in person, you wouldn’t be likely to ever forget.

Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Pages 1213: Experimental Campaign of a Low-Cost and Replaceable System for Passive Energy Dissipation in Precast Concrete Structures

Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:17:00 +0100

This research develops a new low-cost energy dissipation system, capable of being implemented in residential structures in developing countries with high seismic activity, in which the current solutions are not economically viable. These residential structures are entirely made of precast concrete elements (foundations, walls, and slabs).

Communication apps and English are key to global reach

Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:46:00 +0100

The cross-border flow of people and goods have been disrupted in recent weeks by the spread of the coronavirus — now designated as a global health emergency by the World Health Organization. Government and businesses have suspended travel to and from China, and dozens of countries have banned the....

Review recommends Christchurch earthquake recovery laws scrapped

Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:13:00 +0100

"I have long thought ... we needed to have a very clear and signalled pathway back to local leadership. "It's time for us to get back to being like other cities in other places in New Zealand." One of Woods' aims was to be the last Greater Christchurch Regeneration Minister the city needed.

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits Papua New Guinea

Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:16:00 +0100

SYDNEY, Australia – A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Sunday, February 9, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake hit just after 4 pm local time (0600 GMT or 2 pm Philippine time) at a depth of 31....

New emergency preparedness program and website ensures Stanford community is CardinalReady

Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:30:00 +0100

, a new program created by Environmental Health & Safety ( EH&S ), focuses on emergency preparedness and is designed for students, faculty, staff and parents, as well as the Department Operations Center coordinators responsible for overseeing Stanford’s response. Initially, the program features a website with wide-ranging information.

Capital would struggle for enough water to fight fires after earthquake - report 6 minutes ago

Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:59:00 +0100

Regional manager of Wellington Region Emergency Management Office (WREMO), Jeremy Holmes, said the Kaikoura earthquake was a timely reminder for Wellington "that we are not as prepared as we need to be". GNS rates the risk of the Wellington fault rupturing to produce a 7.5 magnitude earthquake in the next century at about 10 percent.

PRESIDENT TRUMP’S BUDGET PROPOSES $12.8 BILLION FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PROGRAMS IN FY 2021 – INVESTS $1B FOR A STRONGER INTERIOR WILDLAND FIRE PROGRAM

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:06:00 +0100

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EU official: Fast response to Albania quake raises support

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:09:00 +0100

TIRANA, Albania A fast response by the European Union to the earthquake in Albania that killed 51 people has increased the bloc’s popularity among the tiny Western Balkan country’s population, according to an EU official. A survey published Monday on the Albanian public perception of the EU showed....

EU official: Fast response to Albania quake raises support

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:06:00 +0100

EU official: Fast response to Albania quake raises support

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:08:00 +0100

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A fast response by the European Union to the earthquake in Albania that killed 51 people has increased the bloc’s popularity among the tiny Western Balkan country’s population, according to an EU official. The 6.3-magnitude earthquake on Nov. 26 also left 17,000 others homeless and caused $1.

New Research Reveals Violent Birth of Continent Zealandia

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:04:00 +0100

— Earth’s seventh continent — experienced dramatic elevation changes between about 50 million and 35 million years ago, according to a new analysis of samples collected during the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) Expedition 371 in 2017; this topographic upheaval may have been due to a....

EU official: Fast response to Albania quake raises support

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:30:00 +0100

TIRANA, Albania — (AP) — A fast response by the European Union to the earthquake in Albania that killed 51 people has increased the bloc’s popularity among the tiny Western Balkan country’s population, according to an EU official. A survey published Monday on the Albanian public perception of the....

EU official: Fast response to Albania quake raises support

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:27:00 +0100

Purchase: Order Reprint TIRANA, Albania — A fast response by the European Union to the earthquake in Albania that killed 51 people has increased the bloc's popularity among the tiny Western Balkan country's population, according to an EU official. A survey published Monday on the Albanian public....

EU official: Fast response to Albania quake raises support

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:20:00 +0100

TIRANA, Albania -- A fast response by the European Union to the earthquake in Albania that killed 51 people has increased the bloc’s popularity among the tiny Western Balkan country’s population, according to an EU official. A survey published Monday on the Albanian public perception of the EU....

EU official: Fast response to Albania quake raises support

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:17:00 +0100

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A fast response by the European Union to the earthquake in Albania that killed 51 people has increased the bloc’s popularity among the tiny Western Balkan country’s population, according to an EU official. A survey published Monday on the Albanian public perception of the EU....

EU official: Fast response to Albania quake raises support

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:07:00 +0100

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A fast response by the European Union to the earthquake in Albania that killed 51 people has increased the bloc’s popularity among the tiny Western Balkan country’s population, according to an EU official. A survey published Monday on the Albanian public perception of the EU....

EU official: Fast response to Albania quake raises support

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:02:00 +0100

TIRANA, Albania - A fast response by the European Union to the earthquake in Albania that killed 51 people has increased the bloc’s popularity among the tiny Western Balkan country’s population, according to an EU official. A survey published Monday on the Albanian public perception of the EU showed....

One minute reads around the Caribbean

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:04:00 +0100

Earthquake felt in Haiti. PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.4 on the Richter scale was recorded to the west of Haiti last Saturday. The Bureau of Mines and Energy says the epicentre was located 20 kilometres west of Port-au-Prince, between the commune of Léogâne and Carrefour and 5.

Water, Vol. 12, Pages 464: Glacial Lake Inventory and Lake Outburst Flood/Debris Flow Hazard Assessment after the Gorkha Earthquake in the Bhote Koshi Basin

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:12:00 +0100

Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOF) evolve into debris flows by erosion and sediment entrainment while propagating down a valley, which highly increases peak discharge and volume and causes destructive damage downstream. This study focuses on GLOF hazard assessment in the Bhote Koshi Basin (BKB),....

6.2-magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 00:48:00 +0100

SYDNEY -A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake hit just after 4pm local time (0600GMT) at a depth of 31 kilometres (19 miles) some 122 kilometres (75....

6.2-magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 19:14:00 +0100

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea yesterday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake hit just after 4pm local time (0600GMT) at a depth of 31 kilometres (19 miles) some 122 kilometres (75 miles) south....

6.2-magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 16:26:00 +0100

The quake hit just after 4pm local time (0600GMT) at a depth of 31 kilometres (19 miles) some 122 kilometres (75 miles) south of Kokopo, the capital of PNG's East New Britain province, the USGS said. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, but no....

6.2 magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea coast

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 15:32:00 +0100

An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 was recorded on Sunday off the coast of Papua New Guinea in the Solomon Sea, TASS reported referring to the the US Geological Survey. The epicenter was located 122 km south of the city of Kokopo with a population of over 26 thousand people. The focus lay at a depth of 31.

Deformation of Zealandia, Earth's Hidden continent, linked to forging of the Ring of Fire

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 14:47:00 +0100

Since the 1970s the prevailing scientific wisdom has been that Zealandia's unusually low profile is due to the thinning of its crust as it separated from Gondwana, the ancient supercontinent that included Antarctica and Australia, around 85 million years ago.

6.2-magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 10:57:00 +0100

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake hit just after 4pm local time (0600GMT) at a depth of 31 kilometres (19 miles) some 122 kilometres (75 miles) south....

6.2-magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea: USGS

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 10:57:00 +0100

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was immediately issued. The quake hit just after 4pm local time (0600GMT) at a depth of 31 kilometres (19 miles) some 122 kilometres (75 miles) south of Kokopo, the capital of PNG's East New Britain province, the USGS said.

6.2 magnitude quake hits Papua New Guinea

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 10:57:00 +0100

An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 on Richter scale struck Papua New Guinea on Sunday morning. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake hit at the depth of 31 km at around 4:29 UTC. No aftershocks have been recorded and there has been no tsunami warning issued by authorities.

6.2-magnitude quake hits Papua New Guinea

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 10:40:00 +0100

Papua New Guinea is susceptible to earthquakes as it sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, which is a hotspot for seismic activity due to friction between tectonic plates. – EPA pic, February 9, 2020. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea today, the US Geological Survey said, but no....

6.2 magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea, no tsunami warning issued

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 10:18:00 +0100

6.2 magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 10:16:00 +0100

SYDNEY: A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake hit just after 4pm local time (0600GMT) at a depth of 31 kilometres (19 miles) some 122 kilometres (75....

6.2 magnitude quake hits Papua New Guinea

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 10:13:00 +0100

. ANI | Updated: Feb 09, 2020 12:46 IST. Port Moresby [ Papua New Guinea ], Feb 09 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 on Richter scale struck on Sunday morning. According to the ), the earthquake hit at the depth of 31 km at around 4:29 UTC. No aftershocks have been recorded and there has been no tsunami warning issued by authorities.

Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 strikes south of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 09:56:00 +0100

An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 has struck 122 km (75 miles) south of Kokopo in Papua New Guinea, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said on Sunday. The quake was at a depth of about 31.3 km, according to the USGS. We use cookies limited for the aims specified in the data policy and in accordance with the legislation.

6.2-magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 09:43:00 +0100

SYDNEY, Australia - A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake hit just after 4 p.m. local time (2 p.m. in Manila) at a depth of 31 kilometers (19 miles) some....

6.2-magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 09:43:00 +0100

SYDNEY (AFP) - A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Sunday (Feb 9), the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake hit just after 4pm local time at a depth of 31km, some 122km south of Kokopo, the....

6.2-magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 09:31:00 +0100

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea today. — Reuters pic. SYDNEY, Feb 9 — A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea today, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage.

6.2-magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 09:22:00 +0100

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake hit just after 4 p.m. local time (0600GMT) at a depth of 31 kilometres (19 miles) some 122 kilometres (75 miles)....

6.2-magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 09:15:00 +0100

earthquake lead

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 08:57:00 +0100

6.2-magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea Sydney, Feb 9, 2020 (AFP) - A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake hit just after 4pm local time (0600GMT)....

Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 strikes Papua New Guinea: USGS

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 08:29:00 +0100

An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 has struck 122 km (75 miles) south of Kokopo in Papua New Guinea(HT File Photo (Representative Image)) An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 has struck 122 km (75 miles) south of Kokopo in Papua New Guinea, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said on Sunday. The quake was at a depth of about 31.

Papua New Guinea: Earthquake of 6.2 felt in west of country

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 07:51:00 +0100

. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale was felt in Papua New Guinea.

What will trigger the next Alpine Fault earthquake?

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 05:20:00 +0100

Scientists have revealed new insights into what's piling pressure on New Zealand's big-risk Alpine Fault – and whether the past decade's quakes have added to its squeeze. The monster fault, which runs up the western side of the South Island between Milford Sound and Marlborough, poses one of the....

Mexico City residents displaced by earthquake finally home

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 04:57:00 +0100

MEXICO CITY (AP) — After more than two years of protests, including campouts, dozens of families displaced by the 2017 earthquake in Mexico City have a new home: a five-story building that stands where their former apartments pancaked, killing nine people.

Mexico City residents displaced by earthquake finally home

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 04:33:00 +0100

MEXICO CITY After more than two years of protests, including campouts, dozens of families displaced by the 2017 earthquake in Mexico City have a new home: a five-story building that stands where their former apartments pancaked, killing nine people. The new structure is “a historic emblem of....

Mexico City residents displaced by earthquake finally home

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 04:26:00 +0100

An aerial view of the Multifamiliar Tlalpan in Mexico City, Saturday, Feb 8, 2020. Before the 2017 earthquake, which killed more than 200 people in the capital, the complex was home to 500 families. The residents have trickled back since November as workers finished on one building and then another.

Mexico City residents displaced by earthquake finally home

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 03:10:00 +0100

Mexico City residents displaced by earthquake finally home

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 02:09:00 +0100

Mexico City residents displaced by earthquake finally home

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 02:05:00 +0100

Mexico City residents displaced by earthquake finally home

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 01:49:00 +0100

Mexico City residents displaced by earthquake finally home

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 01:48:00 +0100

MEXICO CITY (AP) After more than two years of protests, including campouts, dozens of families displaced by the 2017 earthquake in Mexico City have a new home: a five-story building that stands where their former apartments pancaked, killing nine people.

Mexico City residents displaced by earthquake finally home

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 01:43:00 +0100

Mexico City residents displaced by earthquake finally home

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 01:29:00 +0100

MEXICO CITY - After more than two years of protests, including campouts, dozens of families displaced by the 2017 earthquake in Mexico City have a new home: a five-story building that stands where their former apartments pancaked, killing nine people. The new structure is “a historic emblem of....

Mexico City residents displaced by earthquake finally home

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 01:21:00 +0100

Purchase: Order Reprint MEXICO CITY — After more than two years of protests, including campouts, dozens of families displaced by the 2017 earthquake in Mexico City have a new home: a five-story building that stands where their former apartments pancaked, killing nine people.

Mexico City residents displaced by earthquake finally home

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 01:10:00 +0100

MEXICO CITY -- After more than two years of protests, including campouts, dozens of families displaced by the 2017 earthquake in Mexico City have a new home: a five-story building that stands where their former apartments pancaked, killing nine people.

Volunteers offer help to Puerto Ricans pychologically rattled by earthquakes

Sat, 08 Feb 2020 12:32:00 +0100

Two Long Island-based mental health clinicians are members of a team of dozens of professionals from New York who traveled to Puerto Rico to help that island’s residents cope with mental stress as damaging to their health as the massive earthquake that struck the territory a month ago.

Nation 2 hours ago ‘Spread fake news and be jailed’ The measure to penalize was triggered by a ‘fake news’ spread in Talisay City, Cebu on 4 February.

Fri, 07 Feb 2020 21:48:00 +0100

CEBU PROVINCE — The provincial board here is set to pass an ordinance penalizing those spreading fake news on the 2019 novel coronavirus (nCoV). Third District Provincial Board Member Atty. John Ismael Borgonia said Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has urged members of the board to certify as urgent the....

House approves $4.7 billion Puerto Rico disaster relief package

Fri, 07 Feb 2020 20:29:00 +0100

(CNN) — The House of Representatives approved on Friday a $4.7 billion disaster relief package for Puerto Rico, an effort to help recovery efforts after a series of earthquakes hit the US territory in recent months. President Donald Trump has threatened to veto the bill, and it is unlikely to advance in the Republican-held Senate.

Albania quake exposes construction dodges

Fri, 07 Feb 2020 18:58:00 +0100

When a powerful earthquake struck Albania more than two months ago, buildings collapsed like houses of cards atop sleeping families. As the country struggles to put the pieces back together, it is facing a structural reality that the disaster exposed: the scourge of illegal construction that has....

CECC advises self-caution after Diamond Princess cruise liner visit People who had previously been to several specific locations around Taipei, Keelung City and New Taipei on Jan. 31 that were visited by passengers from the now quarantined ... 02/07/2020 10:25 PM

Fri, 07 Feb 2020 17:45:00 +0100

Taipei, Feb. 7 (CNA) People who had previously been to several specific locations around Taipei, Keelung City and New Taipei on Jan. 31 that were visited by passengers from the now quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship, are advised to take precautionary measures amid concerns that some of the....

Albania quake exposes scourge of sketchy construction

Fri, 07 Feb 2020 17:22:00 +0100

Vjollca Mesiti rummages through the ruins of her bakery to salvage items in Thumane, one of the hardest hit areas by the most destructive quake in four decades. Thumanë, Albania | AFP | When a powerful earthquake struck Albania more than two months ago, buildings collapsed like houses of cards atop sleeping families.

Deformation of Zealandia, Earth's Hidden continent, linked to forging of the Ring of Fire

Fri, 07 Feb 2020 16:45:00 +0100

Frank Press, MIT geophysicist and U.S. science adviser, dies at 95

Fri, 07 Feb 2020 16:13:00 +0100

Press, an MIT Corporation life member emeritus, was the chair of the MIT Department of Geology and Geophysics (renamed in 1969 as the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, and currently the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, or EAPS) from 1965 to 1977 and later returned....

A New Eruption Might Be in the Works in Southern Iceland

Fri, 07 Feb 2020 15:39:00 +0100

It has been a while since an eruption in Iceland. For the small volcanic nation in the middle of the North Atlantic, that means something very different than most countries. It has been almost 5 years (gasp!) since that last Icelandic eruption (hint: that's not long).

Repeated giant earthquakes on the Wairarapa fault, New Zealand, revealed by Lidar-based paleoseismology

Fri, 07 Feb 2020 11:38:00 +0100

The Mw 7.8 2016 Kaikoura earthquake ruptured the Kekerengu-Needle fault resulting in the loading of its eastern continuation, the Wairarapa fault. Since the most recent earthquake on Wairarapa occurred in 1855 and is one of the strongest continental earthquakes ever observed, it is critical to....

Albania quake exposes scourge of sketchy construction

Fri, 07 Feb 2020 11:20:00 +0100

Vjollca Mesiti (L), 49, and Meleq Mesiti, 53, rummage through the ruins of their bakery to salvage bread baking pans in Thumane, northwest of the capital Tirana, on January 31, 2020. – A 6,4 magnitude quake shook Albania on November 26, 2019, the most deadly and destructive in four decades, leaving....

Albania Quake Exposes Scourge Of Sketchy Construction

Fri, 07 Feb 2020 07:43:00 +0100

Albania quake exposes scourge of sketchy construction

Fri, 07 Feb 2020 07:36:00 +0100

As the country struggles to put the pieces back together, it is facing a structural reality that the disaster exposed: the scourge of illegal construction that has allowed unsafe homes to sprout up across the poor Balkan country. For decades builders, engineers and officials have flouted safety....

Albania quake exposes scourge of sketchy construction

Fri, 07 Feb 2020 07:07:00 +0100

Water Authority quake damages still being assessed

Fri, 07 Feb 2020 05:09:00 +0100

The Water Authority continues to work to determine the full scale of the damage to its infrastructure caused by the 28 Jan. 7.7 magnitude earthquake. The authority said Thursday that repairs are still being carried out following the earthquake which caused minor structural damage.

Commentary: Never mind the scepticism - Indonesia has no cases of the novel coronavirus

Fri, 07 Feb 2020 00:53:00 +0100

SINGAPORE: Since the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak was declared on Dec 31, 2019, Indonesia’s Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Indonesia Country Office have been working in unison. They have also collaborated to strengthen response measures in anticipation of the....

Caymanians in China encouraged to leave

Thu, 06 Feb 2020 23:49:00 +0100

British nationals, including Caymanians, have been told to leave China if they are able to, according to Cayman’s UK office. Cayman’s UK representative Andre`Ebanks, in a statement issued by his office Wednesday, said, “the current advice from the UK Foreign Office is that British nationals are....

Cayman embraces new era of weather forecasting

Thu, 06 Feb 2020 23:49:00 +0100

As rain pours over West Bay, residents in East End enjoy the sunshine. Meanwhile, rough waves roll over South Sound, as tourists on Seven Mile Beach relax in calm, placid waters. Residents of the Cayman Islands know weather and sea conditions from one side of the island to the other can vary drastically.

Locating induced earthquakes with a network of seismic stations in Oklahoma via a deep learning method

Thu, 06 Feb 2020 13:33:00 +0100

To monitor induced seismicity in Oklahoma, the volume range of our output is constrained by our zone of interest bounded by the latitude range from 34.975° to 37.493°, the longitude range from −98.405° to −95.527°, and the depth range from 0 km to 12 km.

US photographer Robert McCabe made an honorary Greek citizen

Wed, 05 Feb 2020 22:44:00 +0100

Any reminder that there are good and conscientious people doing their jobs for the Greek state diligently in the right post is good news that gives hope. Greece's consul general in Boston, Stratos Efthymiou, is one such person, a young and active diplomat who has breathed new life into the post since taking over in 2017.

Ecuador: Retired Scientist states greater danger of massive earthquakes for souhern coast

Wed, 05 Feb 2020 17:33:00 +0100

. cuencahighlife.com reported Although current maps show Santa Elena and Guayas in an area of moderate earthquake risk, former United States Geological Survey (USGA) scientist Larry Edenfield says that information from the April 16 earthquake near Manta will be used to redraw the map. “These maps are updated after every major earthquake,” he says.

Puerto Rico (The United States of America): Potential Duration of Aftershocks of the 2020 Southwestern Puerto Rico Earthquake

Wed, 05 Feb 2020 16:58:00 +0100

Open-File Report 2020-1009 By: Nicholas Van Der Elst, Jeanne L. Hardebeck, and Andrew J. Michael. Abstract. Aftershocks (earthquakes clustered spatially and chronologically near the occurrence of a causative earthquake) are ongoing in southwestern Puerto Rico after a series of earthquakes, which include a magnitude 6.

TURKEY Quake survivor feline Toros takes to Twitter

Wed, 05 Feb 2020 16:44:00 +0100

Quake survivor feline Toros takes to Twitter ANTALYA - Demirören News Agency Earthquake victim cat Toros , who survived the recent 6.8-magnitude tremor in Turkey’s eastern province of Elazığ on Jan. 24, now has a new home in the Mediterranean province of , and a Twitter account. “I’ve heard that some of you are curious about me.

How the world ends

Wed, 05 Feb 2020 16:36:00 +0100

When I was very young, I became a courier in the BMR transporting everything from letters, food, ammunition, tools, medicine, water. I eventually became a competent, adaptable fighter with about an average talent for writing. There were so many thousands of us that were BMR fighters but only about....

6.0 Magnitude quake near Bahia de Caraquez Ecuador

Wed, 05 Feb 2020 10:44:00 +0100

. RT.com reported aA 6.0-magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Ecuador, the US Geological Survey (USGS) has reported. The new tremblor comes just days after a devastating 7.8 quake killed at least 587 people in the South American country and amid internationally-assisted recovery efforts.

7.4 Earthquake Shakes Guatemala

Wed, 05 Feb 2020 06:26:00 +0100

Magnitude 7.4 – OFFSHORE GUATEMALA This webpage is being phased out and is no longer maintained. Please use the new Real-time Earthquake Map instead and update your bookmark. See Quick Tips & User Guide. 2012 November 07 16:35:50 UTC. Earthquake Details. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

SECOUSSE Un séisme de magnitude 6,2 survient au large de la Papouasie La région étant peu peuplée et les bâtiments souples, le tremblement de terre n’a fait ni blessés ni dégâts matériels

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:21:00 +0100

Un graphique des secousses enregistrées lors d'un séisme. (Illustration) — HARTMANN CHRISTIAN/SIPA. Un séisme de magnitude 6,2 s’est produit ce dimanche au large de la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée . Le tremblement de terre n’a pas déclenché d’alerte au tsunami, précise l’institut américain de géologie United States Geological Survey (USGS).

Allemagne : la succession de Merkel chamboulée par le retrait d'AKK

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:03:00 +0100

Voilà donc un plan soigneusement préparé qui tombe à l'eau : Angela Merkel, qui gouverne déjà depuis 2005 et n'a pas l'intention de briguer un nouveau mandat à la tête de l'Allemagne, avait décidé que, le moment venu, elle passerait le flambeau à Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, dite AKK.

Séisme de 6,2 au large de la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 11:22:00 +0100

Un séisme de magnitude 6,2 s'est produit dimanche au large de la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée sans toutefois déclencher d'alerte au tsunami, selon l'institut américain de géologie United States Geological Survey (USGS). Le tremblement de terre a eu lieu à 122 kilomètres au sud de Kokopo, la capitale....

Séisme de 6,2 au large de la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 11:01:00 +0100

Dans la salle de crise de la Commission européenne, à l’heure du Coronavirus

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 05:02:00 +0100

(B2) Dans un bâtiment anonyme du quartier européen, les crises du monde se téléscopent. Hier c’étaient des feux de forêt, aujourd’hui c’est le Coronavirus. Et demain on ne sait pas encore. Bienvenue dans la salle d’opération du CERU, le Centre de coordination de la réaction d’urgence de la....

Dans la salle de crise de l’Union européenne, à l’heure du Coronavirus

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Wuhan : un premier hôpital construit de manière ultrarapide prêt à ouvrir

Mon, 03 Feb 2020 04:02:00 +0100

L'APL a envoyé des équipes médicales; un 2e hôpital devrait ouvrir en milieu de semaine. Un nouvel hôpital d’une capacité de 1000 lits construit à Wuhan, dans la province du Hubei, commencera à recevoir des patients atteints de pneumonie hautement contagieuse lundi, moins de 10 jours après le début de sa construction.

Quinze communes de plus en catastrophe naturelle

Thu, 30 Jan 2020 06:23:00 +0100

C’est officiel. 13 nouvelles communes ardéchoises sont désormais reconnues en état de catastrophe naturelle à la suite du séisme du 11 novembre. Françoise Souliman, préfète de l’Ardèche, l’avait annoncé. L’arrêté a été publié ce 29 janvier au Journal officiel .

Tremblement de terre du 11 novembre : 15 communes ardéchoises...

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 11:41:00 +0100

C'est désormais officiel, 13 nouvelles communes ardéchoises sont reconnues en état de catastrophe naturelle suite au tremeblement de terre qui a touché la Drôme-Ardèche le 11 novembre dernier. La préfète de l'Ardèche, Françoise Souliman l'avait annoncé, l'arrêté a été publié ce mercredi 29 janvier aujournal officiel.

Tremblement de terre du 11 novembre : 15 communes ardéchoises supplémentaires reconnues en état de catastrophe naturelle L'arrêté a été publié ce mercredi 29 janvier au journal officiel, 15 communes ardéchoises supplémentaires sont désormais reconnues en état de catastrophe naturelle suite au tremblement de terre du 11 novembre en Drôme-Ardèche. 29/01/2020 | 10:58

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 11:13:00 +0100

Séisme : 15 communes supplémentaires officiellement reconnues en état de catastrophe naturelle

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 10:22:00 +0100

C’est officiel. 13 nouvelles communes ardéchoises sont désormais reconnues en état de catastrophe naturelle suite au séisme du 11 novembre. Françoise Souliman, préfet de l’Ardèche l’avait annoncé. L’arrêté a été publié ce 29 janvier au journal officiel.

Chili : « Personne ne veut de dirigeants, car les dirigeants sont soit corrompus, soit assassinés »

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 05:36:00 +0100

U n petit mois après l’éclatement de la révolte chilienne, l’establishment – le gouvernement et le parlement- ont proposé une réponse le 15 novembre : un prochain référendum sur une nouvelle Constitution, prévu le 26 avril. Cela semble une éternité en ces temps de révolution.

03:40 Séisme : 15 nouvelles communes de Drôme et d'Ardèche reconnues en état de catastrophe naturelle France Bleu Drôme Ardèche

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 04:37:00 +0100

13 municipalités ardéchoises et 2 drômoises sont concernées par l'arrêté publié au Journal Officiel après le séisme du 11 novembre dernier. Les sinistrés ont 10 jours pour contacter leur assurance. Un bâtiment fissuré au Teil en Ardèche © Radio France François Breton.

Voici le pays le plus honnête au monde

Tue, 28 Jan 2020 10:16:00 +0100

Mais il y a un endroit où vous avez une probabilité disproportionnée de retrouver vos affaires : Tokyo. Lire aussi : Avec une population du centre ville qui approche rapidement les 14 millions d'habitants, des millions d'objets disparaissent ici chaque année. Mais un nombre important d'entre eux retrouvent le chemin de la maison.

Séisme en Turquie : le bilan s'alourdit, course contre la montre des secouristes Les secouristes turcs luttent contre la montre et le froid pour extirper à temps des personnes coincées sous les décombres, au lendemain d'un puissant séisme qui a frappé l'est de la Turquie, faisant près de 30 morts, selon un le dernier bilan publié dimache par les autorités. Le tremblement de terre qui a frappé l'est de la Turquie, le 24 janvier, a fait au moins 31 morts, selon un nouveau bilan publié dimanche par les autorités, alors que les... France 24

Sun, 26 Jan 2020 12:07:00 +0100

Les secouristes turcs luttent contre la montre et le froid pour extirper à temps des personnes coincées sous les décombres, au lendemain d'un puissant séisme qui a frappé l'est de la Turquie, faisant près de 30 morts, selon un le dernier bilan publié dimache par les autorités.

Un séisme de magnitude 4,9 enregistré

Sun, 26 Jan 2020 11:08:00 +0100

Un nouveau séisme d’une magnitude 4.9 sur l’échelle ouverte de Richter a été ressenti hier, dans la wilaya de Jijel, a indiqué le Centre de recherche en astronomie astrophysique et géophysique (Craag) sur son site. Le tremblement de terre a été localisé, d’après la même source, aux environs de 8 h....

Vent de panique à Jijel

Sun, 26 Jan 2020 11:07:00 +0100

Un vent de panique a soufflé sur la population à Jijel après le tremblement de terre de vendredi matin. Des citoyens ont passé la nuit de vendredi à samedi dans le froid et à la belle étoile, d’autres sont restés dehors jusqu'à une heure tardive de la soirée de peur d’être surpris par un nouveau séisme.

Turquie : le bilan du tremblement de terre passe à 31 morts

Sun, 26 Jan 2020 10:40:00 +0100

Le puissant séisme qui a frappé vendredi l'est de la Turquie a fait au moins 31 morts, selon un nouveau bilan annoncé dimanche par les autorités. Le nombre de personnes blessées dans les provinces d'Elazig et de Malatya s'élève en outre à 1.607, a indiqué l'agence gouvernementale des situations de catastrophe (AFAD).

Séisme en Turquie: le nouveau bilan passe à 31 morts

Sun, 26 Jan 2020 10:22:00 +0100

Les secouristes luttaient contre la montre et le froid samedi pour extirper à temps des personnes coincées sous les décombres, au lendemain d'un puissant séisme qui a frappé l'est de la Turquie, faisant près de 31 morts. Le tremblement de terre, qui a été ressenti dans plusieurs pays voisins, s'est....

Séisme en Turquie: le nouveau bilan passe à 31 morts

Sun, 26 Jan 2020 10:21:00 +0100

International Séisme de magnitude 6,8 à l'est de la Turquie : le bilan grimpe à 31 morts

Sun, 26 Jan 2020 09:01:00 +0100

Un séisme de magnitude 6,8 sur l'échelle de Richter a frappé vendredi l'est de la Turquie a fait au moins 31 morts, selon un nouveau bilan des autorités. La terre a tremblé dans le district de Sivrice, dans la province d'Elazig, vers 20H55 locale (17H55 GMT), selon l'agence gouvernementale des situations de catastrophe (AFAD).

Un séisme frappe l’est de la Turquie, faisant plus de trente morts

Sun, 26 Jan 2020 07:47:00 +0100

Des secouristes après le séisme à Elazig. BULENT KILIC / AFP. Les secouristes étaient à la recherche de survivants sous les décombres, alors qu’un séisme avait frappé vendredi l’est de la Turquie, et causé la mort d’au moins 31 personnes selon un nouveau bilan annoncé dimanche 26 janvier par les autorités.

L'Armenie transmet ses condoléances aux familles des victimes du tremblement de terre en Turquie

Sat, 25 Jan 2020 22:30:00 +0100

L’Armenie transmet ses condoléances aux familles des victimes du tremblement de terre en Turquie Droits de reproduction et de diffusion réservés © Nouvelles dArménie Magazine / www.armenews.

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Fri, 24 Jan 2020 05:11:00 +0100

Les villes de Wuhan et Huanggang, respectivement 11 et 7,5 millions d'habitants, ont été placées en quarantaine jeudi 23 janvier 2020. Pékin a annulé les festivités du Nouvel an. Vladimir Poutine, Emmanuel Macron et une quarantaine de dirigeants sont réunis à Jérusalem jeudi 23 janvier 2020.

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Thu, 23 Jan 2020 04:41:00 +0100

Le producteur américain Harvey Weinstein est accusé d'agressions sexuelles. Cinq femmes et sept hommes composent le jury. Il risque la perpétuité. Au moins 17 personnes sont décédées à cause du nouveau coronavirus apparu en Chine, selon le dernier bilan des autorités. L'OMS se réunit ce mercredi 22 janvier 2020.

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Mon, 20 Jan 2020 05:23:00 +0100

Les dirigeants des pays impliqués dans le conflit libyen se réunissent ce dimanche 19 janvier 2020 à Berlin. Un sommet qui pourrait être le "premier pas pour la paix" dans le pays. De nouveaux appels à manifester ont été lancés ce dimanche 19 janvier 2020 à Beyrouth, théâtre de violences sans précédent depuis le début du mouvement de contestation.

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Haïti, 10 ans après le séisme : « La reconstruction est un processus progressif » selon l'ONU

Wed, 15 Jan 2020 16:33:00 +0100

Le 12 janvier 2010, en 30 secondes, le visage d’Haïti a changé à jamais. Il y a dix ans, les trente secondes qu’a duré la secousse de magnitude 7 avaient transformé Port-au-Prince et les villes de Gressier, Léogane et Jacmel en champs de ruines, entraînant la mort de plus de 200.000 personnes, en blessant 300.

iciHaïti - Exposition : «Le Centre d'Art : 75 ans de création plastique en Haïti»

Tue, 14 Jan 2020 16:30:00 +0100

iciHaïti - Exposition : «Le Centre d’Art : 75 ans de création plastique en Haïti» 14/01/2020 09:58:17 Le Centre d’Art propose une nouvelle exposition intitulée « Le Centre d’Art : 75 ans de création plastique en Haïti », composée d’une sélection exceptionnelle d’œuvres d’art parmi les quelques....

Fórmula E prepara protocolo en caso de sismos en la Ciudad de México

Wed, 12 Feb 2020 07:41:00 +0100

El es reconocido por ser una de las pistas más veloces del mundo, y en el caso de la Fórmula E , serie de monoplazas eléctricos, la sede que mayor público reúne para una carrera de la categoría en su calendario, superando a ciudades como Nueva York, París o Mónaco.

Opciones para construcciones informales

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:33:00 +0100

El pasado año, el Código de Seguros de Puerto Rico fue enmendado para buscar mayores protecciones a los asegurados, entre las que están incluidas las protecciones por terremoto. Entre las enmiendas resalta una nueva cubierta de micro seguro a bajo costo con beneficios definidos, el cual podría....

Terremoto magnitud 6,2 sacude el este de Papúa Nueva Guinea

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 18:24:00 +0100

Sídney, Australia .- Un terremoto de magnitud 6,2 sacudió este domingo la isla de Nueva Bretaña, en el este 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....

Terremoto de 6.2 sacude el este de Papúa Nueva Guinea

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 17:16:00 +0100

Un terremoto de magnitud 6,2 sacudió este domingo la isla de Nueva Bretaña, en el este 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 el mundo,....

Se registra un sismo de magnitud 6.2 en Papúa Nueva Guinea

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 16:07:00 +0100

PUERTO MORESBY, Papúa Nueva Guinea.- El Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos USGS ), reportó que se registró este domingo un sismo de magniud 6.2 grados que sacudió Papúa Nueva Guinea , en el suroeste del Pacífico. Hasta el momento, las autoridades locales no han informado de víctimas o daños....

Terremoto de 6.2 sacude el este de Papúa Nueva Guinea

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 13:35:00 +0100

SÍDNEY.- Un terremoto de magnitud 6,2 sacudió este domingo la isla de Nueva Bretaña, en el este 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 el....

Un terremoto de magnitud 6,2 sacude el este de Papúa Nueva Guinea

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 10:33:00 +0100

Internacional. MOVIMIENTO SÍSMICO Un terremoto de magnitud 6,2 sacude el este de Papúa Nueva Guinea. AGENCIAS | REDACCIÓN. No se ha informado en los primeros momentos de víctimas o declarado alerta de tsunami. Un terremoto de magnitud 6,2 ha sacudido este domingo la isla de Nueva Bretaña , en el....

Un terremoto de magnitud 6,2 sacude el este de Papúa Nueva Guinea

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 09:37:00 +0100

Sídney (Australia), 9 ene (EFE).- Un terremoto de magnitud 6,2 sacudió este domingo la isla de Nueva Bretaña, en el este 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 6,2 sacude el este de Papúa Nueva Guinea

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 09:19:00 +0100

Un terremoto de magnitud 6,2 sacudió este domingo la isla de Nueva Bretaña, en el este 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 el mundo,....

Un terremoto de magnitud 6,2 sacude el este de Papúa Nueva Guinea

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 08:42:00 +0100

Papúa Nueva Guinea: terremoto de 6.2 grados sacude Kokopo en Nueva Bretaña

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 08:15:00 +0100

Papúa Nueva Guinea: terremoto de 6.2 grados sacude Kokopo en Nueva Bretaña La Marina de Guerra del Perú descartó alerta de Tsunami sobre el litoral peruano. Papúa Nueva Guinea queda al norte de Australia. Según informó el Servicio Geológico de los Estados Unidos o USGS por sus siglas en inglés, se registró un movimiento telúrico de 6.

Medio tiempo de Super Bowl elogiado por latinos en EU

Wed, 05 Feb 2020 06:46:00 +0100

Por RUSSELL CONTRERAS. ALBUQUERQUE, Nuevo México, EU (AP) Cuando comenzó el espectáculo de medio tiempo del Super Bowl, Yol-Itzma Aguirre y sus familiares veían con expectativa la televisión. La familia de El Paso, Texas, tenía curiosidad por saber cómo la colombiana Shakira y Jennifer López, de origen puertorriqueño, se apoderarían del escenario.

Guatemala realiza simulacro de sismo en aniversario de devastador terremoto

Tue, 04 Feb 2020 20:14:00 +0100

AFP 4 Feb 2020 - 02:04 PM. Más de 360.000 personas participaron en un simulacro de evacuación por sismo en la capital de Guatemala este martes, cuando se cumple un nuevo aniversario del terremoto que dejó 23.000 muertos en 1976. "A 44 años de haber tenido en nuestro país el terremoto (...

Nuevo sismo de 5 en el sur de Puerto Rico se siente en toda la isla

Tue, 04 Feb 2020 18:52:00 +0100

Un temblor de magnitud 5 y con epicentro 22 kilómetros al sur-sureste de Guánica se sintió en todo Puerto Rico sin dejar víctimas ni daños materiales de momento. El Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos detalló que la profundidad del mismo fue de siete kilómetros y aún no hay aviso, ni advertencia o....

Un sismo de magnitud 5 en el sur de Puerto Rico se siente en toda la isla

Tue, 04 Feb 2020 17:59:00 +0100

EL NUEVO DIARIO, SAN JUAN.- Un temblor de magnitud 5 y con epicentro 22 kilómetros al sur-sureste de Guánica se sintió este martes en todo Puerto Rico sin dejar víctimas ni daños materiales de momento. El Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos ha detallado que la profundidad del mismo fue de siete....

Medio tiempo de Super Bowl elogiado por latinos en EEUU

Tue, 04 Feb 2020 03:24:00 +0100

ALBUQUERQUE, Nuevo México, EE.UU. (AP) — Cuando comenzó el espectáculo de medio tiempo del Super Bowl, Yol-Itzma Aguirre y sus familiares veían con expectativa la televisión. La familia de El Paso, Texas, tenía curiosidad por saber cómo la colombiana Shakira y Jennifer López, de origen puertorriqueño, se apoderarían del escenario.

USGS publica nuevo pronóstico de réplicas del terremoto de magnitud 6.4

Thu, 30 Jan 2020 04:26:00 +0100

En un nuevo informe publicado hoy, el Servicio Geológico de los Estados Unidos (USGS, por sus siglas en inglés) estimó que las réplicas del terremoto de magnitud 6.4 del pasado 7 de enero persistirán durante años, aunque con una frecuencia decreciente.

Réplicas del sismo de magnitud 6,4 en Puerto Rico persistirán durante años

Thu, 30 Jan 2020 01:25:00 +0100

EL NUEVO DIARIO, SAN JUAN.- Las réplicas del terremoto de magnitud 6,4 del pasado 7 de enero en Puerto Rico persistirán durante años aunque con una frecuencia decreciente, según el último informe relativo a la isla publicado este miércoles por el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS).

Presidente cubano confirma que sismo no causó daños ni víctimas en el país

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 17:27:00 +0100

EL NUEVO DIARIO, LA HABANA.- “Cuba estremecida, pero sin daños, tras sismo en el mar Caribe. No se reportan pérdidas, daños ni afectaciones”, confirmó este miércoles en Twitter el presidente cubano, Miguel Díaz-Canel, un día después de que un fuerte terremoto con epicentro cerca de las costas cubanas sacudiera todo el país.

Nuevas réplicas se suceden en Cuba tras sismo del martes

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 16:57:00 +0100

Terremoto de 7.1 percibido en Cuba generó 264 réplicas hasta las 5:00 a.m. de hoy Autor: Twitter Publicado: 29/01/2020 | 11:04 am. El Servicio Sismológico Nacional de Cuba registró 264 réplicas hasta las 05:00 horas de este miércoles, del terremoto de magnitud 7.1 ocurrido este martes al sureste de Cuba.

Terremoto de 7.3 activa alerta de tsunami en Japón

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 15:46:00 +0100

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Otro sismo en el Caribe sacude a Islas Caimán

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 05:31:00 +0100

Una fuerte réplica de 6.1 grados de magnitud se registró este martes en las Islas Caimán, a pocas horas del terremoto de 7.7 grados que sacudió fuertemente la región próxima a las zonas costeras de Cuba y Jamaica. Según informó el Servicio Geológico de los Estados Unidos (USGS), este nuevo....

Nicaragua da seguimiento a réplicas tras sismo bajo el mar Caribe

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 00:36:00 +0100

Managua, 28 ene (EFE).- El Gobierno de Nicaragua informó este martes que dará seguimiento a las réplicas del sismo de magnitud 7,7 en la escala abierta de Richter registrado esta tarde bajo el mar Caribe, entre Cuba y Jamaica, por si otro terremoto es capaz de producir una nueva alerta de tsunami en la zona.

Fuerte réplica de magnitud 6,1 en el mar Caribe, al este de las Islas Caimán

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 00:25:00 +0100

EL NUEVO DIARIO, San Juan, PR.- Un terremoto de magnitud 6,1 en la escala de Richter, réplica del de 7,7 que hace unas horas sacudió el mar Caribe, se registró este martes al este de las Islas Caimán, según informó el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS).

Los segundos de horror que vivieron turistas, niños y transeúntes durante terremoto que remeció el Caribe

Tue, 28 Jan 2020 23:14:00 +0100

De acuerdo al Servicio Geológico de , el fuerte sismo , con epicentro en el mar Caribe, fue perceptible en varias regiones de Cuba desde el oriente hasta el occidente, y hasta en parte de Miami. También provocó una de tsunami con olas de altura elevada en Belice, Cuba, Honduras, México, Islas....

Miami, Jamaica e Islas Caimán alarmados con terremoto de 7,7

Tue, 28 Jan 2020 22:41:00 +0100

El sismo de 7,7 de magnitud que sacudió este martes el mar Caribe, entre Cuba y Jamaica, y que provocó riesgo de un "peligroso" tsunami en la región, ha causado una enorme preocupación entre los habitantes de la estas islas. De acuerdo con el reporte del USGS, el terremoto se produjo a una....

Sismo de magnitud 7,7 ocurre cerca de las costas de Cuba y Jamaica

Tue, 28 Jan 2020 21:38:00 +0100

Nueva York, Estados Unidos.- Un sismo de 7,7 de magnitud sacudió este martes el mar Caribe, entre Cuba y Jamaica, informó el Instituto Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS), alertando sobre riesgo de un "peligroso" tsunami en la región. De acuerdo con el reporte del USGS, el terremoto se produjo a una....

Actualizada: Fue de 7.7 el terremoto entre Cuba y Jamaica; alertan sobre posible tsunami

Tue, 28 Jan 2020 21:22:00 +0100

EL NUEVO DIARIO, JAMAICA.- Fue de magnitud 7.7 el terremoto que se registró esta tarde en el mar Caribe en una zona ubicada entre Cuba y Jamaica. El sismo se produjo al noroeste de Jamaica, y al oeste-suroeste de Santiago de Cuba, en la zona de contacto entre la placa tectónica de Norteamérica y la....

Ya son 80 muertos y 2.744 infectados por el nuevo coronavirus en China

Mon, 27 Jan 2020 11:13:00 +0100

En su informe diario, con fecha en la pasada medianoche (16.00 hora GMT del domingo), la Comisión Nacional de Sanidad de China agregó que entre los contagiados había 461 pacientes en estado grave, mientras que 51 personas habían sido dadas de alta. Esto supone un aumento de 24 decesos, 769 casos....

Urge revisar el régimen de austeridad

Mon, 27 Jan 2020 09:27:00 +0100

En momentos en que el proceso de reconstrucción de la Isla necesita que el gobierno y sus dependencias aumenten su capacidad, el proceso de quiebra para reducir la deuda gubernamental y el régimen de austeridad que ha sido impuesto, podría complicar la recuperación del país ante la nueva realidad que se vive.

Nuevo terremoto de 5.0 sacude Puerto Rico

Sun, 26 Jan 2020 00:15:00 +0100

25/01/2020 16:37 / Puerto Rico Un terremoto de magnitud 5.0 según un avance preliminar, fue sentido este sábado en buena parte de Puerto Rico, donde desde el pasado 28 de diciembre se viene registrando una gran actividad sísmica que tuvo su momento álgido el pasado 7 de enero con un temblor de 6,4 que provocó un muertos y graves daños.

Un terremoto de magnitud 5 se siente en una parte de Puerto Rico

Sat, 25 Jan 2020 22:54:00 +0100

EL NUEVO DIARIO, SAN JUAN.- Un terremoto de magnitud 5, según un avance preliminar, fue sentido este sábado en una parte de Puerto Rico, donde desde el pasado 28 de diciembre se viene registrando una gran actividad sísmica que tuvo su momento álgido el pasado 7 de enero con un temblor de 6,4 que provocó un muertos y graves daños.

Reportan nuevo terremoto de magnitud 5,1 en Turquía

Sat, 25 Jan 2020 19:40:00 +0100

Un terremoto de magnitud 5,1 se ha registrado este sábado en Turquía, en la misma localidad en la que se registró un terremoto de 6,6 este viernes. Se registra nuevo terremoto en Turquía. Según los primeros reportes, el nuevo movimiento telúrico fue localizado a 8 kilómetros de la ciudad de Doganyol, reportó el Servicio Geológico de EE.

Aumentan a 18 los muertos y 553 los heridos por el terremoto en Turquía

Sat, 25 Jan 2020 01:32:00 +0100

EL NUEVO DIARIO, ANKARA.- Al menos 18 personas murieron y otras 553 resultaron heridas por el seísmo de 6,5 grados de magnitud que sacudió este viernes el sureste de Turquía y causó el derrumbe de una decena de edificios, en uno de los cuales hay 30 atrapados. El terremoto ocurrió a las 17.

Aumentan a 18 los muertos y 553 los heridos por el terremoto en Turquía

Sat, 25 Jan 2020 00:58:00 +0100

(Actualiza cifra de víctimas y nuevos datos) Ankara, 25 ene (EFE).- Al menos 18 personas murieron y otras 553 resultaron heridas por el seísmo de 6,5 grados de magnitud que sacudió este viernes el sureste de Turquía y causó el derrumbe de una decena de edificios, en uno de los cuales hay 30 atrapados.

EE. UU. Las catástrofes que podrían “matarnos a todos”, entre ellas el volcán de La Palma, según Fox News

Tue, 21 Jan 2020 13:06:00 +0100

Después de que la Oficina de Meteorología de Australia lanzara ayer una alerta por “tormentas severas” en gran parte de Nueva Gales del Sur, una de las zonas más afectadas por los incendios que han arrasado ya casi 12 millones de hectáreas desde septiembre, además de ocasionar la muerte de casi una....

Alcalde N.York agradece a Trump por firma de declaración de desastre mayor a P.Rico

Sat, 18 Jan 2020 20:35:00 +0100

San Juan, 18 ene (EFE News).- El gobernador de Nueva York, Andrew Cuomo, agradeció hoy al presidente de los EE.UU., Donald Trump, por haber firmado la declaración de desastre mayor para Puerto Rico, por los sismos que han afectado a la isla desde el pasado 28 de diciembre de 2019 y agravado por un terremoto el 7 de enero.

IMF Business School celebra en Madrid un evento social en memoria de los 10 años del terremoto de Haití

Sat, 18 Jan 2020 05:19:00 +0100

MADRID, 17 (EUROPA PRESS) IMF Business School ha celebrado en su nueva sede de Madrid un evento social en memoria de los diez años del terremoto de Haití, que provocó una de las catástrofes humanitarias más graves de la historia, con más de 316.000 personas fallecidas, 350.

Una secuencia de señales precede a la aparición de un volcán submarino

Wed, 15 Jan 2020 05:45:00 +0100

Madrid, 15 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS).- Procesos profundos dentro de la Tierra antes y durante la formación de un nuevo volcán submarino en el Índico han sido asociados a una secuencia de señales procedentes del manto terreste. Es como si los investigadores hubieran descifrado un nuevo tipo de señal del....

World: UNHRD 2019 in review

Fri, 14 Feb 2020 01:11:00 +0100

Foreword. Cyclone Idai in Mozambique, Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas, the crisis across the Sahel, and the earthquake in Albania; the protracted Ebola virus outbreak in DRC and the continuing crises in Yemen, South Sudan, Nigeria and Bangladesh. Every year-end, it is difficult to look back at the....

Une nouvelle campagne met à l'honneur les travailleurs humanitaires

Fri, 14 Feb 2020 15:27:00 +0100

- 14/02/2020 12:10:00 Chaque jour, à chaque instant et aux quatre coins du monde, les Nations Unies agissent pour réduire la souffrance des personnes touchées par les crises humanitaires. Les défis sont de plus en plus grands mais l'engagement des travailleurs humanitaires ne faiblit pas.

Albania: Albania: 32,000 people still homeless three months on from devastating earthquake

Fri, 14 Feb 2020 17:04:00 +0100

Tirana/Budapest/Geneva, 14 February 2020 – At least 32,000 people remain homeless and need additional urgent assistance almost three months on from the devastating 6.4 magnitude earthquake that shook central Albania. An estimated 10,000 of these people are living in winterized tents, even as....

Emptied building collapses in Istanbul’s Bahçelievler district

Fri, 14 Feb 2020 17:21:00 +0100

ISTANBUL – Demirören News Agency A seven-storied building in ’s Bahçelievler district collapsed on Feb. 14, causing damage on the adjacent buildings. The 30-year-old building was evacuated last month due to security risks, so there were no residents in the building at the time of the collapse, the governor’s office said.

Greek island of Karpathos hit by 4.8-magnitude quake

Fri, 14 Feb 2020 18:19:00 +0100

Purchase: Order Reprint ATHENS, Greece — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 shook Greece's southeastern Aegean Sea islands Friday, officials said. No damage or injuries were reported. The University of Athens' Geodynamic Institute said the undersea quake had an epicenter 39....

CALTECH REMEMBERS FRANK PRESS (1924–2020)

Fri, 14 Feb 2020 22:08:00 +0100

(AGENPARL) – Pasadena (California), ven 14 febbraio 2020. Frank Press, former director of the Caltech Seismological Laboratory, died on January 29 at the age of 95. Press, who was a professor of geophysics at Caltech for 10 years starting in 1955 and ran the Seismological Laboratory from 1957 to....

The curious tale of how this 16-year-old message in a bottle found its way to B.C.’s West Coast

Fri, 14 Feb 2020 23:25:00 +0100

Who Naikambo is, or was, is a mystery the Courier is now trying to piece together. It’s a needle-in-haystack scenario that started almost two decades ago somewhere near Indonesia. Sixteen years and almost 11,000 kilometres later, the story shifts first to Haida Gwaii and then on to Vancouver.

Superfast hospital in Wuhan ready

Sat, 15 Feb 2020 04:46:00 +0100

By WANG XIAODONG in Wuhan and ZHAO LEI in Beijing Beijing, 3-2-2020 (China Daily SUNA) - A 1,000-bed hospital in Wuhan, Hubei province, will begin receiving highly contagious pneumonia patients on Monday, less than 10 days after construction began. The new facility will ease the shortage of beds in....

Bovine survivors of earthquake find new home

Sat, 15 Feb 2020 05:35:00 +0100

Animals were among the casualties of last month's deadly earthquake in the eastern Turkish province of Elazığ that killed 41 people. Three cows rescued from the disaster found a new home some 1,200 kilometers away from their destroyed barns. The trio of Simmental cattle is now striving to overcome....

Philippines: NDRRMC Update: Situational Report No. 76 re Taal Volcano Eruption, 15 February 2020, 6:00 AM

Sat, 15 Feb 2020 05:26:00 +0100

I. EFFECTS. A. Taal Volcano Activity. 14 February 2020, 8:00 AM. After step-down to Alert Level 3 last 26 January 2020, Taal Volcano's condition in the succeeding three weeks has been characterized by less frequent volcanic earthquake activity, stabilizing ground deformation of the Taal Caldera and....

El inquietante alerta de un geólogo argentino: “Es probable que haya un tsunami en Tierra del Fuego y Santa Cruz”

Sat, 15 Feb 2020 06:36:00 +0100

“Aunque muchos se nieguen a creerlo, las condiciones están dadas para que en algún momento se provoque un tsunami en el Sur de la Costa Atlántica” , advierte desde Ushuaia el investigador Jorge Rabassa. Y no es la primera vez que lo hace. Hace años que este científico –geólogo y doctor en Ciencias....

Earthquake Resistant Tiny Prefab

Sat, 15 Feb 2020 08:25:00 +0100

Singapore- and China-based design studio Nestron has revealed a 14.5 square meter (156 sq ft) tiny home dubbed Cube One. The prefabricated single room home is ready to move-in from delivery and boasts a series of smart and sustainable technologies for a relatively cheap price tag. “[Cube One] is a new generation of Tiny Living,” says Nestron.

Armenia quake in focus of new study on PTSD early treatment benefits

Sat, 15 Feb 2020 09:07:00 +0100

PanARMENIAN.Net - In 1988, a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck near the northern Armenian city of Spitak. The temblor destroyed cities and is estimated to have killed between 25,000 and 35,000 people, many of whom were schoolchildren. The latest findings from a long-term, UCLA-led study reveal that....

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake hits eastern Taiwan, felt around country A magnitude 5.5 earthquake jolted eastern Taiwan at 7 p.m. Saturday and was felt around the country, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB). 02/15/2020 07:20 PM

Sat, 15 Feb 2020 12:42:00 +0100

Taipei, Feb. 15 (CNA) A magnitude 5.5 earthquake jolted eastern Taiwan at 7 p.m. Saturday and was felt around the country, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB). There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake was centered about 19.2 kilometers southwest of Hualien County Hall and struck at a depth of 10.

A Geothermal Well in Tuscany’s Apennine Mountains Could Provide Unlimited Clean Energy

Sat, 15 Feb 2020 13:41:00 +0100

It seems that Tuscany’s Apennine Mountains could provide a geothermal well that output unlimited clean energy, according to the latest report by . The well is called Venelle-2, but like all geothermal wells, there is the risk of an earthquake if you drill it past the K horizon. Safe drilling.

Alertan por posible tsunami en Tierra del Fuego y Santa Cruz

Sat, 15 Feb 2020 15:00:00 +0100

Tierra del Fuego ya sufrió al menos tres tsunamis en los últimos 6000 años y no se descarta que puedan registrarse otra vez. El inquietante alerta sobre la probabilidad de que haya un nuevo tsunami en las costas de Tierra del Fuego y Santa Cruz, las lanzo Jorge Rabassa investigador del CADIC y el CONICET.

Jorge Rabassa es investigador del CADIC y el CONICET. Y asegura que “tarde o temprano”, un evento de esas características va a ocurrir en el Atlántico Sur, donde existe la Falla de Magallanes y es una zona de riesgo sísmico.

Sat, 15 Feb 2020 15:00:00 +0100

“Aunque muchos se nieguen a creerlo, las condiciones están dadas para que en algún momento se provoque un tsunami en el Sur de la Costa Atlántica”, advierte desde Ushuaia el investigador Jorge Rabassa. Y no es la primera vez que lo hace. Hace años que este científico –geólogo y doctor en Ciencias....

Alerta de geólogo: “Es probable un tsunami en Tierra del Fuego y Santa Cruz”

Sat, 15 Feb 2020 15:13:00 +0100

Zona de posible tsunami. Jorge Rabassa. CONICET. El anuncio de Jorge Rabassa, investigador del CONICET , activa todas las alarmas Aunque muchos se nieguen a creerlo , las condiciones están dadas para que en algún momento se provoque un tsunami en el Sur de la Costa Atlántica ”, advirtió desde la provincia argentina de Ushuaia.

Afirman que es “probable” que se produzca un tsunami en Tierra del Fuego y Santa Cruz

Sat, 15 Feb 2020 21:05:00 +0100

“Aunque muchos se nieguen a creerlo, las condiciones están dadas para que en algún momento se provoque un tsunami en el Sur de la Costa Atlántica”, advierte desde Ushuaia el investigador Jorge Rabassa. Y no es la primera vez que lo hace. Hace años que este científico –geólogo y doctor en Ciencias....

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

Sun, 16 Feb 2020 05:29:00 +0100

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....

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

Sun, 16 Feb 2020 05:47:00 +0100

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 07:16:00 +0100

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 07:49:00 +0100

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

Sun, 16 Feb 2020 13:31:00 +0100

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 +0100

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....

Philippines: ACT Alliance Appeal: Humanitarian Response to Multiple Disasters in the Philippines – PHL 201

Mon, 17 Feb 2020 12:36:00 +0100

1. BACKGROUND. 1.1. Context. Multiple disasters hit the Philippines in the past 4 months affecting about 5.8 million people across eight out of its 17 administrative regions. The consecutive disasters since October 2019 has overwhelmed the capacity of the government to support the affected population.

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

Mon, 17 Feb 2020 15:48:00 +0100

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....