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Now, a new education campaign wants to make Kiwis more aware about the risk those forces pose and encourage them to take steps to be better prepared for the next earthquake or tsunami.Tue, 09 Jun 2020 01:39:00 +0200voxy-5e873f48af2f3bcc87bfc67aa5466060voxyen-41.3348 174.807NaturalDisastersFacebook20200609013900https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/06/06/national/shigeru-ban-coronavirus-shelters/Japan’s Pritzker Award-winning architect Shigeru Ban, famous for designing buildings from paper tubes in disaster areas, says the world needs to think about tackling natural catastrophes in the coronavirus era. And while he hopes the pandemic will lead to less of a crush on Tokyo’s packed commuter....Sat, 06 Jun 2020 11:18:00 +0200japantimes-b93b7cb7f22d672eb61cc84efd9c3fcfjapantimesen35.6831 139.809NaturalDisastersCoronavirusInfectionCommunicableDiseasesPublicHealthThe Japan TimesShigeru Ban20200606111800https://www.prnewswire.com:443/news-releases/humanity-first-letter-of-support-for-our-black-community-301071620.htmlWASHINGTON June 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- It has been a painful week of reckoning, reflection, and learning for many of us. The continuous civil unrest around the nation has given us pause to listen and be part of the change that uplifts, supports and safeguards our Black communities.Sat, 06 Jun 2020 03:14:00 +0200prnewswire-ff90c35f207f320a9a0f05df77bab3ceprnewswireen44.928 -93.2981NaturalDisastersHurricane KatrinaHurricane Sandy20200606031400https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2020/06/05/a-world-redrawn-japan-architect-ban-urges-virus-safe-shelters.htmlJapan's Pritzker Award-winning architect Shigeru Ban, famous for designing buildings from paper tubes in disaster areas, says the world needs to think about tackling natural catastrophes in the coronavirus era. And while he hopes the pandemic will lead to less of a crush on Tokyo's packed commuter....Sat, 06 Jun 2020 03:06:00 +0200JakartaPost-491549bc76a952f312135f40a9356d7bJakartaPosten35.6831 139.809NaturalDisastersCoronavirusInfectionCommunicableDiseasesPublicHealthShigeru Ban20200606030600https://japantoday.com/category/features/lifestyle/a-world-redrawn-japan-architect-ban-urges-virus-safe-sheltersJapan's Pritzker Award-winning architect Shigeru Ban, famous for designing buildings from paper tubes in disaster areas, says the world needs to think about tackling natural catastrophes in the coronavirus era. And while he hopes the pandemic will lead to less of a crush on Tokyo's packed commuter....Fri, 05 Jun 2020 00:21:00 +0200japantoday-3cc6fc99f32a0ae2fe7abb82d85e503fjapantodayen35.6831 139.809CommunicableDiseasesNaturalDisastersCoronavirusInfectionPublicHealthShigeru Ban20200605002100https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2020/06/05/2003737676Japanese Pritzker Award-winning architect Shigeru Ban, who has designed buildings from paper tubes in disaster areas, said that the world needs to think about tackling natural catastrophes in the COVID-19 era. While he hopes that the pandemic will lead to less of a crush on Tokyo’s packed commuter....Thu, 04 Jun 2020 18:52:00 +0200taipeitimes-66c9e7f1e1b4af9b7bb5bff591c96a85taipeitimesen35.6831 139.809CommunicableDiseasesNaturalDisastersCoronavirusInfectionPublicHealthJapanese governmentShigeru Ban20200604185200https://www.news18.com/news/world/a-world-redrawn-build-cities-to-mitigate-earthquakes-typhoons-damage-amid-pandemic-says-famed-architect-2652551.htmlJapan's Pritzker Award-winning architect Shigeru Ban, famous for designing buildings from paper tubes in disaster areas, says the world needs to think about tackling natural catastrophes in the coronavirus era. And while he hopes the pandemic will lead to less of a crush on Tokyo's packed commuter....Thu, 04 Jun 2020 09:00:00 +0200news18-4a8c9d2852cf45ed3f2355163b9c2d35news18en35.6831 139.809CommunicableDiseasesNaturalDisastersCoronavirusInfectionPublicHealthAmid PandemicShigeru Ban20200604090000https://www.ibtimes.co.in/major-earthquake-could-hit-delhi-low-intensity-tremors-continue-occur-821527?utm_source=Internal&utm_medium=Homepage&utm_campaign=blocktvTen low to moderate intensity tremors, shaking Delhi-NCR in the span of one and a half month indicate that a powerful earthquake could strike India's National Capital in near future, warn some of the top geologists of the country. "We cannot predict time, place or exact scale, but do believe that....Thu, 04 Jun 2020 08:14:00 +0200ibtimes-in-55e5443fa17e36957ed8c4515796cc47ibtimes-inen28.5687 77.2168NaturalDisastersReferenceMaterialsBISNational CapitalMinistry of Science and Technology20200604081400https://www.news18.com/news/india/minor-earthquakes-in-delhi-ncr-may-be-signal-of-a-bigger-one-approaching-caution-geologists-2652295.htmlA major tremor may be witnessed in Delhi, experts warn amid a range of low-intensity earthquakes reported in the national capital region over the last one-and-a-half months. A day ago on June 3, a medium intensity earthquake of magnitude 3.2 occurred near Noida in the national capital region (NCR).Thu, 04 Jun 2020 06:44:00 +0200news18-297e9a7b4d6081ed8112d2e407e51902news18en28.5687 77.2168NaturalDisastersBIS20200604064400https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1289510/India-earthquake-warningn-capital-Delhi-earthquakeGeologists have warned of a major earthquake in the "coming days" in the Delhi national capital region after 10 low to moderate intensity tremors struck in one-and-a-half month. The tremors could be interpreted as a potential sign of a bigger quake brewing.Mon, 01 Jun 2020 16:35:00 +0200express-65686eb1491bf9d478bc4a56687a0c15expressen28.5687 77.2168NaturalDisastersBIS20200601163500https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/fiction/bryan-washington-reads-haruki-murakamijoins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “ U.F.O. in Kushiro ,” by Haruki Murakami, which first appeared in a 2001 issue of the magazine and was then republished in 2011, after an earthquake and tsunami devastated northern Japan. Washington’s début story collection, “ Lot ,” was published last....Mon, 01 Jun 2020 12:10:00 +0200newyorker-59a844ed5ecf0c8f0cf4be19d2618937newyorkeren35.6831 139.809NaturalDisastersBryan WashingtonHaruki MurakamiDeborah Treisman20200601121000https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/breaking-news-live-10-killed-in-attack-on-aid-convoy-in-burkina-faso/liveblog/76126087.cmsThe Cyclonic storm (called Nisarga) will cross north Maharashtra and south Gujarat coasts between Harihareshwar (Raigad, Maharashtra) and Daman during evening/ night on June 3: IMD. The Union Cabinet meet will be the first the Central Government entered into its second year in office, reports ANI.Mon, 01 Jun 2020 09:22:00 +0200timesofindia-32eebdf58beab1b3125d0eeca4b7d3b2timesofindiaen38.9051 -77.0162NaturalDisastersAssociated PressDelhi: CabinetCabinet CommitteeJoe Biden20200601092200https://www.yenisafak.com/en/world/magnitude-53-earthquake-jolts-japan-3530834A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan early Monday, the country's meteorological agency reported. According to a statement, the epicenter of the quake was in the eastern part of Ibaraki, which is located northeast of the capital Tokyo, and took place 100 kilometers (62 miles) below the surface.Mon, 01 Jun 2020 08:21:00 +0200yenisafak-en-0604cc0c4cb4e8663ba68336e7154c93yenisafak-enen35.6831 139.809NaturalDisastersIbaraki Prefecture20200601082100https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/a-major-earthquake-may-hit-delhi-geologists-on-recent-tremors-across-ncr-120060100140_1.htmlcould strike India's National Capital in near future, warn some of the top geologists of the country. "We cannot predict time, place or exact scale, but do believe that there is a consistent seismic activity going around in the NCR region and can trigger in a major earthquake in Delhi," said Dr....Mon, 01 Jun 2020 08:12:00 +0200business-standard-5f413290e56b40b28d5d1d0608bdee32business-standarden28.5687 77.2168ReferenceMaterialsNaturalDisastersBISNational CapitalMinistry of Science and Technology20200601081200https://turkishpress.com/magnitude-5-3-earthquake-jolts-japan/TOKYO, Japan. A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan early Monday, the country’s meteorological agency reported. According to a statement, the epicenter of the quake was in the eastern part of Ibaraki, which is located northeast of the capital Tokyo, and took place 100 kilometers (62 miles) below the surface.Mon, 01 Jun 2020 06:14:00 +0200turkishpress-76753279b0ed780d74347d0047566958turkishpressenNaturalDisastersAnadolu AgencyAli Murat AlhasIbaraki Prefecture20200601061400https://www.europesun.com/news/265301838/xinhua-world--summary-at-0030-gmt-june-1SAN JOSE -- Tropical storm Amanda caused significant destruction in El Salvador, killing 11 people before it weakened into a tropical depression, the government said on Sunday. Mudslides, floods and bursting rivers led to the fatalities, the civil protection agency said.Mon, 01 Jun 2020 05:59:00 +0200europesun-2016965a73e8deb2261755ec0ce9b7b3europesunen32.8711 13.18ConflictNaturalDisastersUN-backed governmentKurdistan Workers' PartyMinistry of HealthIbaraki Prefecture20200601055900http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-06/01/c_139103532.htm1st LD Writethru: 5.3-magnitude quake strikes Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture, no tsunami warning issued. TOKYO, June 1 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 on Monday struck Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at 6:02 a.m. local time, with its epicenter at 36.Mon, 01 Jun 2020 00:49:00 +0200xinhuanet_en-4a0e1a7318779a48ccb052e02b8f732axinhuanet_enenNaturalDisastersIbaraki Prefecture20200601004900https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-braces-for-double-punch-of-coronavirus-natural-disastersLocal governments in Japan are waking up to the need to prepare for a worst-case scenario -- a natural disaster and a coronavirus outbreak hitting their areas at the same time. Despite the end of a state of emergency over the virus outbreak that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared for the entire....Mon, 01 Jun 2020 00:21:00 +0200japantoday-720faa00acce1b2906a4c91d0ca9ce33japantodayen35.6831 139.809PublicHealthCoronavirusInfectionNuclearEnergyNaturalDisastersManMadeDisastersCommunicableDiseasesHyogo PrefectureMiyagi PrefectureFukushima PrefectureShinzo Abe20200601002100https://japantoday.com/category/national/earthquake-alert-5An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 struck Ibaraki Prefecture and surrounding prefectures on Monday morning. No tsunami warning was issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency and there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake, which measured 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7, occurred at 6:02 a.Mon, 01 Jun 2020 00:21:00 +0200japantoday-5bb0c54fac02ce692fb505748a624777japantodayen35.6831 139.809NaturalDisastersIbaraki Prefecture20200601002100http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2020-06/01/content_76112253.htmTOKYO, June 1 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 on Monday struck Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at 6:02 a.m. local time, with its epicenter at 36.2 degrees north latitude and 140.4 degrees east longitude, and at a depth of 100 km.Mon, 01 Jun 2020 00:06:00 +0200china.org.cn-ce3705515197a7c5975dc7301552f860china.org.cnenNaturalDisastersIbaraki Prefecture20200601000600https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1289510/India-earthquake-warningn-capital-Delhi-earthquakeGeologists have warned of a major earthquake in the Delhi national capital region after 10 low to moderate intensity tremors in the span of a month-and-a-half. The tremors could indicate a major earthquake is brewing in the region and could hit in the future.Sun, 31 May 2020 19:15:00 +0200express-547db689ad63cb8a8572ed1c9b55c861expressen28.5687 77.2168NaturalDisastersBIS20200531191500http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13418769A government expert panel on the response to the coronavirus did not take minutes of its meetings, which critics say greatly hampers public scrutiny of the officials' handling of the pandemic. The lack of records is the latest example of shoddy record keeping under the Abe administration, which has....Sun, 31 May 2020 12:03:00 +0200ajw-28930a6d60d4c384cda5172c80f56d69ajwenPublicHealthCoronavirusInfectionNaturalDisastersManMadeDisastersCommunicableDiseasesShigeru OmiYoshihide SugaDemocratic Party of JapanKatsunobu KatoYukio Edano20200531120300https://www.livemint.com/news/india/delhi-low-intensity-tremors-indicate-major-earthquake-could-hit-the-national-capital-11590901282305.htmlThere were ten low to moderate intensity tremors, shaking Delhi-NCR in the span of one and a half month .Delhi falls under high risk seismic zones and its border towns are witness to growth of high rise private buildingsSun, 31 May 2020 07:17:00 +0200livemint-4e1c5898e4bb1f2e3d2dddd315bbeb6cliveminten28.5687 77.2168ReferenceMaterialsNaturalDisastersBISMinistry of Science and Technology20200531071700https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/low-intensity-tremors-indicate-major-earthquake-could-hit-delhi/articleshow/76115583.cmsNEW DELHI: Ten low to moderate intensity tremors, shaking Delhi-NCR in the span of one and a half month indicate that a powerful earthquake could strike India's national capital in near future, warn some of the top geologists of the country. "We cannot predict time, place or exact scale, but do....Sun, 31 May 2020 05:57:00 +0200timesofindia-6305b7ef23982b2235190a6436673ff5timesofindiaen28.5687 77.2168ReferenceMaterialsNaturalDisastersBIS20200531055700https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/05/b460bdd07fa9-japan-braces-for-double-punch-of-coronavirus-natural-disasters.htmlLocal governments in Japan are waking up to the need to prepare for a worst-case scenario -- a natural disaster and a coronavirus outbreak hitting their areas at the same time. Despite the end of a state of emergency over the virus outbreak that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared for the entire....Sun, 31 May 2020 05:22:00 +0200kyodonews-2be864ec57f46457afbe43f1cb7f585dkyodonewsen35.6831 139.809PublicHealthCoronavirusInfectionNuclearEnergyNaturalDisastersManMadeDisastersCommunicableDiseasesHyogo PrefectureMiyagi PrefectureFukushima PrefectureShinzo Abe20200531052200https://japantoday.com/category/national/m5.8-quake-rattles-northern-japan-no-tsunami-warning-issuedAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 rattled Hokkaido early Sunday, the weather agency said. No tsunami warning was issued after the 3:14 a.m. quake that registered 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in eastern Hokkaido including Kushiro and Nemuro, with a focus about 90....Sun, 31 May 2020 00:14:00 +0200japantoday-5f8d03c6df1136cdba059d4453e82112japantodayen42.97427 144.382797NaturalDisasters20200531001400https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/05/f48f3564d2e9-m58-quake-rattles-northern-japan-no-tsunami-warning-issued.htmlAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 rattled Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido early Sunday, the weather agency said. No tsunami warning was issued after the 3:14 a.m. quake that registered 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in eastern Hokkaido including Kushiro....Sat, 30 May 2020 21:30:00 +0200kyodonews-1f4515785399746735470872b56d0ccfkyodonewsen42.97427 144.382797NaturalDisasters20200530213000https://www.nipponnews.net/category/news/society/page/3(All photos by AFLO) Magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook the northernmost main island of Hokkaido on September 6. Store shelves are empty inside a convenience store in Sapporo. (above) Information board [] (All photos by Ben Weller/AFLO) July 17, 2018 Recovery efforts continue in the Southern regions of....Sat, 30 May 2020 04:22:00 +0200nipponnews-7ea115b58d687f4201f9a336b41d9e10nipponnewsen35.951351 137.263901NaturalDisasters20200530042200http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-05/29/c_139098804.htmTOKYO, May 29 (Xinhua) -- A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck the Hida District of Japan's Gifu Prefecture on Friday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at 7:05 p.m. local time, with its epicenter at a latitude of 36.3 degrees north and a longitude of 137.6 degrees east, and at depth of 10 km.Fri, 29 May 2020 13:40:00 +0200xinhuanet_en-2851e0010e4ad77c50bcaa7dd7084e92xinhuanet_enenNaturalDisastersGifu Prefecture20200529134000https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2020/05/29/commentary/japan-commentary/covid-19-means-japan-u-s-alliance/Washington – On May 11, media reported that Admiral Mike Gilday, chief of naval operations, the highest-ranking officer in the U.S. Navy, would be quarantined for one week after coming into a contact with a relative who has COVID-19. The same report also indicated that the commanding general of the National Guard Bureau in the U.Fri, 29 May 2020 13:15:00 +0200japantimes-3361ef89f16bd9845555d19c456a09b6japantimesen38.9051 -77.0162NaturalDisastersPublicHealthCoronavirusInfectionCommunicableDiseasesManMadeDisastersYuki TatsumiTribune Content AgencyMarine CorpsStimson CenterU.S. NavyIndependence DayMike GildayBrett CrozierThe DiplomatTheodore Roosevelt20200529131500https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news_column/regional-voices-tohoku/May 29, 2020. Charity events and victim support projects put on hold due to coronavirus pandemic. Apr 24, 2020. Residents in the Shidayachi district in Osaki, Miyagi Prefecture, who were affected by last October’s typhoon are facing a decision over whether to rebuild their ruined properties or to relocate.Fri, 29 May 2020 08:43:00 +0200japantimes-0a126a56fc8ad5cd79b74bb53477afdcjapantimesen35.6831 139.809NaturalDisastersCoronavirusInfectionCommunicableDiseasesMiyagi PrefectureFukushima PrefectureIwate PrefectureTokyo District CourtTokyo Electric Power Co20200529084300https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/05/29/national/iwate-311-memorials-canceled/This year’s memorial events for the Great East Japan Earthquake have been canceled one after another due to the spread of the COVID-19. Even in Iwate, the only prefecture in the country that has so far had no cases of infection, most events around the Golden Week holidays in May were canceled.Fri, 29 May 2020 08:43:00 +0200japantimes-8da3bde770406f0fec128aaf5fcefe76japantimesen39.5964865984024 141.362315765054NaturalDisastersPublicHealthCoronavirusInfectionCommunicableDiseasesTakuya TassoThe Japan TimesKazunori Tanaka20200529084300https://www.kentonline.co.uk/herne-bay/news/hydrogen-power-plant-set-for-green-light-despite-objections-227819/Controversial plans to build a hydrogen fuel plant on a rundown plot of land look set to be given the green light - despite more than 160 objections from concerned residents. Canterbury City Council was inundated with letters from locals - with one even worried about a Fukushima-style disaster -....Fri, 29 May 2020 07:25:00 +0200kentonline-a5e0afc779c35178628f14075f5c67abkentonlineen51.4879 -0.177998NuclearEnergyNaturalDisastersAlternativeEnergyNuclearEnvironment AgencyFukushima DaiichiRoger GaleDan WatkinsKent County Council20200529072500https://sostenibilidad.semana.com/impacto/articulo/en-video-capturan-pez-remo-especie-que-relacionan-con-maremotos-y-tsunamis/51863Apareció en la Isla de Cozumel, en el estado de Quintana Roo, en México, un pez remo o sable que, de acuerdo con la cultura japonesa, está asociado al presagio de tragedias naturales como terremotos o tsunamis. Pescadores mexicanos hallaron esta semana un ejemplar de esta especie que rara vez emerge....Fri, 12 Jun 2020 04:39:00 +0200semana-47f2b44227c35e5e82ca92d8f50d83ccsemanaes19.680235413179 -88.1166809078656In VIDEO: multi-gear rowing fish, species with seaquakes interrelation and tsunamisIn VIDEO: multi-gear rowing fish, species with seaquakes interrelation and tsunamisNaturalDisastersJapan TimesFacebook20200612043900