Coronavirus Quarantine Will Ripple Through Global Manufacturing

Sat, 01 Feb 2020 01:12:00 +0100BangkokPost (en)

As the spread of the new coronavirus in China causes more factory shutdowns, the effect on global industrial supply chains could linger for years. China now makes up more than twice the share of global merchandise exports it did in 2003, when the SARS virus hit. Guangdong province alone exported more in 2018 than China did as a whole 17 years ago.

Call for more research into nuclear disasters

Sat, 01 Feb 2020 00:28:00 +0100earthtimes (en)

Twelve months on from the Fukushima power plant disaster , little is known about what happens to nuclear fuels during extreme conditions, an American scientist claims. Rodney Ewing, from the University of Michigan and two other nuclear waste experts say a prolonged programme of national research is....

Ants can save millions from earthquakes

Fri, 31 Jan 2020 19:28:00 +0100earthtimes (en)

; Credit: © Shutterstock. When California and Japan , Indonesia, Italy and Greece next suffer the worst of earthquakes, there is help already available, apart from the early warning seismology that tsunami warning centres (TWCs) provide. German research with HR cameras has begun to check these....

5.3-magnitude quake strikes Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture, no tsunami warning issued

Fri, 31 Jan 2020 19:25:00 +0100xinhuanet_en (en)

TOKYO, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 on Saturday struck Japan 's Ibaraki Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at 2:07 a.m. local time, with its epicenter at a latitude of 36.0 degrees north and a longitude of 140.1 degrees east, and at a depth of 70 km.

Earthquakes are always big news - or are they?

Fri, 31 Jan 2020 18:51:00 +0100earthtimes (en)

and rescue workers in Turkey; Credit: © Shutterstock. Shortly after 4.00am on Sunday 20th May, an earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck the Emilia-Romagna region of the Po valley in Northern Italy, about 22 miles north-northwest of Bologna. Jolts and aftershocks were felt over a large area and although....

Japan panel recommends ocean release for contaminated Fukushima water

Fri, 31 Jan 2020 18:51:00 +0100reuters-in (en)

TOKYO (Reuters) - A panel of experts advising Japan ’s government on a disposal method for radioactive water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant on Friday recommended releasing it into the ocean, a move likely to alarm neighbouring countries. The panel under the industry ministry came to the....

Japan: Ocean Release for Fukushima Water

Fri, 31 Jan 2020 18:04:00 +0100marinelink (en)

A panel of experts advising Japan 's government on a disposal method for radioactive water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant on Friday recommended releasing it into the ocean, a move likely to alarm neighboring countries. The panel under the industry ministry came to the conclusion after....

Josh Duhamel organises Japan charity run

Fri, 31 Jan 2020 17:45:00 +0100earthtimes (en)

Josh Duhamel is organising a charity run to raise money for earthquake victims in Japan . The 'Transformers' actor is urging fans to join him on Santa Monica beach in California on Sunday (27.03.11) when he will run two miles for the American Red Cross Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami fund.

Emerging economies fragile when disaster strikes says report

Fri, 31 Jan 2020 17:45:00 +0100earthtimes (en)

Earthquakes and raging floods; unstoppable tsunamis, powerful cyclones and crop-destroying droughts. No, not a roll call of the disasters to strike around the world in 2011, but a list of the perils mapped out in the Natural Hazards Risk Atlas 2011 . This annual compendium of disaster is aimed to....

Japan panel recommends ocean release for contaminated Fukushima water

Fri, 31 Jan 2020 17:14:00 +0100nst (en)

TOKYO: A panel of experts advising Japan ’s government on a disposal method for radioactive water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant on Friday recommended releasing it into the ocean, a move likely to alarm neighbouring countries. The panel under the industry ministry came to the conclusion....

Fukushima radioactive load nailed-down by sulfur study

Fri, 31 Jan 2020 17:12:00 +0100earthtimes (en)

Fukushima may have cast a threatening nuclear pall over Japan ; but the frantic attempts to cool the plant with seawater may also have allowed scientists to take the pulse of a poorly understood piece of the climate puzzle. And those early measure to control the ongoing meltdown have also provided....

Japan WILL dump nuclear waste into the sea as it prepares to accept panel recommendation

Fri, 31 Jan 2020 17:05:00 +0100dailymail (en)

In 2018, Tokyo Electric apologised after admitting its filtration systems had not removed all dangerous material from the water - and the site is running out of room for storage tanks. But it plans to remove all radioactive particles from the water except tritium, an isotope of hydrogen that is hard....

Japan panel recommends ocean release for contaminated Fukushima water

Fri, 31 Jan 2020 16:59:00 +0100news-yahoo (en)

TOKYO, Jan 31 (Reuters) - A panel of experts advising Japan 's government on a disposal method for radioactive water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant on Friday recommended releasing it into the ocean, a move likely to alarm neighbouring countries.

Japan panel recommends ocean release for radioactive Fukushima water

Fri, 31 Jan 2020 16:56:00 +0100straitstimesSG (en)

TOKYO (REUTERS) - A panel of experts advising Japan 's government on a disposal method for radioactive water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant on Friday (Jan 31) recommended releasing it into the ocean, a move likely to alarm neighbouring countries.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Air India flight reaches China's Wuhan to evacuate Indians, second aircraft likely tomorrow

Fri, 31 Jan 2020 16:48:00 +0100dnaindia (en)

The Air India flight from Delhi which was sent to evacuate Indian nationals who are stuck in China landed in Wuhan, Hubei Province, on Friday evening. The 423-seater jumbo B747 aircraft was sent to the neighbouring country, where 213 people have died due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. Mr.

Fukushima Radioactive Water Must Be Launched Into the Sea, Mavens Inform Eastern Govt

Fri, 31 Jan 2020 15:58:00 +0100dailyresearchstack (en)

Officers will have to free up handled water from the Fukushima energy plant into both the sea or into the air. That’s the recommendation knowledgeable panel presented the Eastern executive on Friday after greater than 3 years of deliberation, the AFP reported.

Magnitude 9.0: When the Earth Quaked and the Ocean Raged

Fri, 31 Jan 2020 15:52:00 +0100earthtimes (en)

Honshu, Japan : At 05:46 UTC (02:46 PM - Local Time at the Epicentre) one of the most powerful earthquakes recorded in quake history, off the east coast of Japan, 130 km (80 miles) east of Sendai, Honshu, Japan. Measured at an alarming magnitude of 9.0, the 11th March 2011, Honshu's Mega-trust EQ is....

Japan's METI recommends releasing Fukushima radioactive water into sea

Fri, 31 Jan 2020 15:38:00 +0100japantimes (en)

The industry ministry Friday recommended releasing treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant into the ocean, saying it would be preferable to releasing it into the atmosphere by boiling it. The government has been exploring ways to dispose of more than 1 million tons....

Fukushima : des experts privilégient l'option du rejet en mer de l'eau contaminée

Fri, 31 Jan 2020 13:28:00 +0100sudouest (fr)

À l’issue d’une énième réunion, des experts japonais ont estimé que parmi les diverses solutions proposées, celle du déversement lent par dilution dans l’océan Pacifique était la plus réaliste, devant celle de l’évaporation. Compte tenu que ce type de rejet en mer est déjà pratiqué au Japon et à....

Japan's METI recommends releasing Fukushima radioactive water into sea

Fri, 31 Jan 2020 08:35:00 +0100japantimes (en)

The industry ministry Friday recommended releasing treated radioactive water from a crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, saying it would be preferable to releasing it into the atmosphere by boiling it. The government has been exploring ways to dispose of more than 1 million tons of water....

Earthquake was one of biggest in Caribbean history

Thu, 30 Jan 2020 23:26:00 +0100caycompass (en)

The Oriente fault line, shown in red, which separates the Caribbean and North American plates, runs just south of the Cayman Islands and is responsible for much of the seismic activity in the region. It is a strike-slip fault, which means earthquakes it generates are caused by the sideways movement....

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Thu, 30 Jan 2020 04:19:00 +0100EC (en)

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), as of 28 January at 18.00 UTC, 132 people have died in China from the novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan (Hubei Province, China), 125 of them in Hubei Province. There are 5,974 confirmed cases worldwide, according to the European Centre for Disease....

'It just never seemed to let up': Former CEO says stress nearly led to psychosis

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 21:24:00 +0100CBC (en)

At the height of his anxiety, Chad Fleck says he was averaging about 30 minutes of sleep per night. The former CEO of the Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership did his best to manage the stress, but eight months after being hired as the head of the organization, he had to leave his job.

Scientists warn against false earthquake predictions spreading panic in Turkey A Taiwanese self-acclaimed scientist has been occupying Turkey’s agenda with his earthquake projections amid a powerful quake that jolted the country’s east, claiming 41 lives.

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 17:24:00 +0100hurriyetdailynews (en)

Scientists warn against false earthquake predictions spreading panic in Turkey ISTANBUL A Taiwanese self-acclaimed scientist has been occupying ’s agenda with his earthquake projections amid a powerful quake that jolted the country’s east, claiming 41 lives. When a 6.

Terremoto de 7.3 activa alerta de tsunami en Japón

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 15:46:00 +0100laverdad-VE (es)

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Japon : un séisme de magnitude 5,4 frappe Okinawa, pas d'alerte tsunami

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 05:21:00 +0100french.china.org.cn (fr)

Un séisme de magnitude de 5,4 sur l'échelle de Richter a secoué mercredi la préfecture japonaise d'Okinawa (sud), selon l'Agence météorologique japonaise (JMA). Le tremblement de terre s'est produit à 8h39 (23h39 GMT, la veille), son épicentre localisé par 27,2 degrés de latitude nord et 126,7....

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Wed, 29 Jan 2020 05:20:00 +0100EC (en)

Following the 6.8 M earthquake in Sivrice District (Elazig Province, eastern Turkey) on 24 January at 17.55 UTC, the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) reports 39 people dead (35 in Elazig, 4 in Malatya Province) and more than 1,600 injured.

The other wonder gas

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 05:19:00 +0100technologist (en)

Three years after an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear shutdown hammered Japan ’s energy supply, the country is taking steps to produce an entirely new domestic fuel from deep beneath the sea: “fire ice”, a frozen form of combustible methane. The estimated reserves are so enormous that they could meet Japan’s energy needs for the next century.

5.4-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Okinawa Prefecture, no tsunami warning issued

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 03:13:00 +0100xinhuanet_en (en)

TOKYO, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 on Wednesday struck off Japan 's Okinawa Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at 8:39 a.m. local time, with its epicenter at a latitude of 27.2 degrees north and a longitude of 126.7 degrees east, and at depth of 30 km.

1st LD Writethru: 5.4-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Okinawa Prefecture, no tsunami warning issued

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 03:13:00 +0100china.org.cn (en)

TOKYO, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 on Wednesday struck off Japan 's Okinawa Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at 8:39 a.m. local time, with its epicenter at a latitude of 27.2 degrees north and a longitude of 126.7 degrees east, and at depth of 30 km.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Foreigners drilled for Tokyo disasters

Tue, 28 Jan 2020 18:34:00 +0100taipeitimes (en)

Organizers of the Tokyo Olympic Games, with the start less than six months away, are putting the final touches to preparations, but the area that they are most concerned about remains readiness for any natural disaster striking during the event. With thousands of foreigner athletes and spectators expected to descend on Tokyo from July 24 to Aug.

Seismic Biomarkers in Japan Trench Fault Zone Reveal History of Large Earthquakes

Tue, 28 Jan 2020 16:06:00 +0100enn (en)

Researchers found multiple faults with evidence of more than 10 meters of slip during past large earthquakes in the region hit by the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake and tsunami. In the aftermath of the devastating Tohoku-Oki earthquake that struck off the coast of Japan in March 2011, seismologists were....

Japon : un séisme de magnitude 5,4 frappe la préfecture d'Hokkaido

Tue, 28 Jan 2020 11:37:00 +0100lecourrier (fr)

Un tremblement de terre d'une magnitude préliminaire de 5,4 sur l'échelle de Richter a secoué la préfecture japonaise de Hokkaido (nord), a déclaré mardi 28 janvier l'Agence météorologique japonaise (JMA), Le séisme, qui s'est produit vers 10h36 (1h36 GMT) et dont l'hypocentre se trouve à une....

Magnitude 5.2 earthquake hits Russia's Kuril Islands

Tue, 28 Jan 2020 08:43:00 +0100business-standard (en)

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck on Tuesday near the southern Kuril Islands, the Sakhalin branch of the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences told Sputnik. "A magnitude 5.2 earthquake was registered on Tuesday, at 12:36 p.m. local time [01:36 GMT]. Its epicenter was located ...

Japon : un séisme de magnitude 5,4 frappe la préfecture d'Hokkaido

Tue, 28 Jan 2020 05:36:00 +0100french.china.org.cn (fr)

Un tremblement de terre d'une magnitude préliminaire de 5,4 sur l'échelle de Richter a secoué la préfecture japonaise de Hokkaido (nord), a déclaré mardi l'Agence météorologique japonaise (JMA), Le séisme, qui s'est produit vers 10h36 (1h36 GMT) et dont l'hypocentre se trouve à une profondeur de....

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Tue, 28 Jan 2020 05:07:00 +0100EC (en)

Following the 6.8 M earthquake in Sivrice District (Elazig Province, eastern Turkey) on 24 January at 17.55 UTC, the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) reports 39 people dead (35 in Elazig, 4 in Malatya Province) and more than 1,600 injured.

HBO Real Sports adds tasteful retrospective on the life and career of Kobe Bryant to Season 26 premiere

Mon, 27 Jan 2020 22:57:00 +0100monstersandcritics (en)

The news of Kobe Bryant’s untimely death, and that of his eldest daughter Gianna and seven others aboard a Sikorsky helicopter in Calabasas on Sunday has been a sobering shock to so many who loved and admired the basketball star. And despite some controversial news about an MSNBC reporter flubbing....

Japanese athletes, officials mourn tragic death of Kobe Bryant

Mon, 27 Jan 2020 11:17:00 +0100japantimes (en)

Japan ese sports stars paid tribute to NBA legend Kobe Bryant on Monday after he was killed along with his teenage daughter in a helicopter crash. The 41-year-old, who played for the Los Angeles Lakers throughout a glittering career spanning two decades, died after the private aircraft came down in California on Sunday morning, according to U.

The warp and weft of sustainable weaving

Mon, 27 Jan 2020 04:20:00 +0100japantimes (en)

A 50-square-meter patch of field and 100 cotton trees. That’s all that Jin Shirai needs to make his living. Shirai is a weaver, though the term only represents part of what he actually does. As a craftsperson who creates from scratch, his work starts in spring when he plants wamen ( Japan ese cotton) seeds.