Hurricane evacuations unlikely

Fri, 03 Jul 2020 00:29:00 +0200caycompass (en)

As the country prepares for what is expected to be an active hurricane season at a time when borders remain closed both locally and internationally, there are concerns that evacuation flights will not be an option if a large storm heads Cayman’s way. Danielle Coleman, director of Hazard Management....

This isn’t a COVID-19 wave — it’s a tsunami

Thu, 02 Jul 2020 18:51:00 +0200theverge (en)

This is what it took for local and state governments across this country to hit the brakes on their reckless reopening plans : 2.6 million people in the US infected with the coronavirus. 128,064 dead. Thanks to inept leadership, miscommunication , and a deep sense of hubris, the first wave of this pandemic never ended.

Terrawatch / Terrawatch: unearthing snow's 'Fukushima layer'

Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:27:00 +0200newsnow-co-uk (en)

T he Fukushima nuclear accident has added a distinctive signature to snow and ice across the northern hemisphere, new research published in Environmental Research Letters shows. Triggered by the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami of f the coast of Japan on 11 March 2011, the disaster resulted in a....

Terrawatch: unearthing snow's 'Fukushima layer' The Guardian

Tue, 30 Jun 2020 23:02:00 +0200msn-uk (en)

© Provided by The Guardian Photograph: TPG/Getty Images. The Fukushima nuclear accident has added a distinctive signature to snow and ice across the northern hemisphere, new research published in Environmental Research Letters shows. Triggered by the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami of f the coast of....

Terrawatch: unearthing snow's 'Fukushima layer'

Tue, 30 Jun 2020 22:46:00 +0200guardian (en)

T he Fukushima nuclear accident has added a distinctive signature to snow and ice across the northern hemisphere, new research published in Environmental Research Letters shows. Triggered by the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami of f the coast of Japan on 11 March 2011, the disaster resulted in a....

Landslides in north Sikkim hamper Army movement near Indo-China border

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 21:13:00 +0200risingkashmir (en)

Parts of north Sikkim close to the China border have been cut off by multiple landslides that occurred on Saturday night and left hundreds of people homeless. Five major landslides took place between Dikchu to Chungthang. The main highway, connecting Mangan, the north district headquarters, and Chungthang is closed.

Magnitude 5.2 earthquake shakes northeastern Taiwan

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 17:09:00 +0200focustaiwan (en)

Taipei, June 29 (CNA) A magnitude 5.2 earthquake shook northeastern Taiwan Monday evening, with no immediate damage or injuries reported, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said. The earthquake, which struck of f the coast of Yilan County at 8:52 p.m., was centered 75.