Measurements Reveal Extent of Leakage from Japan’s Damaged Fukushima Reactor
For the least, this means that the contamination of the Fukushima coast is still very serious…
US scientists predict eruption of undersea volcano
US scientists have for the first time successfully predicted the eruption of one of the world’s most active undersea volcanoes off the coast of the western state of Oregon.
Massive Japan Quake Even Triggered Space Waves In Upper Atmosphere
The powerful earthquake that struck off the coast of Tohoku in Japan in March not only shook the Earth and unleashed a catastrophic tsunami, but also rattled the highest layer of the atmosphere, 350km above the planet, scientists find. This research could lead to a new type of early warning system for devastating tsunamis and earthquakes.
Japan Tsunami Broke Huge Icebergs Off Antarctica
The massive March 11 Japan earthquake and its ensuing Tohoku tsunami, were so powerful that they broke off huge icebergs thousands of miles away on the coast of Antarctica. Researchers witnessed and recorded, for the first time, evidence of an ice mass separation triggered by a tsunami; until this discovery they could only speculate that was possible.
Japan PM pledges Revolutionary Energy Shift
Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Friday pledged a revolutionary shift away from atomic power and towards renewable energy in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Japan’s Hamaoka Atomic Plant to Build Huge Seawall
In a desperate measure and shocking decision to protect its gravely aging Hamaoka nuclear plant perilously located near a faultline, Chubu Electric decided to spend about 100 billion yen ($1.3 billion) on a 1.6-kilometre (1 mile) “anti-tsunami seawall”. This decision came only two months after the japaneese government asked Chubu Electric to shut down its plant…
Japan Quake Makes 2011 Costliest Disaster Year
Japan’s devastating earthquake and tsunami in March caused losses of 210 billion euros and 15,500 people perished, making it the costliest natural catastrophe on record.
Olympia Hypothesis: Tsunamis Buried the Cult Site On the Peloponnese
Olympia, site of the famous Temple of Zeus and original venue of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece, was presumably destroyed by repeated tsunamis that travelled considerable distances inland, new study finds.
Japan Says Nuclear Plant Clean-Up Will Take Several Decades
Japan’s prime minister said on Saturday the decommissioning of the tsunami crippled Fukushima nuclear plant would take several decades.