earthquake

A Radiation Dose Chart and more on Japan

25 March 2011

Just a little chart to put the radiation risk in perspective.
from xkcd additional sources
For more radiation news MIT NSE Nuclear Information Hub
So we are 2 weeks from the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear incident. Things are stabilizing but are still far from normal in the affected areas, but outside things are almost back to normal. There [...]

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More on the Japanese Earthquake

14 March 2011

What we’re seeing in the wake of the Japanese Earthquake is that being prepared saves lives. Japan is the best prepared country for earthquakes and tsunamis. They have always had respect for earthquakes as they are very common there, but they upgraded their codes after the Kobe earthquake in 1995 to an even higher level. [...]

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Earthquake Preparedness

11 March 2011

With the recent earthquake in Japan it is time to check your earthquake preparedness, if you live on the West coast of North America, along the Wasatch Fault in Utah and Idaho, or near the New Madrid fault along the Mississippi River in the Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri and Arkansas border region.
The worst thing about an [...]

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Hundreds killed in tsunami after 8.9 Japan quake – Yahoo! News

11 March 2011

Hundreds killed in tsunami after 8.9 Japan quake – Yahoo! News.
It looks like Japan has gotten a Big One.
New Zealand had a big one just weeks ago.
If you live in an earthquake zone tonight is the time to make sure your family’s emergency kit is up-to-date.

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New Zeal: Donating to Rebuild Christchurch

6 September 2010

New Zeal: Donating to Rebuild Christchurch.
Donate, please.

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Baja Earthquake

5 April 2010

Looks like another earthquake, this time in Mexico just south of the border.
Lots of breaking news, and even video from California. The effect on the pool was very interesting.
And it looks like only 2 deaths so far.

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Buried for 27 days: Haiti earthquake survivor’s amazing story – Telegraph

30 March 2010

Buried for 27 days: Haiti earthquake survivor’s amazing story – Telegraph: “Severely malnourished, dehydrated, deeply traumatised and with festering wounds, the frail slum-dweller’s survival was hailed a miracle when he emerged after an extraordinary 27 days trapped in the ruins of Haiti’s earthquake, confounding doctors and defying medical logic. It is believed to be the [...]

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Haiti, 70 days later – The Big Picture – Boston.com

25 March 2010

Haiti, 70 days later – The Big Picture – Boston.com: “In Haiti, the survivors of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck about two and a half months ago continue to struggle, with a few signs of hope as international assistance is beginning to make measurable progress, some international debt is being forgiven, and some businesses [...]

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Marginal Revolution: This is Chile, not Haiti

3 March 2010

Marginal Revolution: This is Chile, not Haiti: “‘There is a certain lawlessness in this country that the government enabled,’ he said in Spanish. ‘They don’t protect people and people don’t respect them and criminal elements get out of control. People also have a high sense of entitlement. They expected the government to have water and [...]

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Huge quake hits Chile; tsunami threatens Pacific – Yahoo! News

27 February 2010

Huge quake hits Chile; tsunami threatens Pacific – Yahoo! News: “A devastating earthquake struck Chile early Saturday, toppling homes, collapsing bridges and plunging trucks into the fractured earth. A tsunami set off by the magnitude-8.8 quake threatened every nation around the Pacific Ocean — roughly a quarter of the globe.”

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