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04 Jan 10 : 55 | 3 died in Indonesia aftershocks At least three persons were died in the powerful Indonesia earthquake. A series of powerful earthquakes in remote eastern Indonesia cut power lines, cracked building walls and sent panicked residents running out of their homes Sunday. A 7.6-magnitude quake struck at 2:43 a.m. local time about 85... Source : Latest News |
01 Jan 09 : 11 | Trapped water cause of regular tremors under Vancouver Island in Canada Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Canada have attributed regular tremors under Vancouver Island to trapped water in a portion of the fault area. The Cascadia megathrust fault, named for its massive but infrequent earthquakes, runs along the length of North America’s... Source : Latest News |
30 Dec 07 : 19 | Natural disasters killed more than 220,000 people in 2008 A large re-insurance company has determined that natural disasters killed more than 220,000 people in 2008, making it one of the most devastating years on record and underlining the need for a global climate deal. According to a report in the Telegraph, although the number of natural disasters was... Source : Latest News |
27 Dec 05 : 17 | Southeast Asia remembers tsunami on anniversary BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Southeast Asia’s tsunami-ravaged coral reefs have bounced back with surprising speed, according to a study released Friday, four years after the deadly waves hit. The findings came as communities across the Indian Ocean remembered the disaster that struck Dec. 26, 2004... Source : Latest News |
26 Dec 07 : 20 | Asia-Pacific countries may face devastating disasters in future Scientific research has shown that countries in the Asia-Pacific region face an era of “mega-disasters” affecting hundreds of thousands of people as urbanization, climate change and food shortages amplify the impact of natural catastrophes such as earthquakes and cyclones in coming years.... Source : Latest News |
20 Dec 10 : 29 | Soon, a bridge that can bounce back after a quake Engineers at the University of Nevada in the US have tested a new design for a flexible bridge that can bounce back after an earthquake. According to a report in New Scientist, the engineers used three large shake tables to test a 33.5-metre-long, 181-tonne (200-ton) bridge sporting an exotic new... Source : Latest News |
12 Dec 07 : 33 | Indian Ocean corals indicate possibility of another Tsunami In coming decades, Indian Ocean may witness coming up another disastrous Tsunami like the one that occurred in 2004, a havoc that took toll of thousands of people and left lakhs of them homeless. The conclusion was given out after studying the 700 year old record of earthquakes in West Sumatra,... Source : Latest News |
