Catastrophic “merging tsunami” doubled Japan devastation
The catastrophic tsunami, which hit the Japan shores in March 2011, was a long- hypothesized ‘merging tsunami’
News Section | Natural Disasters
How animals predict impending earthquake
Chemical changes in groundwater that occur when an earthquake is about to strike could be the cause behind the bizarre behaviour of animals during such calamities
Japan may ban rice from near n-plant
The Japanese government Thursday said it was considering banning shipments of rice from an area near the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant after samples showed radioactive contamination
Earthquakes take more lives than other natural disasters
A new study has revealed that earthquakes have a bigger impact on health than other natural disasters such as floods and hurricanes
Japanese tsunami mapped in detail for the first time
Researchers surveyed 2000 kilometers of Japanese coastline, including over 5300 locations
Hurricane Irene kills 18, impacts millions in US
As Hurricane Irene petered out leaving 18 dead across seven states and impacting millions with strong
Forecast of eruption at undersea volcano comes true
A team of scientists has discovered a new eruption of Axial Seamount, an undersea volcano situated off the Oregon coast
Tohoku Tsunami cracked icebergs hemisphere away in Antarctica
For the first time scientists have been able to observe the power of an earthquake and tsunami to break off large icebergs a hemisphere away
Village in Nepal on brink of losing ancient monastery in hands of glacial lake floods
Nepal’s Halji village, best known for its 1000-year-old monastery, a potential World Heritage Site, is facing a huge threat from frequent glacial lake outpour floods, which mysteriously occur annually on the same day every summer since 2006
Tanzania to conduct research on Mt Kilimanjaro volcano
Tanzania plans to conduct a research on Mt Kilimanjaro to check signs of volcanic activity following recent
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