Aug 04 2011

Hot Spots of Radiation Raise Risk in Fukushima

Lethal radiation levels of more than 10,000 millisieverts per hour raise the need for caution to even greater extremes that workers at the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant must take.

Jul 06 2011

Japan Soil Found Radioactive Outside Evacuation Zone

Tag: Disasters and Accidents,Earthquakes,Nuclear Science,TsunamiDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 12:59 am
Soil radiation outside the nuclear evacuation zone is above levels that prompted resettlement after the Chernobyl disaster, citizens' groups said Tuesday.

Jun 23 2011

Strong Earthquake Rattles Northeastern Japan

Tag: Disaster Scenarios,Disasters and Accidents,Earthquakes,Pacific Ocean,Tsunami,USGSDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 1:06 am
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit the region most affected by the March 11 magnitude 9.0 quake and tsunami.

May 22 2011

Deadly Quakes Inside Continental Plates

Our perception of seismic risk is skewed into thinking earthquakes at plate boundaries are more deadly. We're wrong.

May 20 2011

Ultimate Game of Chance: Tracking the Rapture

Tag: Earthquakes,Geophysics,Natural Disasters,Plate TectonicsChristina Reed @ 8:36 pm
A revision of earthquake risk is in store following tomorrow's day of rapture, but would have been even without the judgment based on new geophysical reports.

May 12 2011

Small Quake in Spain Makes Big Impact

Tag: Disasters and Accidents,Earthquakes,GovernmentDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 3:15 pm
Buildings collapsed and eight people lost their lives following a 5.1-magnitude quake Wednesday.

May 11 2011

Rome Still Intact Despite Earthquake Prediction

Tag: EarthquakesRossella Lorenzi @ 7:37 pm
Despite the prediction of a a long-dead pseudoscientist, no major earthquake struck Rome today.

May 10 2011

Rome Earthquake Prophecy Sparks Panic

Tag: EarthquakesRossella Lorenzi @ 7:55 pm
Rome will be shaved off the face of the Earth tomorrow, according to widespread rumors causing panic among residents.

May 05 2011

Workers Enter No. 1 Reactor Building At Japan Nuclear Plant

Tag: Disasters and Accidents,Earthquakes,Hydrogen,Nuclear Science,TsunamiDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 6:40 pm
Workers entered a reactor building at Japan's stricken nuclear plant Thursday for the first time since an explosion hit the facility a day after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

May 05 2011

Workers Enter No. 1 Reactor Building At Japan Nuclear Plant

Tag: Disasters and Accidents,Earthquakes,Hydrogen,Nuclear Science,TsunamiDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 6:40 pm
Workers entered a reactor building at Japan's stricken nuclear plant Thursday for the first time since an explosion hit the facility a day after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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