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Waters: Cloud of fear mongering mushrooms after tsunami
“After whatever disaster befalls us, being intelligent humans, we can almost always learn from it and do better in the future,” said physicist Steven C. Barrowes, Ph.D., of Radcliff.
The purveyors of fear among us should heed that advice when...Tags: Natural Disasters, Mushrooms, Japan, Diesel Fuel, Tokyo Electric Power Co.
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Business briefs: March 17, 2011
Sekisui raising funds for earthquake victims Sekisui S-LEC America is having a cookout in front of Walmart from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday to raise money for its Japanese counterparts. The company, based in Japan, reported that one of it plants was...Tags: Natural Disasters, Japan, Lifestyle and Leisure, Manufacturing and Engineering, Employees
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Shaken Up: Local Japanese keep close eye on home after tsunami, earthquake
Tetsuo Kawanishi woke up about 6 a.m. Friday, as he does every morning, and called home to his family in Japan.
This morning there was no answer, so Kawanishi called again. And again. The result was the same. That’s when he opened his e-mail to...Tags: Natural Disasters, Japan, Politics, Tokyo (Japan), Employees
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Local Red Cross seeks aid for Japanese
The American Red Cross is soliciting funds to aid victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. Japanese officials have characterized the disaster as the worse crisis to face the nation since World War II.
Contributions less than $5,000 may be mailed to...Tags: Washington, DC, Natural Disasters, Japan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Disasters and Accidents
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Centre professor, grads affected by tsunami
msimpson@amnews.comCentre College Japanese instructor Fumie Bouvier called her family in Japan early this morning, after a huge earthquake and resulting tsunami rocked the northern part of the county. “Everything is OK, I think,” she said. “I couldn’...Tags: Natural Disasters, Japan, Arts and Culture, Education, Facebook
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Are you prepared?
Other than evoking our sympathy and generosity, the earthquake/ tsunami/nuclear disaster in Japan should be pinging our collective consciousness about our own level of preparedness for natural and man-made disasters.
Just to recap, in the last two years...Tags: Natural Disasters, Japan, FEMA, Weather Warnings, Chemical Industry
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GPS system can accurately predict post-quake tsunami, study finds
When the magnitude 9 earthquake struck Japan more than two years ago, there were 1,200 global positioning system stations recording ocean floor movement in real time. None was linked to that nation’s tsunami warning system, which underestimated...
Tags: Oceans, Natural Disasters, Japan, Research, Earthquakes
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20-foot boat that drifted to California is tsunami debris
The barnacle-covered boat with Japanese lettering spent 758 days at sea before it drifted onto a Northern California beach. Nearly three weeks after the 20-foot boat washed ashore in Crescent City, about 20 miles south of the Oregon border, the National...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Japan, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Earthquakes, Pacific Ocean
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Japanese boat first confirmed tsunami debris in California
A 20-foot boat that washed ashore earlier this month in Northern California has been confirmed as the first debris from the 2011 Japanese tsunami to reach the state. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, working with the Japanese...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Japan, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Earthquakes, Google+
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Alaska Marks 49 Years Since 1964 Earthquake and Tsunami
Channel 2 NewsWednesday marked the 49th anniversary of the 1964 earthquake that rocked Alaska, generating a deadly tsunami after the 9.2 magnitude temblor. Some 115 Alaskans died on that Good Friday, mostly due to waves, with another 15 deaths reported in Oregon...Tags: Natural Disasters, Earthquakes, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Disasters and Accidents
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Test of Tsunami Warning System Planned Wednesday Morning
Channel 2 NewsThis year marks the 49th anniversary of the largest earthquake to ever hit Alaska, the second largest ever recorded. The date is being marked with a test of the Tsunami Warning system. Several agencies including The National Weather Service and the...Tags: Natural Disasters, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Weather Warnings, National Weather Service, Earthquakes
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Parnell Declares This Tsunami Preparedness Week
Channel 2 NewsGov. Sean Parnell has declared this Tsunami Preparedness Week in Alaska. Parnell, in his proclamation, says Alaska's vast coastline is home to many communities that are vulnerable to tsunamis. He says the state also falls within one of the most...Tags: Natural Disasters, Sean Parnell, Earthquakes
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