London students compete on ideas to promote Hokuriku region
London – After the Hokuriku region was hit by a major earthquake on Jan. 1, a student competition has been held in London on measures to revitalize the economy of …
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Victoria rattled by early-morning 3.6 magnitude ‘mine-induced’ earthquake
Activity in a mine near Bendigo is responsible for a powerful earthquake that struck regional Victoria early on Tuesday morning. The 3.6 magnitude tremor hit Elmore, about 45km northeast of …
Japan’s beloved former Empress Michiko marks her 90th birthday as she recovers from a broken leg
TOKYO — Japan’s beloved former Empress Michiko received greetings from her relatives and palace officials to celebrate her 90th birthday Sunday as she steadily recovers from a broken leg, officials …
Important tool or alarmism? Japan experts split on megaquake advisories.
Japan is accustomed to the constant threat of natural disasters, but when a government advisory over the possibility of a megaquake originating in the Nankai Trough was issued in early …
Magnitude 3.2 earthquake rattles Barraba in northern NSW
Residents in a small New South Wales town have been rattled by a strong earthquake, the latest in a “swarm” of tremors across the state. The 3.2 magnitude earthquake struck …
Japan to deploy smaller rescue vehicles after lessons learned from Noto quake
Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency plans to equip disaster response teams with small rescue vehicles that can operate on rough roads starting in fiscal 2025, officials said. The decision …
A mural honoring scientists hung in Pfizer’s NYC lobby for 60 years. Now it’s up for grabs
NEW YORK — A mural honoring ancient and modern figures in medicine that has hung in the lobby of Pfizer’s original New York City headquarters for more than 60 years …
One year on, Morocco’s quake victims still wait for homes
RABAT, Morocco – A year after Morocco’s devastating earthquake in the High Atlas mountains, only some 1,000 homes out of 55,000 under reconstruction have been rebuilt, according to government figures, …
Reid-Hillview Airport supporters say closure could endanger emergency response
By day, San Jose resident Peter Learmonth is a computer systems engineer, but he moonlights as a volunteer command pilot for Angel Flight West, a network of around 3,000 volunteers …
Can Japan handle a heat wave and natural disaster at the same time?
Futtsu, Chiba Pref. – Hiroaki Nishino witnessed the violent whims of nature firsthand in September 2019, when a powerful typhoon packing winds of up to 200 kilometers per hour made …