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Earthquakes in the Philippines and Indonesia
A strong earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Bali early this morning, just hours after a mild earthquake in southern Philippines yesterday.
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Strong earthquake caused tsunami warning in Central America
The US Geological Survey (USGS) initially said the earthquake, which was valued at 7.9 on the Richter scale, occurred at 8:42 am on September 5 local time. However, the…
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Earthquake caused tsunamis in Central America
A strong earthquake rocked off the coast of El Salvador in the Pacific Ocean, causing tsunamis in Central America, but no damage information is yet available.
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The first beach in Fukushima opened after the disaster
On July 16, in the jubilantly welcoming Sea Day - the national holiday of Japan, Iwaki city government, Fukushima Prefecture opened a beach to welcome the public.
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First move nuclear fuel in Fukushima
Japanese media on July 18 reported that workers working at the Daiichi incident nuclear plant in Fukushima Prefecture for the first time have moved nuclear fuel here sin…
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Fukushima is 'artificial disaster'
A Japanese parliamentary investigation committee today confirmed the incident of the Fukushima I nuclear power plant last year was
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A wake-up call from 'artificial disaster' Fukushima
Bad nuclear status at Japan's nuclear power plant, more than a year ago, aroused concerns in many people interested in Vietnam's nuclear power industry. Because Japan ha…
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Strong earthquake shook the Philippines
AFP quoted the US Geological Survey (USGS) as saying that the 6.1 magnitude earthquake occurred at a depth of 35km at 6h18 am through local time. The epicenter is about…
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Japan warns tsunamis through animal expression
Susaki city of Japan is planning to apply a tsunami warning system through animal expressions. Deputy City Mayor, Mr. Yoshihito Myojin said he invited scientists and exp…
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Japan can restart the Ohi nuclear reactor
According to AFP and Voice of Russia, for the first time since the incident at the Fukushima 1 nuclear power plant in March 2011, reactors of nuclear power plants in Jap…
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Japanese tsunami landed on Alaska
Floating, foam-like floating objects landed on the coast of Montague island, 190km southeast of Anchorage, in large numbers. They are most likely junk because the Japane…
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Radiation in Japan is no longer dangerous
One year after the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, the amount of radiation in Japan has fallen below the level of cancer, most of Japan is no longer in da…
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Japan built a tsunami break at the Onagawa factory
Japan has recently built a section of tsunami-proof levees at Northeast Electric Power Company's Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant (TEP) in Miyagi Prefecture, Northeastern Jap…
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Accurate tsunami warning thanks to marine vessels
While the Kilo Moana research vessel was on its way from Hawaii to Guam in February 2010, the Maule region (Chile) was attacked by an 8.8-magnitude earthquake. A few min…
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Japan's last nuclear reactor stopped working
Since the earthquake and tsunami devastated the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in March last year, only one reactor on the northern island of Hokkaido of Japan's…