Researchers find no link between major earthquakes
March 28th, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 28 (ANI): A new study has found that even though large earthquakes usually trigger a series of severe local aftershocks, they however do not cause major quakes further away.The finding ... Read more...
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Japan was warned over n-plants, reveal WikiLeaks cables
March 16th, 2011 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 16 (IANS) Japan was warned two years ago that its safety rules were not up to date and a strong earthquake would pose a serious problem to its ... Read more...
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Damage reported after moderate earthquake rattles southern Iran
January 5th, 2011 - 4:20 pm ICT by BNO News
KAZERUN, IRAN (BNO NEWS) -- Some damage was reported after a moderate earthquake rattled southern Iran on Wednesday morning, seismologists and state-run media said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.The ... Read more...
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Strong earthquake rocks southeastern Iran, casualties unknown
December 21st, 2010 - 2:52 am ICT by BNO News
TEHRAN (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake rocked southeastern Iran on late Monday evening, seismologists said, but it was not immediately known if there was damage or casualties.The 6.5-magnitude earthquake at 10.12 ... Read more...
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Experts warn of earthquakes in Bangladesh
September 17th, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 17 (IANS) Scientists at the Dhaka University Earth Observatory have recorded 10 tremors in the last one week and warned that more earthquakes can hit the country anytime.
The warning comes ... Read more...
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Pak floods, Russia wildfires and China landslides due to global warming: Experts
August 11th, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 11 (ANI): Climate change experts are of the view that global warming predictions are correct and the world weather crisis that is causing floods in Pakistan, wildfires in Russia and ... Read more...
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Tsunami fears ease after powerful earthquake off Northern Sumatra
May 9th, 2010 - 3:20 pm ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA (BNO NEWS) -- A powerful earthquake struck off the west coast of Northern Sumatra in Indonesia on Sunday, seismologists said. Tsunami warnings were briefly issued but were later cancelled when sea ... Read more...
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60 Minutes: Future of Bay Bridge is under a cloud
April 27th, 2010 - 12:25 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
California, Apr 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) ’60 Minutes’ did a coverage report of the ‘Bay Bridge’ in California, and they said that the future of the Bay Bridge is under a cloud. This ... Read more...
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Scientists listen to rocks to better understand damage caused by quakes
August 18th, 2009 - 1:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 18 (ANI): Scientists are using a technique called "ambient noise correlation," to observe significant changes in the behavior of parts of Earth's crust that were disturbed by three major earthquakes.University ... Read more...
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