Gazing down on the gray, rubble-strewn valley, as a backhoe lifts twisted metal into one of hundreds of piles, Takako Abe clutches her walker and points to where her house once stood. From the same hill, she and scores of …
Sirens used to alert residents to emergencies such as tsunamis have accidentally gone off twice in a Hawaii neighborhood in the past two days. Maui County officials say the false alarms went off early Wednesday and Tuesday night in the …
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 jolted the Tokyo area on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported. There were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami alert was issued following the quake, which was centred in Ibaraki …
A powerful magnitude-7.6 earthquake rattled the remote Kermadec Islands in the Pacific Ocean, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. It triggered a small tsunami that had New Zealand bracing for high waves. The quake was felt as far away as Christchurch, …
Japan said Wednesday it will conduct “stress tests” on all the country’s nuclear plants to ease heightened concerns about disaster preparedness after this year’s tsunami sparked the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl. The March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern …
Nissan’s plant is busily rolling out the Leaf electric car and other models on a Saturday, having shifted production schedules for an aggressive nationwide effort to fight the power crunch created by a tsunami-crippled nuclear plant. “Setsuden,” or “save electricity,” …
As cleanup continues in the aftermath of the recent earthquake and subsequent tsunami that devastated parts of Japan, the adverse effect on the bottom line of businesses worldwide continues to be of great concern. According to a recent study conducted …
Tokyo Electric Power estimates it will have to pay 88 billion yen ($1.1 billion) in compensation for mental distress caused to people who were forced to leave their homes after the March quake and tsunami sparked a crisis at a …
More than a dozen ships heaved inland by Japan’s tsunami in March sit with red bellies and propellers exposed among the demolished houses of this once-bustling fishing town, a jarring daily reminder of the ocean’s awesome power. The enormous task …
A new computer simulation is helping to guide tsunami evacuation planning on the Oregon coast. Produced by Oregon State University, six computerized simulations show where people might go if a major earthquake and tsunami hit Cannon Beach. The Daily Astorian …