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Japan marks two year anniversary of tsunami
Rupert Wingfield-Hayes Mar 11, 2013
Today's anniversary is being marked with protests against nuclear power in Japan. But can the country sustain a non-nuclear energy policy?
Japan earthquake spotlights nation's disaster preparedness
Jeremy Hobson Dec 7, 2012
A 7.3 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Japan. While there are no reports of significant damage, how are the Japanese responding a year and a half after the country's previous tsunami disaster?
Japan suffers export headache over dispute with China
Rupert Wingfield-Hayes Oct 22, 2012
Japanese exports fell 10.3 percent in September raising fears of a slide into recession.
Earthquake hits Indonesia, tsunami warnings out
Jeremy Hobson Apr 11, 2012
There are tsunami watches and warnings around the Indian Ocean this morning after a magnitude 8.6 quake struck off the coast of Indonesia early today.
India's first responses to earthquake and tsunami warnings
David Brancaccio Apr 11, 2012
An 8.6 magnitude earthquake centered nearly 300 miles off of Indonesia has people around the Indian Ocean as far away as East Africa moving to higher ground. An 8.2 aftershock three hours later prompted a second tsunami warning.
Interview: Witness at Fukushima Daiichi
Alex Chadwick Mar 12, 2012
American nuclear worker Carl Pillitteri relives the earthquake and tsunami that precipitated the meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, where he was on site to see the destruction.
Turkey tweets lead to housing
John Moe Oct 24, 2011
Hours after yesterday's 7.2 magnitude quake struck eastern Turkey, Turkish TV journalist Erhan Çelik appealed to his 22,000+ Twitter followers to...
New iOS to include earthquake warnings
John Moe Aug 22, 2011
9to5Mac is reporting that the new version of iOS being launched next month will include an early warning system for earthquakes for customers in...
