Earthquake

Earthquake

The result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves.
 
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Unmoderated Tag: Politics Rating: No Votes Hits: 5 Comments: 0 New Fracking Frontiers: Gas Exploration Goes Global New Fracking Frontiers: Gas Exploration Goes Global Shale gas exploration has gone global. Energy companies are surveying shale rock formations in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia hoping to discover the next big deposit of natural gas. This report, by correspondent Steven Sapienza, features the voices of residents in two regions, Eastern Ohio and Poland, both touted as new frontiers in shale gas exploration. Energy companies are already drilling in Poland, using hydraulic fracturing, or fracking -- a controversial method of gas extraction imported from the United States. In Eastern Ohio, the underground injection of fracking wastewater has triggered earthquakes in Youngstown. Fracking wastewater has also been illegally dumped into the Mahoning river. Despite the promise of jobs and revenue, residents in both the Ohio and Poland are struggling to understand the long-term impact of shale gas drilling on their communities. Watch more at http://www.linktv.org/earthfocus. May 16, 2013 12:02 AM
Unmoderated Tag: News Rating: No Votes Hits: 5 Comments: 0 Raw: View Atop Washington Monument Scaffolding Raw: View Atop Washington Monument Scaffolding Video captured from the helmet of a worker shows the scaffolding being topped off at the Washington Monument on Monday. The scaffolding is needed to repair the 555-foot marble obelisk damaged in a 2011 earthquake. Video silent from source. (May 15) May 15, 2013 8:00 AM
Unmoderated Tag: News Rating: No Votes Hits: 9 Comments: 0 China Roles out Improved Quake Response China Roles out Improved Quake Response China's full range of disaster response is on display after Saturday's earthquake in the Sichuan province killed at least 188 people. (April 22) Apr 22, 2013 1:00 PM
Unmoderated Tag: News Rating: No Votes Hits: 13 Comments: 0 Raw: China Quake Leaves Dozens Dead Raw: China Quake Leaves Dozens Dead A powerful earthquake jolted China's Sichuan province Saturday, leaving at least 56 dead and more than 600 injured and prompting state media to warn of higher casualties. (April 20) Apr 20, 2013 1:00 AM
Unmoderated Tag: News Rating: No Votes Hits: 21 Comments: 0 Today in History for April 18TH Today in History for April 18TH On this day in history: Massive earthquake strikes San Francisco; U.S. embassy bombed in Beruit; Einstein dies. (April 18) Apr 18, 2013 4:01 AM
Unmoderated Tag: News Rating: No Votes Hits: 20 Comments: 0 AP Top Stories April 16 P AP Top Stories April 16 P Here's the latest news for Tuesday, April 16th: U.S. investigates bombings as an act of terror; 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Pakistani-Iranian border; Venezuela blames opposition for violence; Baseball team makes ostrich its mascot Apr 16, 2013 4:00 PM
Unmoderated Tag: News Rating: No Votes Hits: 20 Comments: 0 Raw: Mexican Earthquake Spews Ash Raw: Mexican Earthquake Spews Ash The Popocatepetl volcano on Saturday vented a dense cloud of ash over the central Mexico state of Puebla, with ash falling to the ground in several towns. In San Andres Cholula, residents were worried about ash contaminating the water. (April 14) Apr 14, 2013 11:59 AM
Unmoderated Tag: Politics Rating: No Votes Hits: 16 Comments: 0 Raw: Iran Earthquake Kills 32 Raw: Iran Earthquake Kills 32 A 6.1 magnitude earthquake killed 32 and injured hundreds more in a sparsely populated area in southern Iran on Tuesday, Iranian officials said. Authorities said it did not damage a nuclear plant in the region. (April 9) Apr 9, 2013 2:01 PM
Unmoderated Tag: News Rating: No Votes Hits: 23 Comments: 0 Raw: Southern Mexico Rattled by 5.4 Quake Raw: Southern Mexico Rattled by 5.4 Quake Parts of southern and central Mexico have been rattled by a 5.4-magnitude earthquake, but there were no immediate reports of damages or injuries. The quake was felt slightly in Mexico City late Thursday. (April 5) Apr 5, 2013 7:01 AM
Unmoderated Tag: News Rating: No Votes Hits: 36 Comments: 0 Raw: Strong Quake Rattles Taiwan Raw: Strong Quake Rattles Taiwan A strong earthquake struck rural central Taiwan on Wednesday, swaying buildings, sending school children to seek cover and injuring at least 20 people. The magnitude-6.1 earthquake was felt throughout the island. (March 27) Mar 27, 2013 7:02 AM
Permanent Tag: Science Rating: Good Hits: 220 Comments: 2 Earthquakes Can Turn Water Into Gold Earthquakes Can Turn Water Into Gold Don't bother digging with every tremor: A 100-metric-ton gold deposit takes about 100,000 years to form. User: Curtius Mar 19, 2013 3:35 AM
Unmoderated Tag: Politics Rating: No Votes Hits: 37 Comments: 0 Living with the Ghosts of Japan's 3/11 Disaster (LinkAsia: 3/8/13) Living with the Ghosts of Japan's 3/11 Disaster (LinkAsia: 3/8/13) Japanese horror film director Hideo Nakata is best known for films in which characters are killed by an unseen force or haunted by a creepy presence. His newest film takes a different form however. LinkAsia's Nathalie Stucky reports on Nakata's latest project, a documentary about people living with the ghosts of the 3/11 disaster. Watch more at http://linkasia.org. IMAGE: People join hands facing the sea to mourn victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture: REUTERS/Kyodo Mar 11, 2013 11:02 PM
Unmoderated Tag: Politics Rating: No Votes Hits: 31 Comments: 0 3/11, Two Years Later: How is Japan Coping Today? (LinkAsia: 3/8/13) 3/11, Two Years Later: How is Japan Coping Today? (LinkAsia: 3/8/13) March 11th marks two years since Japan's devastating triple disaster of a massive earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown that left 20,000 people dead or missing. LinkAsia's Toshi Maeda reports from Tokyo on how people in Japan are coping today with the aftermath. Watch more at http://linkasia.org. IMAGE: A visitor lights a candle to remember the victims of the March 11, 2011 tsunami and earthquake, in Tokyo March 10, 2013: REUTERS/Issei Kato Mar 11, 2013 12:02 PM
Unmoderated Tag: News Rating: No Votes Hits: 26 Comments: 0 Japan Marks Quake, Tsunami Anniversary Japan Marks Quake, Tsunami Anniversary Japan is remembering the moment two years ago when a massive earthquake hit the northern part of the country, triggering a tsunami and nuclear meltdown. 300,000 remain displaced by the triple disaster. (March 11) Mar 11, 2013 8:00 AM
Unmoderated Tag: News Rating: No Votes Hits: 25 Comments: 0 After Tsunami, Japan Struggles to Recover After Tsunami, Japan Struggles to Recover Two years after the triple calamities of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, Japan is still coping with the scale of contamination. Town by town, dirt pile by dirt pile, the government is determined to clear its land of radiation. (March 8) Mar 8, 2013 8:00 AM
 
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