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Ohio earthquakes linked to natural gas drilling
Los Angeles Times
By Michael Muskal and Neela Banerjee, Los Angeles Times The injection of wastewater from natural gas drilling into a disposal well probably caused a dozen earthquakes in Ohio, officials said Friday as they announced new regulations to deal with the ...
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Nuclear Disaster in Japan Was Avoidable, Critics Contend
New York Times
TOKYO — A year after a huge earthquake and tsunami caused nearly catastrophic meltdowns at a nuclear plant, Japan is still grappling with a crucial question: was the accident simply the result of an unforeseeable natural disaster or something that ...
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A year after the earthquake, building a new Japan
Washington Post
Today, on the first anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake, which triggered the starkest crisis our country has faced in a generation, we pause to commemorate all of those who suffered. Our thoughts go out to all of the victims of the tragedy ...
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Reconstruction plans stir debate one year after deadly Japan earthquake, tsunami
MiamiHerald.com
Japan plans an innovative but controversial reconstruction a year after anearthquake and tsunami obliterated much of the eastern coast, killing almost 20000 people. By JOHN YEARWOOD ISHINOMAKI, Japan -- Fujii Mie is still haunted by the “black wall'' ...
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Ohio links earthquakes to wastewater from drilling, sets tough rules
Los Angeles Times
By Michael Muskal The injection of wastewater from natural gas drilling into a disposal well probably caused a dozen earthquakeslast year in Ohio, state officials said Friday, and they unveiled new regulations to deal with the potential hazard.
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Los Angeles Times
Is that a fracking earthquake?
Los Angeles Times
It also can cause earthquakes. Ohio oil and gas regulators said Friday that a preliminary report on the relationship between a fracking waste disposal well near Youngstown and a series of minor earthquakes in northeastern Ohio last year found evidence ...
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Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami: remembrance, preparedness and rebuilding
The Seattle Times
Twelve months after the devastating Great East Japan Earthquake the world mourns the human toll, pays its respects and looks ahead to preventing another tragedy. Children walk home from school Wednesday in Kesennuma, Japan, as workers continue sorting ...
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Recommended: Japan's quake still poses puzzles
msnbc.com
A chart of the area between the Japanese island of Hokkaido and the Japan Trench shows the amount of fault slip due to the March 2011 earthquake. The red area denotes slip of 50 meters (196 feet) or more. The question mark represents the researchers' ...
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Ohio Earthquakes: Officials Say Tremors Were 'Almost Certainly' Caused By ...
Huffington Post
JULIE CARR SMYTH 03/ 9/12 05:38 PM ET AP COLUMBUS, Ohio — A dozenearthquakes in northeastern Ohio were almost certainly induced by injection of gas-drilling wastewater into the earth, state regulators said Friday as they announced a series of tough ...
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Japan Earthquake Anniversary: Fukushima Meltdown Risk Early Known, Documents ...
Huffington Post
The minutes of the government's crisis management meetings from March 11 – the day the earthquake and tsunami struck – until late December were not recorded and had to be reconstructed retroactively. They illustrate the confusion, lack of information, ...
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Moderate earthquake hits northeastern Japan
Boston.com
A moderate quake with a magnitude of 5.4 has struck northeastern Japan near the zone devastated last year by the massive earthquake and tsunami that triggered a nuclear crisis. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage in the quake Saturday ...
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One year after earthquake and tsunami, what Japan has rediscovered
Christian Science Monitor
For the March 11 anniversary of its earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown, Japan can be thankful for reviving its spirit of mutual help, best seen among the tsunami survivors. By the Monitor's Editorial Board / March 9, 2012 Shipbuilders construct ...
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Christian Science Monitor
Letters to the Heart on the First Anniversary of the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
Huffington Post
Sunday, March 11, marks the first anniversary of one the most devastating disasters in recent times, the Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011. The broadcast, internet and print media have already started reminding us of the incredible dimensions ...
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US implements new Fukushima nuclear safety policy
Reuters
By Scott DiSavino (Reuters) - Regulators on Friday told the owners of the nation's nuclear reactors to implement new safety rules based on the lessons learned from the earthquake and tsunami that crippled Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant a year ...
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Tokyo on edge one year after massive earthquake
CBS News
during a rally against nuclear power plants at a park in Tokyo on February 19, 2012 ahead of the first anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident caused by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Credit: TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images) ...
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Parents look for answers year after Japan tsunami
CBS News
(CBS News) ISHINOMAKI, Japan - On March 11, 2012, one year will have passed since the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan. At least 16000 people were killed in an instant, but over 3000 people remain missing. Complete coverage: Disaster in ...
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VOA Reporter Reflects on Devastation of Japan's Major Earthquake
Voice of America
Friday, 09 March 2012 VOA Reporter Reflects on Devastation of Japan's MajorEarthquake Steve Herman VOA Northeast Asia Correspondent Steve Herman began reporting online and on-air from the initial moments when a massiveearthquake and subsequent ...
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Japan, a year after disaster: remembrance, preparation, rebuilding
The Seattle Times
An unprecedented amount of work lies ahead for Japan one year after the devastating earthquake-tsunami-nuclear disaster. Seattle-based Japanese Consul General Kiyokazu Ota writes there is a lot of determination in Japan for this rebuilding effort, ...
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The Seattle Times
For Kids In Japan, Adjusting To A Changed World
NPR
Immediately following last year's earthquake and tsunami in northeast Japan, a teacher observed some of the kids drawing faces and bodies with black markers. Students draw during art class at Imagine Japan, an English-language school in Sendai City, ...
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Ohio, industry spar on earthquake cause
Williamsport Sun-Gazette
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A dozen earthquakes in northeastern Ohio were almost certainly induced by injection of gas-drilling wastewater into the earth, state regulators said Friday as they announced a series of tough new rules for drillers.
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Seismic hazards: Japan earthquake and other tectonic surprises challenge ...
Washington Post
The seismic hazard maps didn't entertain the idea of a 9.0 magnitudeearthquake off the Tohoku coast of Japan. But the Earth paid no heed to scientific orthodoxy. A massive slab of the planet's crust lurched 180 feet to the east. It rose about 15 feet, ...
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Now and then in Japan
Washington Post
Images taken just after the earthquake and tsunami struck, juxtaposed with scenes almost one year later. A wave (top) from the tsunami crashes over a seawall in Miyako, Iwate prefecture, northeastern Japan, after a magnitude-9.0earthquake struck the ...
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A year after disastrous earthquake, tsunami, travel to Japan slowly rebounds
msnbc.com (blog)
By Tanya Mohn, msnbc.com contributor Last year's deadly earthquake and tsunami and the subsequent disaster at Fukushima nuclear power plant took a toll on Japan's tourism industry, but a year later, the country's travel landscape is rebounding.
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IAEA says nuclear power safer 1 year after Fukushima
Reuters
| VIENNA (Reuters) - Nuclear power is safer than it was a year ago when anearthquake and a tsunami hit the area around the Fukushima nuclear plant, the UN atomic energy chief said on Friday, but Greenpeace said no lessons had been learnt.
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Moderate earthquake hits northeastern Japan; no tsunami warning
Washington Post
DENVER — A moderate quake with a magnitude of 5.4 has struck northeastern Japan near the zone devastated last year by the massiveearthquake and tsunami that triggered a nuclear crisis. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage in the ...
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U.S. News - Fracking waste led to earthquakes, Ohio says in adding ...
By Miranda Leitsinger
A dozen earthquakes that struck Ohio in 2011 appear to have been induced by the workings of a wastewater well, the state Department of Natural Resources said Friday, as it announced new rules for the disposal of a fracking byproduct...
Newsvine - U.S. News - Articles
Chronology of major events surrounding March 11 quake, tsunami ...
The following is a chronology of events related to the earthquake and tsunami that struck northeastern and eastern Japan on March 11, 2011. March 11, 2011 -- Magnitude 9.0 earthquake hits off Miyagi Prefecture, and massive tsunami wreaks ...
Quake - News - Kyodo News
Japan Earthquake Social Media Coverage: Disaster By The ...
By The Huffington Post News Editors
When disaster struck Japan, online reactions to the earthquake and tsunami coursed through Twitter in near-record time. ... Japan Earthquake Anniversary : Pictures, Videos, Breaking News · Japan Earthquake Anniversary: Photos From ...
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
Portland Parents Worried About Quake Safety In Schools · OPB News
By OPB News Staff
This weekend marks one year since an earthquake and tsunami swept across Japan. Research over the last year reinforces fears that a similar underseaearthquake, along Oregon's Cascadia Subduction Zone, could be devastating here.
OPB News
Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami Anniversary - News - Hydro ...
One year ago, one of the most powerful earthquake in human history occurred 70km off the coast of Japan. Marine technology plays a crucial role in relieve, reconstruction and research efforts in the aftermath of such a natural disaster. One ...
Hydro International
Ohio earthquakes linked to deep injection of Marcellus Shale drilling ...
By The Associated Press
Kevin Sunday, a spokesman for Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection said, 'We have never seen an earthquake as the result of an ejection well or with any activity associated with gas drilling.' ... View full sizeThe Patriot-News, 2009A towering gas-drilling rig is shown in Susquehanna County in September 2009. The state announced the tough new brine injection regulations because of the report's findings on the well in Youngstown, which it said were based on “a ...
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Interactive Map Tracks Earthquake and Tsunami Donations One ...
By David Lee
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Direct Relief and the Japanese American Citizens league are giving you a unique way of tracking where some of your dollars have gone following the devastating earthquake and ts.
KCOY - News
Japan Earthquake Anniversary: Fukushima Meltdown Risk Early ...
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Iran; Mexico; Palestinian Territories; Japan Earthquake Anniversary. Armchair... A spokesman for the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency was replaced after he slipped out a possibility of meltdown during a news conference March 12.
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
Delaware Remembers the Great East Japan Earthquake | State of ...
By by admin
On March 11, 2011, Delaware's sister state, Miyagi Prefecture, and other areas of the northeast coast of Japan were devastated by a massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami. One year later, Miyagi continues to rebuild and recover.
State of Delaware News
7.1 magnitude quake strikes Vanuatu | The News Tribe
By Katrina Jones
Vanuatu: A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck 38 miles northeast of Isangel, Vanuatu in the Pacific on Friday, US Geological Survey (USGS) said. According to USGS, the quake struck at a depth of 36km at 0709 GMT (3.09pm...
The News Tribe
2MIN News Feb27: Earthquakes, News, and Weak CME Impact...
http://en.rian.ru/science/20120226/171543660.html http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/ photo/2012-02 ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJtqoiXxOaU
Earthquake news shakes up UAE | Newzglobe.com
Earthquake news shakes up UAE. ... Today, the UAE woke up to rumors of an earthquake that will occur in the UAE. However, the NCMS has dismissed these ...
www.newzglobe.com/article/.../earthquake-news-shakes-uae
Nuclear Disaster in Japan Was Avoidable, Critics Contend
TOKYO — A year after a huge earthquake and tsunami caused nearly catastrophic meltdowns at a nuclear plant, Japan is still grappling with a crucial...
www.nytimes.com/.../critics-say-japan-ignored-warnings-of-n...
Obama praises Japan's fortitude on quake anniv. | Kyodo News
U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday issued a statement on the first anniversary of the March 11 devastating earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan, ...
english.kyodonews.jp/news/2012/03/146256.html
Reconstruction plans stir debate one year after deadly Japan ...
Japan plans an innovative but controversial reconstruction a year after anearthquake and tsunami obliterated much of the eastern coast, killing almost...
www.miamiherald.com/.../reconstruction-plans-stir-debate.htm...
Earthquake Swarm Rattles Scottish Whisky Island : Discovery News
Scotland's main whisky-producing region is getting shaken not stirred.
news.discovery.com/.../earthquake-swarm-on-islay-120307.ht...
Astrium laser interferometer detects Swiss earthquake - News | Astrium
The interferometer is an instrument that is being designed and tested for the future LISA mission.
www.astrium.eads.net/.../astrium-laser-interferometer-detects-s...
World News - 5.9 earthquake strikes southern Taiwan, causes minor ...
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck southern Taiwan on Sunday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_.../10508527-59-earthquake-stri...
Magnitude-6.8 Quake Shakes Siberia - ABC News
A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 shook southwestern Siberia on Sunday afternoon, the second to hit the area in two months. There were no ...
abcnews.go.com/.../magnitude-68-quake-shakes-siberia-15793...
Listen to the Japan Earthquake - Yahoo! News
From Yahoo! News: Scientists have taken the seismic waves from last year's massive Japan earthquake and converted them into audio waves.
news.yahoo.com/listen-japan-earthquake-203401666.html
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