Japan earthquake: timeline of the disaster, from tsunami to nuclear crisis
Telegraph.co.uk
Japanese stocks nosedive as the huge cost of the disaster fuels fears about the country's economy. The Bank of Japan moves to stabilise markets by injecting a record 15 trillion yen (£114.4 billion) into money markets. Fears of a major slowdown in the ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
New Jersey reactor safety debated
NorthJersey.com
The New York metropolitan area has never been hit with an earthquake anywhere near as powerful as the 8.9-magnitude one that caused tsunamis to pound Japan and kill thousands. A "light" 4- to 4.9-magnitude quake happens once every four to 10 years, ...
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Japanese tsunami and earthquake: Markets plunge as insurers face £38bn bill
Daily Mail
By Lucy Farndon and Hugo Duncan The insurance industry could be landed with a £38billion bill for the Japanese disaster, making it one of the most costly on record. Risk agency AIR Worldwide said the earthquake alone could lead to insurance losses of ...
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Daily Mail
Uncertainty rules markets
Pasadena Star-News
"Parsons has a long history of supporting communities touched by natural disasters - earthquakes, hurricanes, floods - and we are ready to help the people of Japan rebuild their communities in the wake of the recent earthquakes and tsunami," she said.
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Yen, Dollar Advance as Fire at Japan Reactor Spurs Repatriation
San Francisco Chronicle
s Fukushima Dai-Ichi plant following last week's earthquake and tsunami. Asian currencies retreated, led by Malaysia's ringgit, as stocks plunged and Treasuries climbed amid demand for the relative safety of US assets. "The developments in Japan are ...
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Quake-Prone Pacific Plants May Hold Keys to US Nuclear Plans
Bloomberg
Photographer: Monika Graff/Getty Images The future of President Barack Obama's plans to redesign the US energy system with low- emission nuclear plants may hinge on reactors across the Pacific Ocean as Japan's nuclear disaster renews a debate about the ...
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Japan Tweets Its Way Out of Disaster
TheWrap
By Steve Pond Viewers around the globe have been getting their news about the devastation of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan via real-time reports on television and the Internet. But for those closer to the affected areas, that hasn't always been ...
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GE hopes Japan disaster won't impact global nuclear plans
The Hindu
Asked about the intensity of earthquakes, the nuclear reactors in Fukushima could withstand, Mr. Immelt, without elaborating on the seismic intensity, said the limits has not been breached so far. On March 4, Japan's strongest earthquake on record at a ...
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The Hindu
Debt Tsunami Battles Radiation for Biggest Risk: William Pesek
BusinessWeek
For that, we have more than just Friday's deadly earthquake and tsunami to blame but also the nation's shameful nuclear- safety record. It is boomeranging on all of us 126 million Japan residents. What's freaking us out even more than quakes and ...
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Hard to handle
Toronto Sun
By William Wolfe-Wylie, QMI Agency The tsunami portion of the Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters exhibit at the Ontario Science Centre. (QMI Agency) As Japan fell victim to one of the largest earthquakes of the century, braving through both the ...
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Nuclear ETF Meltdown: Four Funds Rocked By The Japanese Quake
The Business Insider
The earthquake that hit northern Japan on Friday thoroughly devastated a significant portion of the Japanese countryside, leaving thousands dead and hundreds of thousands homeless. While the loss of life and property due to the quake and tsunami was ...
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Japan nuclear disaster sparks heated EU debate
EurActiv
More than 10000 people may have been killed in Japan as the tsunami triggered by Friday's 8.9-magnitude quake surged across the coastline, reducing whole towns to rubble. It was the biggest earthquake to have hit the country since it started keeping ...
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Help Japan, and plan for disaster here at home
Sun-Sentinel
Friday's earthquake, followed by a tsunami, is the third devastating seismic disaster since the Jan. 12, 2010, quake that shattered Haiti. In February of last year, tremors also ripped through Chile. Whether it's an industrial society (Japan), ...
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Markets erratic after Japan's disaster
Independent Online
In the case of commercial and industrial insurance policies, cover is sold in the private market and is widely purchased for earthquakes, fire following earthquakes and tsunamis, according to the reinsurer. Coverage for nuclear facilities in Japan ...
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Independent Online
The Note's Must-Reads for Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
ABC News (blog)
LINK LA Times' Ken Bensinger: “Japan quake likely to affect businesses globally” With the scale of the disaster in Japan still being measured, concerns are growing that last week's earthquake and tsunami could lead to a long-term disruption in the ...
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Japan: UN stepping up assistance in wake of quake and tsunami
UN News Centre
14 March 2011 – A United Nations disaster team has arrived in Japan and local officials have asked the world body to dispatch a team of nuclear safety experts as emergency operations continue in the wake of Friday's catastrophic earthquake and tsunami. ...
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UN News Centre
Japan Disaster Raises US Nuclear Question
Bond Buyer
By Gavin Murphy While stocks fell and Treasury bonds rallied in response to Japan's catastrophic earthquake and tsunami, reaction in the municipal bond market was muted. Analysts said the biggest long-term impact could be felt by municipal agencies ...
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Japan's Nuclear Crisis Prompts Calls For US Safety Review
Vermont Public Radio
If there is a review, Vermont Yankee would probably be part of it because its design is similar to the reactors in Japan. (Dillon) Northern Japan is part of the Pacific Rim's "Ring of Fire" - an area known for frequent earthquakes and tsunamis. ...
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World Market Overview 15/03/2011
International Business Times
By IB Times Staff Reporter | March 15, 2011 2:11 AM GMT US stocks ended lower on Monday, as investors were worried about the impact of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan on the global economy. The Dow Jones industrial average was down ...
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Rescuers Dig for Survivors, But Thousands Feared Dead
Wall Street Journal
Japanese sailors rescue Hiromitsu Shinkawa Sunday, two days after the 60-year-old was washed to sea on the roof of his Minamisoma home by a tsunami caused by a powerful earthquake. Thousands are feared dead. Japan's earthquake-triggered crisis ...
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Japan quake causes nations to reconsider nuclear power plants
The Tennessean
TVA's three 1970s-era reactors at its Browns Ferry plant are similar to the ones in Japan that were knocked out after a major earthquake and tsunami, leading to explosions, releases of radioactivity and the potential for a meltdown. ...
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Cameron concern for quake Britons
BBC News
He said: "The Japanese government has said that the emergency cooling system at three reactors at the plant have failed because of the tsunami. "And there have been explosions due to the release of hydrogen gas at both the Fukushima 1 and Fukushima 3 ...
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We can learn from Japan's nuclear crisis
London Free Press
... earthquake and tsunamis that struck Japan last week may not the last of the disaster if Japanese officials charged with controlling a nuclear accident are anything less than completely successful. The quake damaged a series of nuclear reactors. ...
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Regulators say US nuclear reactors can withstand quakes, tsunamis
The Hill (blog)
Brenner's comments come as some lawmakers are raising concerns about the safety of US reactors, citing the nuclear crisis in Japan that resulted from the earthquake and tsunami in the country. Several Japanese reactors were damaged during the disaster, ...
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Japan quake shows we must prepare
The Province
Geologists have calculated that a mega-thrust earthquake off our coast in the Cascadia subduction zone similar to what savaged Japan last week hits our region about once every 500 years. The last one, determined from Japanese tsunami records, ...
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Area nuclear plants safer than in Japan, experts assure
STLtoday.com
The reactors in Japan, experts noted, shut down when the quake hit, as they were designed to do. But the subsequent tsunami wiped out backup power that keeps water flowing to cool the reactor core. Battery backup that powers the controls ran out after ...
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Japan | Nuclear | Earthquake | Tsunami
By News Desk
Japan battles to prevent meltdown at a nuclear power station after a second explosion. The death toll has continued to rised after last Friday's earthquake and tsunami disaster. ... into the air after a third reactor at an atomic power plant experienced an explosion and a fourth caught fire Tuesday morning in Japan , intensifying fears of a nuclear disaster in the wake of a devastating earthquake and tsunami that is thought to have left more than ten thousand people dead. ...
GlobalPost - http://www.globalpost.com/
Japan-style earthquake and tsunami unlikely to hit Southern ...
By Shelby Grad
Reactors can be built to withstand very large earthquakes. Even the size of the recent quake Japan. The problem with Japan's reactors was largely created by the tsunami that took out their backup generators. ... That's What "Disaster Planning" is Supposed to be All About! Frankly..the Laziness..the Intellectual Dishonesty..the Moral Corruption..the Arrogance and Greed mixed with Little Tin General Power Tripping Bureaucrats whom seek NOT to "Protect" the Public..the ...
L.A. NOW - http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/
Shakesville: Open Thread & News Round-Up: Japan Disaster
By Melissa McEwan
Japan reeled from a rapidly unfolding disaster of epic scale on Sunday, pummeled by the death toll, destruction and homelessness caused by the earthquake and tsunami and new hazards from damaged nuclear reactors that were leaking ...
Shakesville - http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/
Japan Quake Aftermath | A Before & After Timeline - WNYC
Following the 8.9 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami on the west coast of Japan, the country is now racing to prevent a nuclear disaster at a major nuclear power plant. Below is a time line of events in Japan local time. ( Updated 8:30 p.m. EST) ... It's not clear whether the failures of the backup generators at the Daiichi Power Plant were caused by the quake itself or by water from the tsunami getting into the reactors. If caused by the quake, one can question ...
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Japan Earthquake Leaves Hundreds Of Bodies Washing Ashore
By The Huffington Post News Editors
TAGAJO, Japan -- There are just too many bodies. Hundreds of dead have washed ashore on Japan's devastated northeast coast since last week's earthquake and tsunami. ... Compounding the disaster, water levels dropped precipitously inside a Japanese nuclear reactor, twice leaving the uranium fuel rods completely exposed and raising the threat of a meltdown, hours after a hydrogen explosion tore through the building housing a different reactor. On the economic front, ...
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thenewswire/
Japan quake live blog: Tokyo governor apologizes for remarks ...
By lrathke
Read the full report on the quake, tsunami and the fears surrounding Japan's damaged nuclear reactors. [7:53 a.m. ET Tuesday, 8:53 p.m. Tuesday in Tokyo] Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara apologized Tuesday for saying that the ... As of 3:30 p.m. (2:30 a.m. ET), at least 3742 people were missing and 1892 injured, according to the National Police Agency Emergency Disaster Headquarters. [3:34 a.m. ET Tuesday, 4:34 p.m. Tuesday in Tokyo] Radiation level readings have ...
This Just In - http://news.blogs.cnn.com/
Japan Quake: Radioactivity High Around Plant, Kan Urges Evacuation ...
The fear at the Fukushima complex, 240 km (150 miles) north of Tokyo, is of a major radiation leak after the quake and tsunami knocked out cooling systems. The complex had already seen explosions at its No. 1 and No.3 reactors on Saturday and ... But "the reactor vessels have held and radioactive release is limited." Amano, a veteran Japanese diplomatic, added that a Chernobyl-style disaster was "very unlikely". An explosion at the Soviet Chernobyl plant sent radioactive ...
CNBC Top News and Analysis - http://www.cnbc.com/
Japan Tsunami | Nuclear Power
By Thomas Mucha
Aside from the obvious human drama now unfolding in Japan, the quake-tsunami- nuclear disaster has raised new questions about the risks (and benefits) of nuclear power, not only in Japan but in other places around the world. One of those places, of course, ... The U.S. has 104 non-military nuclear reactors operating at 65 plants across the country. In addition, there are dozens of reactors, weapons labs and other nuclear facilities associated with national defense. ...
GlobalPost - http://web1.globalpost.com/
Disaster in Japan: March 14 | Al Jazeera Blogs
By Al Jazeera Staff
Al Jazeera's graphics team highlights the reactors of concern at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. File 14186. Timestamp: 4:11pm. Al Jazeera's Florence Looi reports on the heightened fears of a nuclear disaster after the devastation .... Welcome to our live blog for up-to-the-minute reports as events unfold, following the huge earthquake off Japan's coast, which triggered a 10m tsunami. Here, we'll bring you everything that happens on March 14 - but if you feel you' ve ...
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Japan Quake Aftermath | Nuclear Meltdown: Explainers and Resources ...
Each nuclear reactor at a plant has three safety measures, many of which were built precisely in case of a tsunami or any other natural disaster. The precautions are meant to keep the reactor at a certain temperature to avoid a meltdown ...
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XE.com - WRAPUP 14-Japan grapples with nuclear crisis; tsunami ...
Of Japan's 54 reactors, 11 have been shut down by the quake. Switzerland put on hold some approvals for nuclear power plants and Germany cast doubts about its industry after the Japanese disaster, raising questions over the future of ...
XE Forex News - http://www.xe.com/news/
Japan Fears a Nuclear Disaster After Third Explosion and Reactor ...
By Newbie
Dangerous levels of radiation escaped a quake-stricken nuclear power plant after one reactor's steel containment structure was apparently breached by an explosion, and another reactor building in the same complex caught fire, Japan's ... to overshadow even the massive damage and loss of life spawned by a devastating earthquake and tsunami. Prime Minister Naoko Kan, in a nationwide address to the Japanese people, called for calm even as he acknowledged the radiation peril. ...
The Jawa Report - http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/
Media: World must learn lessons from Japan disaster
And those quakes were only 6.6 and 6.7 in magnitude -- thousands of times ... response to the nuclear crisis in Japan and says the safety of reactors will ...
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Radiation Level Soars After Japan Nuke Plant Fire
The Chernobyl reactor had no shell and was also operational when the disaster struck. The Japanese reactors automatically shut down when the quake hit and ...
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Japan quake-tsunami: Explosion reported at nuclear plant - Yahoo!7
An 8.9 quake triggers tsunami up to 10 meters (30 feet), with waves sweeping away homes, .... an emergency headquarters for disaster response and called for calm from the public. ... Japan reactor spews harmful radiation Yahoo!7 News ...
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Regulators say US nuclear reactors can withstand quakes, tsunamis
Several Japanese reactors were damaged during the disaster, and press reports indicate that two reactors could have suffered partial meltdowns. ...
thehill.com/blogs/.../149287-nrc-us-nuclear-reactors-are-safe
Record quake unleashes tsunami on Japan - ABC News (Australian ...
Hot topics: australia, sport, disasters-and-accidents, earthquake, japan, ... Record quake unleashes tsunami on Japan. Updated March 12, 2011 03:29:00 ...
www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/11/3162153.htm
Japan earthquake: nuclear disaster feared after power plant ...
11 Mar 2011. Eyewitnesses record moment quake hits. 11 Mar 2011 .... For the latest updates on the Japan earthquake and tsunami, follow our live coverage. ...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../Japan-earthquake-nuclear-disaster-fea...
BBC News - Japan earthquake: Tsunami hits north-east
There a tsunami triggered by the quake reached 10km (six miles) inland in places ... Japanese nuclear officials said pressure inside a boiling water reactor at the plant .... Will Japan disaster impact America's nuclear energy future? ...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12709598
Japan Earthquake and Tsunami: Nuclear Disaster Looms Large ...
Japan Earthquake and Tsunami: Nuclear Disaster Looms. 15. The inside of reactor No. 4 is seen at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Fukushima Prefecture ...
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2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article documents a current disaster. Information regarding it may change ... The earthquake triggered tsunami warnings and evacuations along Japan's ... Three reactors believed to have partially melted down have experienced a ...
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Japan Earthquake 2011: 8.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits, 30-Foot ...
tomcostellonbc : Japan nuke disaster now worse than 3 mile Island. ... Reuters : Radiation levels rise four-fold at stricken Japan reactor http://t.co/p1DxCAs .... Japan Earthquake: Tsunami Warnings Downgraded After 7.0 Quake Off .. ...
www.huffingtonpost.com/.../japan-earthquake-tsunami_n_834...
The Science Behind Japan's Earthquake and Tsunami | Seismology ...
FAQ: What's the Science Behind Japan's Quake and Tsunami? ... On Friday afternoon in Japan, disaster struck as a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake ... 8.9 is the largest Japanese quake on record and the fifth-largest quake worldwide ...
www.livescience.com/13187-japan-earthquake-tsunami-scienc...
Explosion at nuclear plant raises meltdown fear as Japan's ...
Video: Tsunami Slams Japanese Coast After Quake ... Friday's double disaster, which pulverized Japan's northeastern coast, ... Japan has declared states of emergency for five nuclear reactors at two power plants after the units lost ...
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