Model Shows Intense Wave Power of Tsunami
The wave energy from the event was on par with the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed more than 200,000 people, a researcher says.
View ArticleHouse Panel Questions Nuclear Regulatory and Energy Chiefs
The head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission says that Japan's nuclear crisis is bleaker than officials there have indicated.
View ArticleOn Our Radar: No Robots Deployed In Nuclear Crisis
Japan relies on humans for tasks that are handled through automation in many other parts of the world,
View ArticleCiting Near Misses, Report Faults Both Nuclear Regulators and Operators
A report from the Union of Concerned Scientists suggests that utilities operating nuclear plants in the United States need more oversight.
View ArticleGroups Demand Data on Radiation Release
Curious to know why the United States recommended that Americans stay at least 50 miles away from a troubled Japanese nuclear plant, groups file a Freedom of Information Act request demanding access to...
View ArticleOn Our Radar: Power Shortages Loom in China
Coal shortages and drought will be an issue this summer in China.
View ArticleAfter a Quake, 2 Yardsticks for Nuclear Inspectors
Given that the North Anna plant in Virginia suffered only cosmetic damage in a quake, nuclear officials say, conclusions drawn from a conventional measure of ground motion may have been somewhat...
View ArticleOn Our Radar: Quake in Turkey
The 7.2-magnitude quake had the greatest effect on Ercis, a town of around 75,000, where an estimated 80 multistory buildings collapsed.
View ArticleOn Our Radar: Quake in the Philippines
At least 88 people are dead and/or missing. The country has tried to upgrade its disaster-response capability in recent years but is regularly stretched by such catastrophes.
View ArticleSizing Up Health Impacts a Year After Fukushima
While the earthquake and tsunami killed an estimated 20,000 people, radiation from the nuclear plant has not killed anyone so far, and experts suggest that the doses were too small to have much effect.
View ArticleVessel Sets Sail in Search of Tsunami Debris
A group hopes to better understand where the detritus from the 2011 tsunami has or will make landfall.
View ArticleNew View from Inside Fukushima: Chaos and Uncertainty
While the plant owner made calm statements, videotapes of calls between the plant and company headquarters show a more dire picture.
View ArticleA Reprieve for the Tiny Pupfish
The population of the endangered pupfish is rebounding -- and a recent earthquake may even have helped.
View ArticleA Warm Atlantic Stokes Hurricane Fears
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has warned that 2010 might well experience one of the busiest Atlantic hurricane seasons on record, with between 14 and 23 named storms.
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