tagged w/ Natural Disasters
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Whitewater cascaded through the gate of the Morganza Floodway in Louisiana Sunday, part of an emergency effort to save Baton Rouge and New Orleans from the rising Mississippi River. The Army Corps of Engineers opened the first gate in the spillway on Saturday, diverting waters that will flood communities along the bayous that thousands call home.Whitewater cascaded through the gate of the Morganza Floodway in Louisiana Sunday,... more
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The death toll in Spain's worst earthquake for 50 years has risen to nine after another victim died of injuries sustained when twin shocks hit the town of Lorca.
Dozens more are still being treated in hospital in the aftermath of the two quakes, which happened on Wednesday evening.
Residents of the town, which has a population of 92,000, began clearing rubble, with the regional government of Murcia estimating that 80% of buildings had been damaged.
See video here:
http://www.politicalfailblog.com/2011/05/spain-shocked-by-deadly-earthquake.htmlThe death toll in Spain's worst earthquake for 50 years has risen to nine after... more
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Waters still rising in uneasy Mississippi Delta | CBS
Small towns brace as hundreds of homes are inundates and officials promise they’re doing all they can.Waters still rising in uneasy Mississippi Delta | CBS
Small towns brace as hundreds... more
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The worst natural disaster in the United States since Hurricane Katrina just happened, and many in the mainstream media are already treating it like back page news. It can be really tempting to want to talk about whatever the next "news cycle" brings us, but right now we really need to pray for those affected by "the tornadoes of 2011". There are parts of Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia that will never, ever be the same again. Entire towns have been wiped off the map. Hundreds are dead and thousands have been seriously injured. Over a million people lost power. One of the tornadoes that ripped through the region was reported to be a mile wide. How in the world are you supposed to get away from something like that once it is on top of you? Many in the mainstream media have already acknowledged that this was the worst natural disaster in the U.S. since Hurricane Katrina took 1,800 lives back in 2005. Over and over and over, those living in the region are describing the devastation by saying that they have "never seen anything like it". This truly was one for the history books.The worst natural disaster in the United States since Hurricane Katrina just happened,... more
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In the name of science, Sam Branson agrees to be buried alive under meters of snow to test new groundbreaking survival equipment, all whilst experiencing the gripping fear of asphyxiation and the freezing cold as his body cools in its coffin of snow.
Catch Man Versus Earth on Monday 25th April, 10pm
Only on Current TV
Virgin Media 155
Sky 183
http://current.com/shows/manversusearth/In the name of science, Sam Branson agrees to be buried alive under meters of snow to... more
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Sam Branson presents a brand new action-science documentary in which he fights side by side with the weather warriors on the frontline of the battle between man and the elements.
Man Versus Earth
(part of the Dangerous Planet season)
Premieres Monday 25th April, 10pm
Only on Current TV
Virgin Media 155
Sky 183
http://current.com/shows/manversusearth/Sam Branson presents a brand new action-science documentary in which he fights side by... more
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"The troubled nuclear plant… is facing a wide array of fresh threats that could persist indefinitely, and that in some cases are expected to increase as a result of the very measures being taken to keep the plant stable,” according to a confidential NRC assessment."The troubled nuclear plant… is facing a wide array of fresh threats that... more
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On March 19th 2011, the moon will make its closest approach to Earth in almost 20 years, possibly triggering earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other disasters.
link :http://in.news.yahoo.com/blogs/geewhiz/supermoon-may-cause-natural-disasters-next-week-20110309-020911-225.htmlOn March 19th 2011, the moon will make its closest approach to Earth in almost 20... more
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This list contains all earthquakes with magnitude greater than 2.5 located by the USGS and contributing networks in the last week (168 hours). Magnitudes 4.5 and above are in bold font. Magnitudes 6 and above are in red. (Some early events may be obscured by later ones on the maps.)
The most recent earthquakes are at the top of the list. Times are in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Click on the word "map" to see a ten-degree tall map displaying the earthquake. Click on an event's "DATE" to get a detailed report.
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Update time = Thu Mar 17 16:29:03 UTC 2011
MAG UTC DATE-TIME
y/m/d h:m:s LAT
deg LON
deg DEPTH
km Region
MAP 4.7 2011/03/17 15:51:55 35.994 140.748 34.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/17 15:34:33 40.512 79.057 18.7 SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA
MAP 3.3 2011/03/17 15:29:28 38.809 -122.788 3.8 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 4.8 2011/03/17 14:04:27 37.601 143.780 25.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 4.8 2011/03/17 13:37:35 36.113 141.929 33.8 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 2.7 2011/03/17 13:28:34 38.810 -122.791 3.4 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 5.9 2011/03/17 12:54:52 36.766 141.307 25.1 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.6 2011/03/17 12:32:03 35.523 140.744 21.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 4.7 2011/03/17 12:16:04 37.712 144.215 25.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/17 11:14:24 -32.518 -71.537 19.2 OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE
MAP 4.6 2011/03/17 11:09:59 38.884 142.443 24.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 4.2 2011/03/17 10:52:42 25.324 -109.696 10.0 GULF OF CALIFORNIA
MAP 4.8 2011/03/17 10:44:03 37.472 143.238 31.5 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/17 09:05:58 40.240 142.333 25.3 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 4.9 2011/03/17 08:59:43 40.344 142.371 40.2 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 4.8 2011/03/17 08:44:55 38.428 142.038 53.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/17 08:28:28 53.244 159.364 74.6 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA
MAP 5.3 2011/03/17 08:25:26 36.698 141.762 29.3 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.8 2011/03/17 08:03:04 -17.283 167.899 27.8 VANUATU
MAP 2.8 2011/03/17 07:12:15 19.052 -66.460 38.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 4.7 2011/03/17 07:03:44 37.359 142.727 21.9 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 4.9 2011/03/17 07:00:13 38.726 143.870 46.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 2.9 2011/03/17 06:44:42 40.387 -125.058 1.3 OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 5.2 2011/03/17 06:42:46 38.709 143.911 36.4 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.3 2011/03/17 06:24:32 37.249 142.293 24.9 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 4.6 2011/03/17 06:19:42 37.598 143.462 25.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.7 2011/03/17 06:12:43 37.755 143.451 25.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 3.0 2011/03/17 05:55:35 35.689 -121.114 4.7 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP 5.2 2011/03/17 05:07:01 38.027 143.543 25.4 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.1 2011/03/17 04:13:56 40.198 142.204 25.3 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/17 03:50:54 36.312 142.820 20.6 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 4.5 2011/03/17 03:43:58 38.191 142.706 38.2 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 4.8 2011/03/17 02:48:33 39.638 142.835 20.1 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.3 2011/03/17 02:48:00 -17.339 167.743 15.2 VANUATU
MAP 3.5 2011/03/17 02:13:56 40.648 -124.760 6.6 OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 4.7 2011/03/17 01:31:59 -19.954 -66.683 223.4 POTOSI, BOLIVIA
MAP 5.0 2011/03/17 01:08:01 36.387 142.891 20.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.4 2011/03/17 01:00:08 -57.913 -25.685 85.8 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
MAP 5.1 2011/03/17 00:55:03 -32.465 -71.531 23.3 OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE
MAP 5.0 2011/03/17 00:42:50 37.379 143.704 25.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPANThis list contains all earthquakes with magnitude greater than 2.5 located by the USGS... more
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Officials with Japan's nuclear safety agency said early Sunday morning there is an emergency at another nuclear reactor at a quake-hit power plant. The agency says the cooling system at the number three reactor at the Fukushima nuclear power plant is offline and could possibly explode, following Saturday's blast at the plant's number one reactor.
Reports quoting government officials say up to 160 people may have been exposed to radiation. Meanwhile, residents in the country's northeast are struggling to find food and clean water.
Aftershocks continued to hit northeastern Japan Sunday, several days after a 8.9-magnitude earthquake and resulting 10-meter-high tsunami devastated the coastline.
VOA Correspondent Steve Herman is near the power plant. He says locals are complaining that the authorities are not giving them accurate information about the situation fast enough. "One of the things the authorities are trying to do is not have any panic spreading among people, but information about what is happening is coming out of Tokyo not Fukushima," he said.
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Herman says that because of this, people are scrambling to find basic necessities, even in inland areas such as Fukushima. "People are just trying to find clean water. Food supplies are running out. In the convenience stores, there are no rice balls left. There is no bottled water left. We are facing a really serious situation in the days ahead for these people that are living in areas that were only moderately damaged," he said.
Overall, analysts say Japan could have fared much worse in the disaster.
Tokyo has invested billions of dollars into making the country as earthquake-proof as possible. Architects specially design high-rise buildings to flex in a quake. Tsunami warning signs and large seawalls line the Japanese coast. Even schoolchildren practice drills on what to do during an earthquake.
However in the end, analysts say that no amount of human preparedness is foolproof against the power of nature.Officials with Japan's nuclear safety agency said early Sunday morning there is... more
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This is just the beginning. More rain in a month than they usually get in a year. We need to heed the signs.This is just the beginning. More rain in a month than they usually get in a year. We... more
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As one boat has a productive day, Skipper Chug must face down a tornado on the horizon after a long, sleepless night with no fish to show for it. Can the crew salvage the trip, or will the twister nearby bring more serious turmoil?
Off the coast of Australia, tough-as-nails longline fishermen risk it all on the hunt for monster-sized tuna and swordfish. Hooked on Danger goes to sea with three larger than life skippers and their crews as they brave treacherous storms, brutal working hours and their own hot tempers. When the fish are biting, a five-day trip can bring in $100,000; but a bad catch means the crew can spend days of grueling work at sea without earning a penny. For some it's an adrenaline rush; for others, it's simply a way of life.
Double up on episodes of "Hooked on Danger." New episodes air Wednesdays at 9PM and another at 9:30PM on Current TV.
Current Media, the Peabody-and Emmy Award-winning television and online network founded in 2005 by Al Gore and Joel Hyatt, engages viewers with smart, provocative and timely programming -stories that no one else is telling in ways that no one else is telling them. Current's programming shines a light where others won't dare and boldly explores important subjects -- opening minds, sparking conversations and forming deep connections with its viewers. The channel's audience is comprised of affluent, curious, social and connected adults who crave the kind of entertaining, enlightening, witty and informative programming found on Current's TV and online properties. Current is now available via cable and satellite TV in 75 million households worldwide - 60 million households in the US - through distribution partners Comcast (Channel 107); Time Warner ; DirecTV (Channel 358 nationwide); Dish Network (Channel 196 nationwide); Verizon and AT&T. In the UK and Ireland, Current is available on BSkyB (Channel 183) and Virgin Media (Channel 155), and in Italy, Current is available on Sky Italia (Channel 130). Viewers can also find Current online at www.current.com.As one boat has a productive day, Skipper Chug must face down a tornado on the horizon... more
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First floods, then a huge storm, now wildfires. Our poor auzi brothers and sisters, I kinda want to give the whole country a big ol hug. Although I will say three natural disasters in a row and they are still doing better than we did with Katrina
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12378717First floods, then a huge storm, now wildfires. Our poor auzi brothers and sisters, I... more
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Terrifying, destructive, mesmerising. Tornadoes are among Mother Nature’s most devastating storms. Those who fall in its path usually take cover or run. But there are those who track and chase these beasts for sport. Eccentric, wild and just plain crazy: meet the Twister Chasers.Terrifying, destructive, mesmerising. Tornadoes are among Mother Nature’s most... more
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Latest Complete News Updates Today Three people are dead after a tornado hit the northwest Arkansas town of Cincinnati near the Oklahoma state line, 20 miles west of Fayetteville. The small town of Cincinnati, Arkansas was ground zero for a New Year's Eve 2011 ...Latest Complete News Updates Today Three people are dead after a tornado hit the... more
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Latest News Updates The Nor’easter and Regional Snow Totals. The weekend nor’easter is pulling away from the coast today (Monday, Dec 27).Latest News Updates The Nor’easter and Regional Snow Totals. The weekend... more
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Natural Disasters came at us HARD this year, killing thousands upon thousands - but the scary thing is...we're mostly to blame.Natural Disasters came at us HARD this year, killing thousands upon thousands - but... more
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