Friday, March 11, 2011

Last Generation Report: The Quake News (google)

"The Quake"

03/11/2011

 

Quake Is 5th Biggest, But Japan Best Prepared  

NPR - Malcolm J. Foster - ‎13 minutes ago‎
by AP Take the world's most earthquake-prepared country, jolt it with one of the biggest quakes in history and add a devastating tsunami minutes later.

Powerful Tsumani Inevitably Followed Japan Earthquake  

ABC News - Ellen Tumposky - ‎2 hours ago‎
The 8.9-magnitude earthquake that struck off the Japanese island of Honshu is the strongest quake worldwide since the 2004 Indian Ocean quake, and it created classic conditions for a powerful and destructive tsumani,...
 

What Would Happen if an 8.9 Quake Hit the US?  

Mother Jones - Kiera Butler - ‎38 minutes ago‎
Here are some answers to a few other earthquake questions: What would an 8.9 quake be like in the US? Moschetti says that an 8.9 quake is only possible in subduction zones, areas where one plate is underneath another plate.

Japan earthquake: how big was it?  

CBS News - Miles Doran - ‎44 minutes ago‎
It can be difficult to grasp the power of today's earthquake. The dramatic video and photos coming out of Japan paint a devastating picture.

Japan earthquake: nuclear disaster fears as reactor overheats 

Telegraph.co.uk - Gordon RaynerPeter Foster - ‎20 minutes ago‎
Japan was battling to avoid a nuclear disaster after a reactor was critically damaged by the country's biggest earthquake. Prime minister Naoto Kan declared a nuclear emergency as his trade minister admitted that a radiation leak might occur at the ...

WSJ: Yen's Post-Earthquake Rally Draws Skeptics 

Wall Street Journal - Neil Shah - ‎1 hour ago‎
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--The yen surged on Friday as investors made bets that the country's biggest earthquake in centuries will force companies there to bring home cash from abroad, yet further gains could prove ...

Discovery Channel to air earthquake, tsunami special -- EXCLUSIVE

Entertainment Weekly - James Hibberd - ‎1 hour ago‎
Anatomy of a Disaster promises unprecedented footage showing the 8.9 magnitudeearthquake and resulting tsunami that devastated the west coast of Japan and continues to send its ripple effects as far away as California and Oregon.

What Causes a Tsunami? 

Voice of America - ‎2 hours ago‎
A tsunami is a series of large waves generated by an abrupt movement on the ocean floor that can result from an earthquake, an underwater landslide, a volcanic eruption or - very rarely - a large meteorite strike.

Senator Inouye's Wife in Tokyo When Earthquake Hit 

Fox News (blog) - Trish Turner - ‎4 hours ago‎
As often happens with catastrophes like the violent earthquake that shook Japan, the event touches the lives of many in its wake in an indiscriminate way, young, old, rich, poor.

Japan Quake Affects $1.5 Bln Of 'Catastrophe Bonds' 

Wall Street Journal - Katy Burne - ‎1 hour ago‎
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--The earthquake that struck Japan on Friday may affect more than $1.5 billion of specialized securities called natural catastrophe bonds, leaving investors scurrying to determine their potential...

Ryo Ishikawa wakes to quake news, near Doral lead 

ESPN - Bob Harig - ‎5 hours ago‎
Ryo Ishikawa awoke to the horrifying news Friday that his homeland was in chaos due to a devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami.

China Offers Japan Support for Quake Relief 

Wall Street Journal (blog) - Brian Spegele - ‎6 hours ago‎
China's government, often at odds with Tokyo, offered support to Japan after Friday's powerfulearthquake, with Premier Wen Jiabao expressing “deep sympathy and solicitude to the Japanese government and the people” and telling his ...

Another quake jolts Tokyo, adding to chaos from 8.9 quake, tsunami 

Detroit Free Press (blog) - Jay AlabasterMari Yamaguchi - ‎10 minutes ago‎
The tsunami spawned by the largest earthquake in Japan's recorded history slammed the eastern coast Friday, sweeping away boats, cars, homes and people.

Effects of earthquake near Japan felt in Grand Island 

Grand Island Independent - Denton Cushing - ‎20 minutes ago‎
After a massive earthquake near Japan and numerous tsunamis around the Pacific, effects are being felt here in Grand Island.

Japanese players try to get news after earthquake 

The Associated Press - ‎1 hour ago‎
Hundreds of people were killed or missing after Japan was struck by its biggest recordedearthquake and a massive tsunami. "It's a tough situation," Red Sox reliever Hideki Okajima said through a translator.

Message from the chancellor about Japan's earthquake and tsunami 

UC Berkeley - ‎30 minutes ago‎
By Public Affairs, UC Berkeley | March 11, 2011 We are shocked and saddened today following news that hundreds have been killed in Japan following a magnitude 8.9 offshore quake, which unleashed a ferocious tsunami on the country's eastern coast.

Google Releases Person Finder for Victims of Japan Tsunami andEarthquake 

Fox News - ‎5 hours ago‎
Google has unveiled a person finder app to aid those affected by the massive, magnitude 8.9 offshore earthquake that struck Japan and the massive tidal wave that followed it.

Japan quake may hit flash memory chip supply hard 

CNET - Brooke Crothers - ‎36 minutes ago‎
The supply of flash memory chips, a principal component in hot-selling tablets and smartphones, will be affected--possibly significantly--by the earthquake in Japan, according to a report. An 8.9-magnitude earthquake and series of ...

Undersea Convulsion Fueled Tsunami 

Wall Street Journal - Gautam Naik - ‎42 minutes ago‎

Japanese players struggle to find loved ones after quake, tsunami 

USA Today - Gabe Lacques - ‎1 hour ago‎
Milwaukee Brewers reliever Takashi Saito and New York Yankees minor leaguer Kei Igawa left their respective spring training camps today in the wake of the 8.9-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan. Saito and Igawa both hail from a ...