Tsunami
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Japan utility admits flaws worsened tsunami crisis
World | Jun 20, 2012, 07:05 PM ISTTokyo, Jun 20: The operator of the Japanese nuclear plant devastated by last year's tsunami issued a final report on the disaster Wednesday, outlining organizational and communication problems that have not yet been resolved.The report
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How Indian Scientists Alerted Rest Of World On Tsunami
India | Apr 12, 2012, 01:54 PM ISTChennai, April 12: Indian scientists came to the rescue of almost all countries in the Indian Ocean rim with a sharp and advance forecasting of a possible tsunami on Wednesday, the Mumbai newspaper DNA reported.
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Strong Indonesian Quakes Creates Panic But No Tsunami
World | Apr 12, 2012, 07:18 AM ISTBanda Aceh (Indonesia), Apr 12: Two massive earthquakes triggered back-to-back tsunami warnings for Indonesia on Wednesday, sending panicked residents fleeing to higher ground in cars and on the backs of motorcycles.The first earthquake hit the
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Records Show Japan Gov't Knew Meltdown Risk Early
World | Mar 10, 2012, 07:52 AM ISTTokyo, Mar 10 : Just four hours after a tsunami swept into the Fukushima nuclear power plant, Japan's leaders knew the damage was so severe that the reactors could melt down, but they kept their
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7th Anniversary Of Tsunami Observed Along Tamilnadu, Pondy Coasts
India | Dec 26, 2011, 04:04 PM ISTChennai, Dec 26: Relatives of thousands who perished in the December 2004 tsunami today observed the seventh anniversary of the tragedy by lighting candles and offering floral tributes at memorials in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.In
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6.8 Quake Rocks Fukushima, Japan
World | Aug 19, 2011, 11:48 AM ISTTokyo, Aug 19: Japan has issued tsunami alert after a strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit off the northeast coast.A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 jolted northeastern Japan off Fukushima prefecture on Friday and
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Japan to hold stress tests at all nuclear plants
World | Jul 06, 2011, 11:30 AM ISTTokyo, July 06: Japan is to conduct safety tests on all its nuclear plants after an earthquake and tsunami led to a nuclear meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi plant, media say. Trade Minister Banri Kaieda announced
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Evacuation Zone At Nuclear Plant Declared Restricted Area
World | Apr 21, 2011, 12:02 PM ISTTokyo, Japan Apr 21: Japan declared a 12-mile (20-kilometre) area evacuated around its radiation-spewing nuclear power plant a no-go zone on Thursday, urging residents to abide by the order for their own safety or possibly
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Strong Quake Hits Northeast Japan
World | Apr 14, 2011, 11:27 AM ISTTokyo, Apr 14: A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck off northeast Japan early today,the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued.The undersea quake struck at 5:57 local time
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PM, Medvedev Discuss Nuke Safety Reviews
India | Apr 13, 2011, 08:57 PM ISTSanya (China), Apr 13: In the backdrop of nuclear radiation fears in Japan after a tsunami, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev today discussed the need for reviewing safety mechanisms of atomic
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India, IAEA Examining Data On Fukushima Disaster
World | Apr 12, 2011, 06:03 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 12: Top nuclear scientists at IAEA are this week examining the raw data from the troubled atomic power plants at Fukushima and discussing changes in the safety features for such reactors even
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Will Fukushima Explode Like Chernobyl?
World | Apr 12, 2011, 05:59 PM ISTTokyo, Apr 12: As Japan raised its assessment of crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to the worst rating of 7 on an international scale, putting it on par with the 1986 Chernobyl explosion, the
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People Living Within 12 Mile Radius Of Fukushima Evacuated
World | Apr 12, 2011, 05:54 PM ISTTokyo, Apr 12: Japan is preparing to urge more residents around the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to evacuate, because of concerns over long-term exposure to radiation, The New York Times reported. The authorities have already
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7.1 Quake Rattles Japan
World | Apr 11, 2011, 04:21 PM ISTTokyo/Fukushima, Apr 11: A strong aftershock of magnitude 7.1 jolted Japan's northeast today on the one-month anniversary of the devastating quake and tsunami that had left thousands of people dead, prompting authorities to evacuate workers
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4 Killed In Strongest Aftershock In Japan Since March 11 Quake
World | Apr 08, 2011, 05:13 PM ISTTokyo/Fukushima, Apr 8: At least four people were killed and 140 injured in the most powerful aftershock that jolted Japan since the devastating March 11 quake and tsunami, heightening concerns over the crippled Fukushima nuclear
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Mexico Hit By 6.5 Earthquake
World | Apr 07, 2011, 10:54 PM ISTMexico City, Apr 7: A strong earthquake measuring 6.5 struck southern and central Mexico today, but there were no initial reports of damage or casualties, Mexican and US officials said.The tremor was strong enough to
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Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake Hits Off Japan Coast
World | Apr 07, 2011, 10:49 PM ISTTokyo, Apr 7: Japan's northeastern coast has been rattled by a strong aftershock. The Japan meteorological agency has issued a tsunami warning for a wave of up to one meter. The warning was issued for
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Toxic Water Leak Plugged At Japan's Crippled N-plant
World | Apr 06, 2011, 05:55 PM ISTTokyo/Fukushima, Apr 6: Japanese workers at the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant today plugged a crack leaking highly toxic water into the sea from a concrete pit, though authorities were concerned about a possible hydrogen blast
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Japan Disaster Sparks Social Media Innovation
World | Mar 31, 2011, 05:56 PM ISTTokyo, Mar 31: As Japan grapples with an unprecedented triple disaster—earthquake, tsunami, nuclear crisis—the Web has spawned creativity and innovation online amid a collective desire to ease suffering.Once the magnitude of the March 11 disaster
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Workers Evacuated From Japan's N-Plant Amid Radiation Fears
World | Mar 27, 2011, 09:52 PM ISTTokyo/Fukushima, Mar 27: Workers were evacuated from the tsunami-damaged Fukushima nuclear plant today after radiation levels surged 10 million times higher than usual, dealing a major blow to efforts to avoid a meltdown of the