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2022 Tonga Eruption: Public Observations and Scientific Data Illuminate Hunga Volcano's Global Impact
- Tuesday November 5, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
The Hunga volcano eruption near Tonga on January 15, 2022, sent shockwaves and tsunamis across the globe, creating low, booming sounds heard as far away as Alaska. In New Zealand, more than 2,100 public observations of the eruption, from rumbling sounds to animals reacting, helped scientists at GNS Science cross-verify seismic and atmospheric data....
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India Announces $2 Lakh Immediate Relief Assistance To Tonga After Tsunami
- Tuesday January 25, 2022
- India News | Asian News International
The Government of India extends immediate relief assistance of USD 200,000 to support relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction efforts in the Kingdom of Tonga in the wake of Tsunami, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) informed on Tuesday.
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India's Tsunami Forecasting Tech Gets A Big Upgrade, Could Save Thousands
- Sunday May 6, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
India would now be able to foretell the distance a destructive sea wave would travel after it breaches the coast, a prediction that can greatly reduce loss of life and property.
- www.ndtv.com
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India Extends Tsunami Warning Services to Sri Lanka, Seychelles
- Saturday July 11, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
India has extended its tsunami early warning system services to Sri Lanka and the Seychelles.
- www.ndtv.com
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Earthquake hits remote Alaska waters, no tsunami warning issued
- Saturday August 31, 2013
- World News | Associated Press
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake has rocked Alaska's Aleutian Islands with a jet-like rumble that shook homes and sent residents scrambling for cover.
- www.ndtv.com
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People turn ever more to web in times of crisis
- Tuesday June 5, 2012
- Written by Sahil
The earthquake off the coast of Japan and the resulting tsunami has proven, yet again, how the Internet offers an information lifeline to the world in a time of crisis.The Internet was designed so that US military communications could withstand...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Tech companies pitch in on earthquake response
- Monday June 11, 2012
- Written by Sahil
Google, Twitter and other technology companies are finding ways to help following last week's earthquake in Japan.Google Inc. has an online "person finder" for people seeking information about a missing person.Microsoft Corp. is offering free technical support and temporary software...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Japan hid dangers of nuclear disaster, finds probe
- Tuesday February 28, 2012
- World News | The Associated Press
An independent investigation has found that Japan's government withheld information about the full danger of last year's Fukushima nuclear plant disaster from its own people and from its key ally the United States. A report by the Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation says the decision may have put U.S.-Japan relations at risk in the first days after...
- www.ndtv.com
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Japan's strict building codes saved lives
- Friday March 11, 2011
- World News | Norimitsu Onishi, The New York Times
From seawalls that line stretches of Japan's coastline, to skyscrapers that sway to absorb earthquakes, to building codes that are among the world's most rigorous, no country may be better prepared to withstand earthquakes than Japan. Had any other populous country suffered the 8.9 magnitude earthquake that shook Japan on Friday, tens of thousands ...
- www.ndtv.com
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Japan issues emergency at nuke plant; no leak
- Friday March 11, 2011
- World News | Associated Press
Japan declared a state of emergency Friday at a nuclear power plant after its cooling system failed following a massive earthquake. There was no radiation leak.Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said the measure was a precaution and that the Fukushima No.1 power plant was not in immediate danger. The plant has shut down.The plant experienced a mec...
- www.ndtv.com
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Nuclear plants closest to Japan quake epicentre shut down: IAEA
- Friday March 11, 2011
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Four nuclear power plants closest to the epicentre of the massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake in Japan have been safely shut down, the UN atomic watchdog said today.The International Atomic Energy Agency's Incident and Emergency Centre "received information from the International Seismic Safety Centre (ISSC) at around 0815 CET (0715 GMT) this morning ...
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No Tsunami warning issued for Indian Ocean
- Friday March 11, 2011
- World News | Agencies
A massive quake struck Japan at 2:46 p.m. (0546 GMT) and was followed by five powerful aftershocks within about an hour, the strongest measuring 7.1. The US Geological Survey upgraded the strength of the first quake to a magnitude 8.9, while Japan's meteorological agency measured it at 8.4.The meteorological agency issued a tsunami warning for the ...
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Amateur Video: Japan quake caught on camera
- Friday March 11, 2011
- World News | NDTV.com
Here's an amateur video from Japan - when the quake struck at around 3 pm in the afternoon, sent to us by an NDTV surfer.
- www.ndtv.com
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Japan: Earthquake triggers oil refinery fire
- Friday March 11, 2011
- World News | Associated Press
Fires triggered by a massive quake that hit Japan on Friday are burning out of control up and down the coast, including one at an oil refinery Ichinara City, Chiba prefecture.Despite firefighters' efforts to douse the flames, fires were still raging at the Cosmo refinery in the early evening, lighting the sky and sending plumes of black smoke in th...
- www.ndtv.com
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Japan earthquake: Indian companies with Japan offices
- Friday March 11, 2011
- Business | NDTV Correspondent
All Asian markets fell sharply after the quake report. Trading on the Japanese stock market Nikkei was halted. Indian markets also fell sharply as reports of the quake came in. Japan is one of India's largest trading partners with bilateral trade standing at over $10 billion. Here is a list of Indian companies with Japan offices. - HCL Japan L...
- www.ndtv.com/business
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2022 Tonga Eruption: Public Observations and Scientific Data Illuminate Hunga Volcano's Global Impact
- Tuesday November 5, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
The Hunga volcano eruption near Tonga on January 15, 2022, sent shockwaves and tsunamis across the globe, creating low, booming sounds heard as far away as Alaska. In New Zealand, more than 2,100 public observations of the eruption, from rumbling sounds to animals reacting, helped scientists at GNS Science cross-verify seismic and atmospheric data....
- www.gadgets360.com
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India Announces $2 Lakh Immediate Relief Assistance To Tonga After Tsunami
- Tuesday January 25, 2022
- India News | Asian News International
The Government of India extends immediate relief assistance of USD 200,000 to support relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction efforts in the Kingdom of Tonga in the wake of Tsunami, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) informed on Tuesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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India's Tsunami Forecasting Tech Gets A Big Upgrade, Could Save Thousands
- Sunday May 6, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
India would now be able to foretell the distance a destructive sea wave would travel after it breaches the coast, a prediction that can greatly reduce loss of life and property.
- www.ndtv.com
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India Extends Tsunami Warning Services to Sri Lanka, Seychelles
- Saturday July 11, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
India has extended its tsunami early warning system services to Sri Lanka and the Seychelles.
- www.ndtv.com
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Earthquake hits remote Alaska waters, no tsunami warning issued
- Saturday August 31, 2013
- World News | Associated Press
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake has rocked Alaska's Aleutian Islands with a jet-like rumble that shook homes and sent residents scrambling for cover.
- www.ndtv.com
-
People turn ever more to web in times of crisis
- Tuesday June 5, 2012
- Written by Sahil
The earthquake off the coast of Japan and the resulting tsunami has proven, yet again, how the Internet offers an information lifeline to the world in a time of crisis.The Internet was designed so that US military communications could withstand...
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Tech companies pitch in on earthquake response
- Monday June 11, 2012
- Written by Sahil
Google, Twitter and other technology companies are finding ways to help following last week's earthquake in Japan.Google Inc. has an online "person finder" for people seeking information about a missing person.Microsoft Corp. is offering free technical support and temporary software...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Japan hid dangers of nuclear disaster, finds probe
- Tuesday February 28, 2012
- World News | The Associated Press
An independent investigation has found that Japan's government withheld information about the full danger of last year's Fukushima nuclear plant disaster from its own people and from its key ally the United States. A report by the Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation says the decision may have put U.S.-Japan relations at risk in the first days after...
- www.ndtv.com
-
Japan's strict building codes saved lives
- Friday March 11, 2011
- World News | Norimitsu Onishi, The New York Times
From seawalls that line stretches of Japan's coastline, to skyscrapers that sway to absorb earthquakes, to building codes that are among the world's most rigorous, no country may be better prepared to withstand earthquakes than Japan. Had any other populous country suffered the 8.9 magnitude earthquake that shook Japan on Friday, tens of thousands ...
- www.ndtv.com
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Japan issues emergency at nuke plant; no leak
- Friday March 11, 2011
- World News | Associated Press
Japan declared a state of emergency Friday at a nuclear power plant after its cooling system failed following a massive earthquake. There was no radiation leak.Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said the measure was a precaution and that the Fukushima No.1 power plant was not in immediate danger. The plant has shut down.The plant experienced a mec...
- www.ndtv.com
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Nuclear plants closest to Japan quake epicentre shut down: IAEA
- Friday March 11, 2011
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Four nuclear power plants closest to the epicentre of the massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake in Japan have been safely shut down, the UN atomic watchdog said today.The International Atomic Energy Agency's Incident and Emergency Centre "received information from the International Seismic Safety Centre (ISSC) at around 0815 CET (0715 GMT) this morning ...
- www.ndtv.com
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No Tsunami warning issued for Indian Ocean
- Friday March 11, 2011
- World News | Agencies
A massive quake struck Japan at 2:46 p.m. (0546 GMT) and was followed by five powerful aftershocks within about an hour, the strongest measuring 7.1. The US Geological Survey upgraded the strength of the first quake to a magnitude 8.9, while Japan's meteorological agency measured it at 8.4.The meteorological agency issued a tsunami warning for the ...
- www.ndtv.com
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Amateur Video: Japan quake caught on camera
- Friday March 11, 2011
- World News | NDTV.com
Here's an amateur video from Japan - when the quake struck at around 3 pm in the afternoon, sent to us by an NDTV surfer.
- www.ndtv.com
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Japan: Earthquake triggers oil refinery fire
- Friday March 11, 2011
- World News | Associated Press
Fires triggered by a massive quake that hit Japan on Friday are burning out of control up and down the coast, including one at an oil refinery Ichinara City, Chiba prefecture.Despite firefighters' efforts to douse the flames, fires were still raging at the Cosmo refinery in the early evening, lighting the sky and sending plumes of black smoke in th...
- www.ndtv.com
-
Japan earthquake: Indian companies with Japan offices
- Friday March 11, 2011
- Business | NDTV Correspondent
All Asian markets fell sharply after the quake report. Trading on the Japanese stock market Nikkei was halted. Indian markets also fell sharply as reports of the quake came in. Japan is one of India's largest trading partners with bilateral trade standing at over $10 billion. Here is a list of Indian companies with Japan offices. - HCL Japan L...
- www.ndtv.com/business