Devastating Qualities Of Japanese Fault Revealed
The devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan shocked researchers who did not expect that the seismic fault involved could release so much energy. Now the world’s deepest-drilling oceanographic ship has been able to pin down the odd geology that made this disaster so horrific.
Fukushima: WHOI Senior Scientist Studies Irradiated Water
Collecting samples off the coast where the Fukushima nuclear power plant was damaged in a March 2011 earthquake, the WHOI senior scientist measured higher than normal radiation levels long after the original disaster.
Japan Proposes More Steps to Store Fukushima Water
A government panel proposed additional measures to lessen the radioactive water crisis at Japan’s crippled nuclear power plant, saying Tuesday that current plans are not enough to prevent the risk of a disaster.
Fukushima Nuclear Plant Set For Risky Operation
More than two years after an earthquake and tsunami brought disaster to a nuclear plant in eastern Japan, operators TEPCO announced plans to begin the painstaking and dangerous process of removing fuel rods from a crippled reactor at the site. Meanwhile, the site continues to be plagued by leaks of radioactive water flowing into the Pacific Ocean…
No Solid Mass of Debris from Japan in the Ocean
A graphic released by NOAA has sparked fears of a massive, Texas-sized “island” of toxic debris heading toward the US from Japan. In response, NOAA states that the map’s outline does represent a general area of higher concentration of debris, and not a solidified mass. Debris will likely continue arriving on US shores in the same scattered way over the next several years.
Small Tsunami Reaches Japan After 7.1 Earthquake
A small tsunami triggered by a quake has hit Japan’s eastern coast – where the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is located.
6.4 Magnitude Quake Off Western Mexico
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Saturday off the coast of Mexico in the Gulf of California, posing a risk of local tsunamis, US seismologists said.
Fukushima Leaks: Radioactive Water Overflows Tank Into The Sea
Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant has a new leak of radioactive water after workers overfilled a storage tank, its operator says. Around 430 litres (100 gallons) of water may have leaked from the tank, and could have flowed into the sea.
Experts Team Up on Tsunami Resilience in California
An earthquake in Alaska, if large enough, could spawn a tsunami that could cause at least $10 billion in damage along California’s coastline, scientists say.