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3 hrs ago | Jerusalem Post

Magnitude 6.8 quake strikes off Chile; no tsunami seen

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile on Monday, the US Geological Survey said, but Chilean emergency authorities said they saw no prospect that the tremor would generate a tsunami.

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Related Topix: South America, Chile, World News, Natural Disasters, Earthquake, US Geological Survey, Technical Services, Geology, Science, Israel, Middle East

3 hrs ago | The Honolulu Advertiser

No tsunami threat to Hawaii from large quake off Chile

An earthquake with an esimated 6.8 magnitude struck off the Coast of Chile Sunday night.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Earthquake, Geology, Science

4 hrs ago | West Hawaii Today

GPS system can accurately predict post-quake tsunami, study finds

When the magnitude 9 earthquake struck Japan more than two years ago, there were 1,200 global positioning system stations recording ocean floor movement.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Earthquake, Asian Tsunami Disaster

5 hrs ago | AlertNet

GENEVA: A global charity is advocating for child-based disaster...

Children's experiences and opinions must be taken into account when predicting, preparing for and responding to disasters, says a global charity.

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Sun May 19, 2013

Korea Herald

[Robert Reich] Danger to American family

My mother went into paid work soon after my father's clothing store was flooded out in a hurricane, almost wiping him out.

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Evansville Courier & Press

Yesterday's News: First air mail flight here drew a crowd

I recall my state of wonderment back in 1995 the first time I sent an email. It was almost unfathomable at the time that I could hit a computer key and a few minutes later what I had typed could appear on a computer screen on another continent.

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Related Topix: Media, Fox Filmed Entertainment, Email Spam, Natural Disasters, Evansville, IN, University of Evansville

The Peninsula

Taiwanese rally against N-power...

TAIPEI: Thousands of Taiwanese marched through the capital Taipei yesterday urging the government to halt construction of a nearly completed nuclear power plant, citing the Japanese atomic crisis.

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Related Topix: Taiwan, World News, Asian Tsunami Disaster

USA Today

Hey, ladies, have we got a hunky guy ad for you

The ad world's hottest trend: hot hunks. That's right, sexy guys - not gals - featured in racy TV spots.

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SanLuisObispo.com

SLO County beaches brace for Japanese tsunami debris

SLO County Dept. of Environmental Health has a program set up to respond to any tsunami debris from Japan that might wash up on shore in the county.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Avila Beach, CA, Scanners, San Luis Obispo, CA, San Luis Obispo County, CA

IcNetwork

Prof. David Whittaker, forensic dentist at Cardiff University

The 73-year-old spent almost a year studying the remains of murderous duo Fred and Rose West's victims, he helped identify victims of the Boxing Day tsunami and even worked on the high profile case of two star footballers charged with assault.

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Related Topix: Dentistry, Natural Disasters, Asian Tsunami Disaster, Europe, World News, United Kingdom

Asopa People

Keith's intimate travel diary 16 - Glimpses from my mind

SATURDAY 18 MAY - MESSINA, ITALY. Nautica was scheduled to anchor off the spectacular cliff-top town of Taormina in Sicily.

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Related Topix: Italy, World News, Boat Disaster, Asian Tsunami Disaster, Natural Disasters, Australia, Oceania

Sat May 18, 2013

Voice of America

Earthquake Hits Northern Japan, No Reports of Damage

Seismologists say a strong earthquake has struck off the northeastern coast of Japan's main Honshu island, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage.

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Jerusalem Post

Northeast Japan jolted by magnitude 5.9 quake

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 jolted northeastern Japan on Saturday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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Related Topix: Earthquake, Natural Disasters, Geology, Science, Israel, World News, Middle East, Palestinian Territories

Fri May 17, 2013

The Age

CHILE

A judge has dismissed an appeal to suspend involuntary manslaughter charges against four Chilean government officials accused of failing to issue a tsunami alert after a 8.8-magnitude earthquake in 2010.

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Daily Echo

Show of the Week - Toyah Wilcox in Hormonal Housewives

Sketches look at everything that makes today's woman tick , from the joys of teenagers, to the challenge of IKEA, the madness of holiday reps and the insanity of DIY.

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Related Topix: Toyah Willcox, Natural Disasters

EurekAlert!

GPS solution provides 3-minute tsunami alerts

Researchers have shown that, by using global positioning systems to measure ground deformation caused by a large underwater earthquake, they can provide accurate warning of the resulting tsunami in just a few minutes after the earthquake onset.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Earthquake

Rochester Business Journal

Sustainability or resilience: which should we seek?

The notion of sustainable development and the more general concept of sustainability have become quite the rage today.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Sandy, New York

American Thinker

A Care-less Foreign Policy

The Middle East is on fire. More than 80,000 people have been killed in Syria's brutal civil war.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, World News, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

Thu May 16, 2013

National Fisherman

Another view of Maine's elver rush

With the season about to end on May 31, I drove five hours north to Eastport, Maine, this week to learn more about the fishery for elvers, which have been making headlines since last year when prices reached more than $2,000 a pound.

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Related Topix: Eastport, ME, Natural Disasters, Marketing

AlertNet

Economic losses from disasters top $100 bln for third year

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Related Topix: Asian Tsunami Disaster, Natural Disasters, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Sandy

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