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Earthquakes – Five Myths

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Earthquakes have been around for a longer than humans – and for as long as man has sought to understand the world around him, there have been interesting myths surrounding earthquakes. I thought I would discuss five of the most common earthquake myths. 1. This is earthquake weather. I remember my mother talking about earthquake [...]

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FEMA’s earthquake protocol?

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FEMA’s earthquake protocol. Actual earthquake protocol: Look around. Ask self what that is. Listen for explosions. Look at co-worker with eyebrows raised. Wonder if co-worker’s doorway-standing is a real thing to do. Cover head with hands. Half-crouch under desk. Feel silly. Wait a few seconds after the shaking stops. Poke head out in hallway. Make [...]

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Earthquake-ready homes can save lives

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In light of the many recent earthquakes, including the tragic 9.0 temblor off the coast of Japan, theFebruary quake that shook Christchurch, New Zealand and the magnitude 8.8 that toppled Chile last year, a large majority of scientists are concerned the next big quake will hit home in California. Although there is much speculation as [...]

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Movie Night with AskAlly: 2012 « Ask Ally

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For the last two days I, like most people, spent most of the day with BBC News live running pretty much non-stop in the corner of my laptop while I worked on the next chapter of my thesis. actually, that's probably not what most people did the last two days at all, but I am [...]

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Radiation Levels 1,000 Times Normal at Fukushima N-Plant

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March 12, 2011 @ 9:39 am JIJI PressSaturday, March 12, 2011 Tokyo, March 12 (Jiji Press)–Radiation levels in the central control room of Tokyo Electric Power co.'s quake-hit Fukushima no. 1 nuclear power plant stood at 1,000 times normal, the government's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said Saturday morning. The radiation figure came to 150 [...]

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What is an Earthquake Swarm?

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The United States Geological Survey has reported a large number of earthquakes in central Arkansas with the largest quake thus far — a 4.7 temblor — occurring on Monday. This earthquake is the largest to hit the state in the last 35 years and understandably has nerves on edge. The earthquakes in Arkansas are being [...]

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Robin Williams Donates Show Proceeds To Quake Relief

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Actor and comedian Robin Williams plans to bring joy with jokes and earthquake relief with his Christchurch show this week. And Williams said all proceeds from his stand-up comedy performance, "Weapons of self Destruction," in Christchurch on Friday will go to quake rebuilding projects — half to the Red Cross and half to the mayoral building [...]

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Recovery is at a standstill in Haiti

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The sun was beating down on the rocky cactus plain when men with machetes came for Menmen Villase, nine months pregnant, shoved her onto her bulging stomach and sliced up the plastic tarp that sheltered her and her four children. The family was one of thousands of earthquake homeless who had come to this Manhattan-sized [...]