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5 Asian Nuclear Reactors Face Tsunami Risk

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- The skeleton of what will soon be one of the world's biggest nuclear plants is slowly taking shape along China's southeastern coast - right on the doorstep of Hong Kong's bustling metropolis. Three other facilities nearby are up and running or under construction. Like Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi plant...

Nuclear Plant Downplayed Tsunami Risk

TOKYO - In planning their defense against a killer tsunami, the people running Japan's now-hobbled nuclear power plant dismissed important scientific evidence and all but disregarded 3,000 years of geological history, an Associated Press investigation shows. The misplaced confidence displayed by Tokyo Electric Power Co....

Tsunami Threat Could Catch Pacific Northwest Off Guard

CANNON BEACH, Ore. - When the big one hits the Pacific Northwest, the best place to escape the wall of water moving at jetliner speed from 50 miles off the coast may be a City Hall on stilts. Once the ground finishes two to four minutes of lurching and shaking, residents and tourists in Cannon Beach would flock to the...

Massive Earthquake Hits Southwest Pakistan

ISLAMABAD -- A major 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked a remote area of southwestern Pakistan early Wednesday, shaking many parts of the country and causing tremors as far away as India and the United Arab Emirates. The quake was centered in Baluchistan province, the country's most sparsely populated area, said the United...

Indiana Earthquake: The New Madrid Seismic Zone Explained

As residents of Indiana discovered this morning, the ground beneath their feet is not always so steady. Registering a somewhat modest 3.8 on the Richter scale, today's quake was centered in the north-central part of Indiana, an area not all that accustomed to seismic activity. While the specific fault has yet to be...

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05/29/12 Pershimco Announces the Discovery of Additional... Source: Marketwire ROUYN-NORANDA, QUEBEC -- (Marketwire) -- 05/29/12 -- Pershimco Resources Inc. (the "Corporation" or "Pershimco") (TSX VENTURE:PRO)(FRANKFURT:BIZ) is pleased to announce the results of the geophysical survey recently completed over its 15,000 Ha 100% owned Cerro Quema property.
05/29/12 Technology 'shaking' up Boise classroom Source: KTVB - Boise ID For the past year we've talked a lot about technology in the classroom.
05/29/12 Angkor Gold identifies five prospects at Dokyong Source: StockWatch This item is part of Stockwatch's value added news feed and is only available to Stockwatch subscribers.
05/29/12 The Enigma 1,800 Miles Below Us Source: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Geologists have long known that Earth 's core, some 1,800 miles beneath our feet, is a dense, chemically doped ball of iron roughly the size of Mars and every bit as alien.
05/29/12 Kansas Is Flatter Than a Pancake Source: Neatorama In this report, we apply basic scientific techniques to answer the question "Is Kansas as flat as a pancake?"