Posts Tagged 'earthquake'
Film From Shortly After The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake [video]
Published June 22, 2018 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: 1906, earthquake, history, San Francisco, video
Making Earthquakes Since 1903 [video]
Published February 13, 2018 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: earthquake, Göttingen, Germany, science, seismology, smoked paper, Tom Scott, video, Wiechert'sche Erdbebenwarte Göttingen
23 Of The Most Powerful Photos Of Last Week
Published September 25, 2017 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: earthquake, Mexico, photography, picture, Politics, protest, Rocket Man, St. Louis
Before And After Photos Of The Earthquake In Italy
Published August 29, 2016 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Accumoli, Amatrice, Arquata del Tronto, disaster, earthquake, Italy, Marche, natural disaster, Pescara del Tronto, photography, picture, Sergio Pirozzi
Towns in a mountainous stretch of central Italy were severely damaged by an earthquake that killed hundreds of people and trapped scores under debris.
The New York Times published this photo essay.
Truck Used To Simulate Earthquakes
Published September 12, 2014 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Christchurch, earthquake, geology, George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation, liquefaction, mobile hydraulic shaker, New Zealand, research, T-Rex, UT Austin
The shaking of minor earthquakes can feel like a garbage truck driving by. T-Rex is no plain old garbage truck though. The 64,000-pound “mobile hydraulic shaker” is designed specifically to make the ground rattle and jolt—all so scientists can study how the ground reacts to earthquakes.
Reuters Best Photos Of 2013 [NSFW]
Published December 4, 2013 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: 2013, disaster, earthquake, photography, pic, picture, Politics, Syria, unrest, war
Reuters collected the most powerful images from 2013. Some have adult content.
New Island Created Near Pakistan By Earthquake
Published September 27, 2013 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: earthquake, geography, Gwadar, New Island, Pakistan, upthrust
Barely half an hour after they were jolted by a major earthquake on Tuesday, people of the Pakistani coastal town of Gwadar had another shock when they saw a new island emerge in the sea, just over a kilometre from the shore.
Wild Monkeys To Help Detect Radiation From Crippled Fukushima Nuclear Plant
Published December 20, 2011 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: dosimeter, earthquake, Fukushima prefecture, Fukushima University, health, Japan, monkey, Nuclear Plant, nuclear reactor, radiation, safety, Takayuki Takahashi, tsunami
Wild monkeys fitted with collars containing detectors and GPS transmitters will help researchers at Fukushima University measure radiation in the forests surrounding a nuclear power plant crippled last March by a powerful earthquake and tsunami. The monkeys will wear the collars for a month and they will be remotely detached, says a team of scientists led by Professor Takayuki Takahashi.
2011 Reviewed in 3 Minutes by Google [video]
Published December 16, 2011 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: 2011 Review, earthquake, Google, history, natural disaster, occupy, Politics, protest, revolution, St. Louis Cardinals, tsunami, video, Zeitgeist
The 45 Most Powerful Images Of 2011
Published December 4, 2011 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: 2011, Christchurch, earthquake, Japan's tsunami, Joplin, Missouri, New Zealand, news, pic, picture, Politics, powerful, protest, striking, Thailand, tornado, unrest
Japanese Tsunami – 6 Months Later [pics]
Published September 14, 2011 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: destruction, earthquake, Fukushima prefecture, Higashi-Matsushima, Ishinomaki, Japan, Kamaishi, Kesennuma, Miyagi prefecture, natural disaster, Otsuchi, pic, picture, Rikuzentakata, Soma, tsunami
The Atlantic presents a set of striking photos showing the clean up and rebuilding process under way in Japan.
Video Shot Inside A Car That Was Swept Away During Japan’s Tsunami [video]
Published June 20, 2011 Uncategorized 1 CommentTags: disaster, earthquake, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, Miyagi prefecture, swept away, tsunami, video