A year after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, operators of Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station said Friday that events in Japan prompted new initiatives to prepare for emergencies.... Read more»
The biggest earthquakes on record in the state of Oklahoma damaged buildings and roads, and injured a handful of people to hospital.... Read more»
Scientists measured significantly higher levels than expected of the radioactive element cesium-137 in the earth's atmosphere, according to a study by the Norwegian Institute for Air Research.... Read more»
Six months after an earthquake and tsunami left 20,000 dead or missing and sparked a nuclear crisis in Japan, Japanese marked the tragedy with a minute of silence.... Read more»
5.9 earthquake, centered in Virginia, was also felt in New York City, Boston and Washington, D.C., where the White House, Pentagon and U.S. Capitol Building were evacuated.... Read more»
Executives from Tokyo Electric Power Co., the company behind Japan's stricken nuclear power plant, reportedly apologized Tuesday to investors and promised the company was trying its hardest to bring radiation leaks under control.... Read more»
Japan more than doubled its initial estimate of radiation released from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in the week after the tsunami. The revision, almost three months after the earthquake and tsunami, is likely to fuel criticism of the way information about the accident was initially disseminated... Read more»
TEPCO has released new photos of the tsunami hitting the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on March 11, while the company posted a $15 billion loss prompting its president to resign.... Read more»
Japan has raised the severity of the nuclear crisis at its stricken Fukushima Daiichi plant to the highest level, putting it on a par with the Chernobyl disaster. Officials said that radiation leaks were still far lower than those during the 1986 disaster — the world's worst — but the situation remained unpredictable.... Read more»
Nobody can know for sure why Babu insisted on heading in the opposite direction on her morning walk. But Tami Akanuma says it's because her dog knew a tsunami was coming.... Read more»
A British resident of Japan has conceived and led the publication of a book aimed at telling the stories of Japanese earthquake and tsunami victims, and raising relief funds.... Read more»
Tom's ready to take a quack at replacing Gilbert Gottfried.... Read more»
A pool containing spent fuel rods at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant almost boiled over Tuesday, sending fresh tremors of fear among workers battling to cool it down.... Read more»
Power cables have been reconnected to all six reactors at Japan's stricken nuclear plant, a major breakthrough in bringing unstable reactors under control, officials said Tuesday as the facility's operator came under criticism for withholding information about safety violations and accidents.... Read more»
In the northern Japanese city of Sendai, and surrounding areas, recovery continues from the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit on March 11.... Read more»
I returned last night from the tsunami zone in northern Japan, where the recovery is underway. The nuclear power plant issue, on the other hand, remains a concern. What we who live in the Tokyo area are wondering is when the reactors will be under control, or if. ... Read more»3
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