How Dangerous Is Japan’s Fukushima Nuclear Plant After 10 Years of Cleanup? March 12, 2021 By Mari Yamaguchi OKUMA, Japan – A decade ago, a massive tsunami crashed into the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Three of its...
Sinkholes Emerge After Croatia’s Deadly Earthquake in December March 8, 2021 By Darko Bandic MECENCANI, Croatia – After the deadly earthquake came the sinkholes. A central Croatian region about 40 kilometers (25 miles) southwest...
Croatian Residents Rush to Buy Earthquake Cover After Destructive Quakes in 2020 February 3, 2021 By Jasmina Kuzmanovic Croatian insurers are reaping a windfall as residents rush to sign up for protection after two destructive earthquakes last year...
Indonesia Earthquake Leaves Thousands Homeless, Killing at Least 84 People January 19, 2021 By Niniek Karmini and Yusuf Wahil MAMUJU, Indonesia (AP) – Aid was reaching the thousands of people left homeless and struggling after an earthquake that killed...
Rescuers Race to Find Survivors After Croatia’s Worst Earthquake in 140 Years December 30, 2020 By Jasmina Kuzmanovic and Jan Bratanic Rescuers raced to search for survivors amid strong aftershocks after Croatia’s worst earthquake in 140 years killed seven people and...
Rescue Efforts Continue After Earthquake Strikes Turkey, Greece with at Least 57 Dead November 2, 2020 By Mehmet Guzel and Zeynep Bilginsoy IZMIR, Turkey – Rescue workers extricated a 70-year-old man from a collapsed building in western Turkey on Sunday, some 34...
Populous Areas Near Utah’s Wasatch Front Fault Lines Prone to Large Quakes May 4, 2020 Fault lines along the Wasatch Front in north-central Utah are much bigger than initially thought, a study said. The Utah...
Earthquake Hits Croatia, a Month After Another Tremor Causes Damages of $6B April 23, 2020 By Jasmina Kuzmanovic An earthquake rattled Croatia’s capital, a month after a stronger tremor left Zagreb in need of $6 billion for renovation,...
Powerful Earthquake Strikes Philippines, Causing Deaths and Damage April 23, 2019 By Ditas Lopez and Andreo Calonzo A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck the Philippines on Tuesday, hitting the central region hours after at least 15 people were killed...
Tsunami-Wrecked Fukushima Nuclear Plant Begins Fuel Removal in Melted Reactor April 18, 2019 By Mari Yamaguchi The operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant began removing fuel Monday [April 15] from a cooling pool at one...