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...
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...
7.4 Earthquake off Coast of Fukushima Jolts Japan; Tsunami Alert Lifted November 22, 2016 By Yuka Obayashi and Elaine Lies A powerful earthquake rocked northern Japan early on Tuesday, briefly disrupting cooling functions at a nuclear plant and generating a...
West Coast Towns Vulnerable to Tsunamis Consider Ways to Save Lives October 28, 2015 By Terrence Petty Bracing for a tsunami like the one that devastated Japanese communities during a 2011 mega-earthquake, coastal communities from British Columbia...
Tsunami Debris Skiff Found On Washington Coast May 23, 2014 More than three years after the tsunami hit Japan, evidence of the disaster continues to haunt the West Coast where...
Commentary: Accounting for Non-Modeled Sources of Loss May 23, 2013 By Ashish Belambe The purpose of modeling is to anticipate the likelihood and severity of catastrophes so that companies can prepare for their...
Scientists: Boat On Oregon Shore Likely Tsunami Debris February 7, 2013 Scientists say a 30-foot boat that washed ashore on Gleneden Beach on the central Oregon coast appears to be debris...
Alaskan Senator Seeks $15M For Tsunami Debris December 10, 2012 An Alaska senator wants $15 million for tsunami debris clean-up included in a federal disaster relief package for West Coast...
Thai Flood May Hit Asia Harder Than Japan Disaster: Official November 29, 2011 By Kaori Kaneko The impact from Thailand floods on Asia’s production networks may last longer and be deeper than that from Japan’s March...
Japan Marks 6 Months Since Earthquake, Tsunami September 13, 2011 By Tomoka A. Hosaka Up and down Japan’s devastated northeast coast, survivors prayed and communities came together Sunday to mark six months since the...