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Twitter And Natural Disasters
Adam Acar and Yuya Muraki of the Kobe City University of Foreign Studies surveyed and questioned Twitter users and tracked updates from people in the disaster-struck area on the social media site two weeks after the Tohoku earthquake and devastating tsunami...
European Union Increases Humanitarian Support to Japan By 10 Million Euro
The European Commission has adopted a new humanitarian funding decision of €10 million, to help the Japanese population cope with the massive consequences of the twin disaster. This boosts the European Union’s (Member States and Commission) aid...
Limited Number of Internationals Able to Help Tsunami-hit Japan
Japan’s record magnitude earthquake and devastating tsunami on March 11th, complicated further by the country’s worst nuclear accident triggered by the earthquake, have highlighted the high degree of earthquake preparedness but also the limits to...
Atomic Energy Regulatory Board of India to Review Nuclear Plant Safety
Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) of India is constantly monitoring the situation at Japan’s Nuclear Sites in the aftermath of unprecedented earthquake and tsunami. Technical information are coming in as the situation is evolving and a clearer picture...
Philippines’ Government Orders Quake Contingency Checks in Japan’s Wake
The Philippines has ordered all local government units to check the integrity of structures in the wake of initial devastation wrought by a powerful quake in Japan, which triggered a deadly tsunami.6 Years After the Tsunami Disaster
Six years after the tsunami disaster of Dec. 26, 2004, the set-up of the German-Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System for the Indian Ocean (GITEWS) has been completed. “The innovative technical approach of GITEWS is based on a combination of different...
Over 250 Dead As Reports Continue From Tsunami Hit Western Indonesia
The number of dead from the volcanic tsunami off the coast of West Indonesia has increased to at least 272, with 412 people missing and numerous villages flooded, local media reported on Wednesday.
Development Bank of Samoa Signs Concessional Loan Agreement with the European Investment Bank
The Development Bank of Samoa has signed a $5million euros (SAT$16 million tala) concessional loan with the European Investment Bank, to help small businesses that were destroyed by last years tsunami. The soft-term loan is on a 4 percent interest and...
