Design For The Real World: Tsunami Shelter
One of the most urgent design problems on the planet is how to shelter the millions of people displaced by the tsunami disaster in South Asia. When resources for construction are limited, refugee camps...
View ArticleThe Indian Ocean Tsunami, Five Years Later
Tomorrow, December 26, is the 5-year anniversary of the Indian Ocean Tsunami. How have things changed since 2004? Indeed, have things changed? The BBC's Karishma Vaswani reports on the progress...
View ArticleDual Disasters Leave Indonesia in Peril
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake rocked Indonesia on Monday and caused a 10 foot tsunami, has left the country devastated. The latest death toll is at 272 and expected to rise. Rescue teams are battling...
View ArticleOfficials Fear Death Toll Will Rise in Indonesia
Authorities in Indonesia fear that the death toll will continue to rise, after two natural disasters this week. A small tsunami formed off the coast of Sumatra on Monday. And, on Tuesday, hundreds of...
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Hundreds Killed in Tsunami After 8.9 Quake Hits Japan
A tsunami slammed into the eastern coast of Japan on Friday, killing hundreds and carrying away ships, cars and homes as it triggered widespread fires that burned out of control. Visit msnbc.com for...
View ArticleTsunami Warnings
Gregory C. Beroza, professor & associate chair for Graduate Studies at the Earthquake Seismology Group at Stanford University, provides continuing coverage of the tsunamis generated by the...
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Five Things You May Not Know About Tsunamis
On today's Please Explain, Leonard spoke to geologist Lori Dengler and seismologist Geoff Abers about the tsunami in Japan. In addition to finding out that earthquakes can cause whirlpools, we found...
View ArticleWQXR's The Washington Report
David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times, joins guest host Brian Zumhagen to discuss the aftermath of Friday's devastating earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. Three...
View ArticleJapan: The Effects of Disaster on the Cultural Psyche
Japan is faced with a massive humanitarian crisis and potential nuclear threat after last week's earthquake and tsunami. The Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 took the lives of over 140,000 Japanese...
View ArticleGoogle Crisis Response Team in Action
This tragedy and disaster in Japan is framed by a moment in technological history. The tsunami waves were recorded from helicopters with cameras, images of the earth shaking office buildings and street...
View ArticleMother Nature vs. US Nuclear Power Plants
Japan teeters on the brink of a nuclear meltdown following the 8.9 earthquake and the enormous tsunami. Meanwhile, many in the U.S. are pondering the state of our nuclear power plants if they ever...
View ArticleYoko Ono on Disaster and Hope in Japan
Yoko Ono Lennon experienced the devastation of WWII on Japan. Since then, she's moved to the United States and worked as an artist and musician. She speaks strongly about pain, love, and her reverence...
View ArticleUS Business Reacts to Japan
The crisis in Japan has finally hit home for stock markets around the world. Investors are concerned that electronics manufacturers, who import chips from Japan could be affected by lapses in the...
View ArticleRelief Workers in Japan Face Challenges Amidst the Wreckage
The tsunami that hit Japan's coast, washed away streets, brought down buildings and wiped away landmarks, essentially erasing any map of the region. This poses an immense challenge to relief teams who...
View ArticleThe Japanese Government's Response to Disaster
The chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has given a much more dire analysis of the nuclear threat bearing down on Japan than Japanese officials. Gregory Jaczko told Congress yesterday...
View ArticleAs Travelers Trickle Into New York, A Glimpse at Life in Japan
Travelers from Japan trickled into New York City airports this week in the wake of the devastating earthquake, tsunami and worsening conditions at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. At JFK...
View ArticleThis Week's Agenda: Japan, Egypt, AT&T
Operation Odyssey Dawn began Saturday with coalition missiles targeting Moammar Gadhafi's tanks and air defenses. Is the United States leading this effort? Meanwhile, relief and rescue efforts continue...
View ArticleJapan Relief: Helping the Most Vulnerable
The tsunami came too quickly. Japan's coastal towns had only a 30-minute warning, which was barely enough time to escape the wave, and for many disabled citizens, not enough time at all. The disabled...
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TN Moving Stories: Japan Trying to Get A Handle on Infrastructure Damage, LA...
Nearly two weeks after the earthquake and tsunami struck Japan, engineers still do not know the full extent of damage to roads, bridges, rail lines and other infrastructure. (NY Times)Meanwhile, Toyota...
View ArticleJapan Nuclear Crisis: Two Weeks Later
It’s been two weeks since the earthquake and tsunami hit Northeastern Japan. Ever since that day, Japanese officials have been working tirelessly to avert a nuclear disaster. Friday morning, Japanese...
View ArticleCelebrity Charity Singles
U2, Justin Bieber and Katy Perry are among the megastars teaming up to benefit earthquake and tsunami relief efforts in Japan. But their compilation, “Songs for Japan,” will have a long road to match...
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A Sneak Peak At D.C. Metro's New Train Cars
(Washington D.C. - WAMU) In a few years, Metro is getting rid of a quarter of its old rail cars, the ones that crumpled like telescopes in the 2009 Red Line train crash and were deemed unsafe by...
View ArticleThe Fukushima Exclusion Zone: Six Months Later
It's been six months since three reactors at the Fukushima nuclear plant over-heated following a tsunami, forcing 100,000 people living within a 12 mile radius of the site to evacuate. Today, the...
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Play About Japan Tsunami First Responders Staged for Anniversary
To mark the one-year anniversary of Japan’s devastating earthquake and tsunami on Sunday, a play honoring the first responders who tended to victims of the natural disaster and nuclear meltdown will be...
View ArticleStephane Wrembel, 'Tsunami,' Live on Soundcheck
Stephane Wrembel plays "gypsy jazz" but he does not like that term."I think both words are very misleading," Wrembel explained. "When you say Django [Reinhardt] is 'jazz,' it is completely...
View ArticlePossible Tsunami Observed Along NJ Coast
Scientists are reviewing tsunami-like waves that were observed along the southern New Jersey coast earlier this month.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's West Coast/Alaska Tsunami...
View ArticleJapan: Tell Us Your Story
Are you in Japan? We want to hear from you. Use the comments section below to post your story and tell us what you have experienced since the earthquake struck on Friday.
View ArticleWave: Surviving Enormous Loss and Grief After the 2004 Tsunami
Sonali Deraniyagala's memoir Wave is a harrowing account of losing her parents, husband, and two young sons when the tsunami struck Sri Lanka on December 26, 2004. Unflinching, beautifully written, and...
View ArticleThis Japanese woman never gave up on her hometown. Even after the tsunami
Tomoko Kobayashi is one of the few residents who keeps coming back to the town of Odaka in Japan every day. Residents there were ordered to evacuate after the tsunami hit Japan in 2011. Tomoko hopes to...
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Alaska Cleans Up Waste From 2011 Tsunami
Click on the audio player above to hear this interview.A massive cleanup effort is underway in Alaska, with tons of debris being airlifted from the shores and beaches, and transported to a barge for...
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Jelle De Boer and Ursula Goodenough — The Morality of Nature
We explore the human and religious implications of natural disasters through the eyes of two scientists steeped in the workings of the natural world. We approach the morality of nature from a...
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An exclusive look at the world’s largest-ever nuclear cleanup
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioHARI SREENIVASAN: Now: How do you rebuild from a cascade of disasters?Five years ago today, Japan was rocked by a massive earthquake and a catastrophic tsunami. The...
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Jelle De Boer and Ursula Goodenough — The Morality of Nature
We explore the human and religious implications of natural disasters through the eyes of two scientists steeped in the workings of the natural world. We approach the morality of nature from a...
View ArticleJapan one year after the tsunami
One year ago, an earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan’s north-east, causing widespread loss of life and triggering the Fukushima nuclear crisis. Mure Dickie, Tokyo bureau chief, and Lindsay Whipp,...
View ArticleJapan one year after the tsunami, part two
In the second part of the podcast commemorating the earthquake and tsunami that devastated north-east Japan, World Weekly looks at how the expatriate community was affected. Serena Tarling, the FT's...
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Southern Mexico shaken by deadly 8.1 earthquake, its strongest in a century
People gather on a street after an earthquake hit Mexico City, Mexico, September 8, 2017. Photo by Edgard Garrido/REUTERSA deadly earthquake struck off the southwestern coast of Mexico before midnight...
View ArticleJustice for the Americans Sick from Fukushima Radiation
The Nation contributor Gregg Levine discusses his special investigation: “7 Years on, Sailors Exposed to Fukushima Radiation Seek Their Day in Court.” Levine found that nine people have died as a...
View ArticleHundreds Dead in Devastating Tsunami in Indonesia
It’s been days of horror on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi after an earthquake and tsunami struck over the weekend. Waves as high as 18-feet hit the city of Palu Friday, where hundreds of people...
View ArticleIndonesia Promises New Tsunami Warning System As Rescue Efforts Continue
Hundreds of people are dead in Indonesia after a tsunami hit the Sunda Strait between the islands of Sumatra and Java over the weekend. The tsunami was caused by a landslide from a volcanic eruption,...
View ArticleCompanies Might Have to 'Lean In' to Transparency by Reporting Salaries
Companies Might Have to 'Lean In' to Transparency by Reporting Salaries For all the leaning in, women still made 82 cents on the dollar in 2017. Women of color fared even worse.U.N. Environment...
View ArticleCleaning Up After the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
Eight years ago this week, the most powerful earthquake since 1900 shook the world. It created a 43-foot tall tsunami in the Pacific Ocean that swept across the island of Japan, killing nearly 16,000...
View ArticleKnock On Wood And Tsunami
Journalists Kevin McLean and Shalina Chatlani join us for a round of Diction Dash, where Johanna tries - and usually fails - to guess the true meaning or origin of a word. If you’re curious about a...
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