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Girl Thought to Have Died in 2004 Tsunami is Found Alive

Girl Thought to Have Died in 2004 Tsunami is Found Alive

A young girl who was washed away in 2004's Indian Ocean tsunami when she was just eight years old has found her family again ... almost seven years after it was assumed she had died. Quite the ... continue
20 Million Tons of Debris From Japan Headed to Hawaii

20 Million Tons of Debris From Japan Headed to Hawaii

Up to 20 million tons of debris from the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on March 11 is closing in and could reach Hawaii in less than two years, Mail Online reports. Crew members of Russia's ... continue
Meet The New “Noah’s Ark” Built Specifically For Japanese Tsunami’s

Meet The New “Noah’s Ark” Built Specifically For Japanese Tsunami’s

After the last earthquake and tsunami rocked the coast of Japan one enterprising company chose to jump into action and build a safety device for the next Tsunami. Named "Noah" after Noah's Ark the contraption, built by a ... continue
Japanese Students Show Changes in Outlook Since March Triple Disaster

Japanese Students Show Changes in Outlook Since March Triple Disaster

A survey done on 700 Japanese students of the Soka Gakkai Tohoku have shown changes in attitudes after the March 11, 2011 "triple disaster" of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident. When seeking employment, the students' key purpose had ... continue
Your Aww Moment of the Day – Tsunami Dag reunited with owner [Video]

Your Aww Moment of the Day – Tsunami Dag reunited with owner [Video]

Remember that little do who ended up lost at sea for three weeks following the earthquake, and the tsunami that followed it? Well it turns out that the dog, whose name is Ban, was reunited with her owner ... continue
Game companies dig deep, donate to Japan relief efforts

Game companies dig deep, donate to Japan relief efforts

Some of the biggest names in Japanese gaming have stumped up gigantic wads of cash to assist relief efforts in Japan, after the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit the country last week. According to Andriasang, some of ... continue
Second 6.6 quake hits near Tokyo, no immediate reports of damage

Second 6.6 quake hits near Tokyo, no immediate reports of damage

A second strong earthquake has hit Japan, this time in a totally different location than the earlier 8.9 magnitude quake that was followed by deadly tsunamis. The 6.6 magnitude quake was felt in Tokyo, but no initial reports ... continue
Report: 200 to 300 bodies discovered on beach in Sendai, Japan

Report: 200 to 300 bodies discovered on beach in Sendai, Japan

Details are scant right now, but it appears the death toll from the earlier devastating 8.9 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunamis in Japan has risen sharply with the discovery of 200 to 300 bodies on a beach ... continue
Hawaiians seek higher ground, tsunami warning reaches to 53 countries

Hawaiians seek higher ground, tsunami warning reaches to 53 countries

Spokesman for the Honolulu Department of Emergency Management John M. Cummings III cautioned Hawaiians that the tsunami warning in the wake of the 8.9 magnitude earthquake and ensuing tsunamis in Japan is "very, very serious" and warned that ... continue
Hawaii Tsunami 2010 Video

Hawaii Tsunami 2010 Video

Although the threats of tsunami's over the weekend were somewhat of an anti-climax, that doesn't mean that there wasn't a little bit of activity in the water, at least in Hawaii. A long with the blanket media coverage, ... continue
Sirens sound in Hawaii to warn of Tsunami threat

Sirens sound in Hawaii to warn of Tsunami threat

Loud sirens are sounding across Hawaii as residents prepare for a possible tsunami triggered by the massive quake in Chile. Those in coastal areas are being urged to evacuate, and any "event" is not expected earlier than 4:05pm ... continue
Tsunami Advisory Issued for California, Oregon

Tsunami Advisory Issued for California, Oregon

NOAA's West Coast and Alaska Tsunami warning service has issued a Tsunami advisory for California and Oregon following the earthquake in Somoa earlier this morning. The center said that waves up to 1 foot higher than regular waves ... continue
American Samoa hit by Tsunami

American Samoa hit by Tsunami

An earthquake triggered a small scale tsunami in American Samoa around dawn Tuesday, approximately 12:48pm EST. Residents fled for higher ground and at least one village (Sau Sau Beach Fale) was "leveled," although there were no immediate reports of ... continue
There’s a tsunami coming to the web – Google Wave

There’s a tsunami coming to the web – Google Wave

After being involved with computers, software and the web for the better part of the last twenty years I have I guess in a lot of ways become rather jaded at all the pronouncement that ... continue