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# tsunami - Monday 11 March, 2013
Frustrations over slow recovery as Japan marks anniversary of tsunami
Hundreds of people displaced in the Fukushima emergency have today filed a lawsuit seeking official compensation.
# tsunami - Monday 25 February, 2013
Quake shakes buildings in Tokyo
No risk of a tsunami, says Japan’s meteorological agency.
# tsunami - Wednesday 6 February, 2013
Five dead as 8.0 quake off Solomons sparks Pacific tsunami
Latest reports suggest that between 60 to 70 homes have been damaged by waves crashing into at least four villages on Santa Cruz Islands.
# tsunami - Saturday 5 January, 2013
7.7 magnitude quake hits off Alaska, triggers local tsunami
Homes nearby were shaken but there have been no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
# tsunami - Monday 10 December, 2012
Earthquake hits Indonesia’s Banda Sea
There is not said to be a tsunami threat after the earthquake.
Japan may scrap nuclear plant over seismic fault
Geologists say an existing Japanese nuclear plant may be sited over an active seismic fault – indicating that it will probably have to be scrapped.
# tsunami - Friday 7 December, 2012
The 9 at 9: Friday
Good morning! Here’s what you need to know as you kick off your Friday.
# tsunami - Sunday 28 October, 2012
Update: Tsunami warning pulled back after Hawaii escapes major harm
Civil authorities in Hawaii say the island has largely escaped any damage, following an earthquake off the coast of Canada.
The 9 at 9: Sunday
Good morning! Here’s nine things to know before your (belated) brekkie…
# tsunami - Friday 12 October, 2012
Japan’s TEPCO admits downplaying tsunami risk
It said it had played down the risks to the facility of a tsunami for fear of the political, financial and cost to reputation.
# tsunami - Sunday 7 October, 2012
5 unusual ways to reach very special Irish places
There are some places where getting from A to B takes a little effort – but it’s so worth it.
# tsunami - Sunday 30 September, 2012
In pics: Australian designs tsunami ‘survival pod’
Up to four people can stay in watertight craft for two and a half hours should the natural disaster strike.
# tsunami - Saturday 25 August, 2012
In pictures: photographer to help tsunami recovery through print project
US photographer and director Aaron Hobson is selling a series of dramatic images of the tsunami-damaged northern Japanese coastline to raise funds for the recovery.
# tsunami - Tuesday 14 August, 2012
Fukushima caused mutant butterflies: scientists
The butterflies were found to have abnormalities including smaller wings and damaged eyes.
# tsunami - Saturday 28 July, 2012
Deeper underground: could you live in a bunker?
Missile silos and Nazi bunkers have been converted into habitable homes, while other designers are focused on preparing shelters for surviving catastrophes.
# tsunami - Monday 23 July, 2012
VIDEO: ‘That day was almost our last’ – narrow escape from ‘iceberg tsunami’
Like the guy says: “Wow.”
# tsunami - Sunday 22 July, 2012
Japan probes alleged cover-up at nuclear plant
It’s claimed workers were forced to underreport the amount of radiation they were exposed to so they could stay on the job longer.
# tsunami - Monday 16 July, 2012
Viewers turning to YouTube as news source – study
The Japanese earthquake and tsunami was the most viewed news event during the 15-month study.
# tsunami - Sunday 1 July, 2012
Nuclear plant goes online for first time since Japan’s tsunami
The Ohi plant’s reactor No 3 is returning to operation despite divided public opinion on the use of nuclear power.
# tsunami - Saturday 9 June, 2012
Japanese dock washes up in Oregon a year after tsunami
The dock’s appearance on the shore was a sobering reminder of the impact of the devastating tsunami, which hit Japan in March 2011.
# tsunami - Saturday 5 May, 2012
Japan shuts down last nuclear reactor amid protests
It’s not clear whether the Tomari plant will reopen as demonstrators called for the country to renounce nuclear power.
# tsunami - Monday 23 April, 2012
Football washes up on Alaskan island a year after Japan’s tsunami
Football travelled over 5,000km after a tsunami struck the north-eastern coast of Japan in March 2011.
# tsunami - Wednesday 11 April, 2012
The Daily Fix: Wednesday
All the biggest news stories from the day, as well as the few bits and pieces you might not have seen.
Tsunami warnings lifted after two earthquakes off Indonesian coast
The earthquake was measured initially as 8.9 magnitude but has since been revised downwards to 8.6 as tsunami warnings were issued in over a dozen countries. Some have since been lifted.
# tsunami - Saturday 7 April, 2012
Skodas, jets and the Lotto: the week in statistics
Our weekly wrap-up of the numbers that defined the week, like: how much did our 12 MEPs take in donations last year?
# tsunami - Friday 6 April, 2012
VIDEO: ‘Ghost ship’ from Japanese tsunami sunk by cannon
The US Coast Guard destroyed the ship, which had drifted unmanned all the way across the Pacific.
# tsunami - Sunday 1 April, 2012
Another Japanese earthquake could trigger 34-metre tsunami: report
Government reports say if the tide was right, a similar earthquake to last year’s could result in even greater havoc.
# tsunami - Monday 26 March, 2012
‘Ghost ship’ from Japan tsunami spotted off Canada
The fishing vessel has spent the last year drifting all the way across the Pacific with nobody on board.
# tsunami - Wednesday 14 March, 2012
New Co Clare seismometer detects 1.1-mag Donegal earthquake
The new seismometer at the Cliffs of Moher is also sensitive enough to have recorded this morning’s 6.9-mag quake in Japan.
Japan removes tsunami alert after 6.9-mag earthquake
The quake struck shortly before 9:10am Irish time, around 150 miles off the country’s north-eastern coast.
# tsunami - Sunday 11 March, 2012
The Daily Fix: Sunday
Your essential round-up of all today’s biggest news stories plus some extras you may have missed…
Japanese tsunami: 7 incredible survival stories
Amongst the damage and destruction caused by the Japanese earthquake and tsunami in March 2011, there were incredible tales of survival and courage. We take a look at seven of them.
Adi Roche in Fukushima: Only way to secure nuclear plants is to close them down
“If the atomic world has nine lives, five of them have already been used” – the Chernobyl Children International founder is in Japan for the first anniversary of the 11 March 2011 disaster.
Column: ‘The post-apocalyptic landscape was utterly disorienting’
Charis Hughes lived in Japan in the early 2000s and recognised much of that which was destroyed in the devastating earthquake and tsunami a year ago today. Here’s how she and other Irish people helped in the aftermath.
One year on: Thousands still on Japanese tsunami missing lists
Thousands of people remain missing following the Japanese tsunami and earthquake in March 2011. A look at the missing lists gives a glimpse into the lives the catastrophic event affected.
The 9 at 9: Sunday
Nine things to know this morning…
A year on, €5bn donated but lack of ‘master plan’ to rebuild Japan criticised
Of that donation, €1 million has come from Ireland, we’ve been looking at the aid situation in the earthquake and tsunami hit east coast one year on and how the money has been spent.
Silence and prayers mark anniversary of Japanese tsunami
The earthquake killed more than 19,000 people, and 300,000 are still in temporary housing.
# tsunami - Saturday 10 March, 2012
In pictures: Japan’s March 2011 tsunami
On 11 March 2011, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake off the Japanese coast sparked a devastating tsunami that left 22,000 dead or missing.
One year later: the cost of Japan’s tsunami
The earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan a year ago, destroyed homes, infrastructure and industry – throwing Japan’s economy into crisis.
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