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Tsunami science: 10 years since Sumatra 2004

Significant advances have been made in tsunami detection and forecasting since the Great Indian Ocean (Sumatra) Tsunami of 2004. Watch this video. Courtesy: NOAA Centre for Tsunami Research

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Tsunami, Natural Disasters, India, Indian Ocean

Energy

The meltdown that wasn't

How a handful of operators at a crippled reactor averted a greater catastrophe at the Fukushima plant.

Publication Date:

24/03/2011

Author(s): Geoff Brumfiel

Source: Nature

Vol:

471

Issue:

7339

pp:

417

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Nuclear Power Plants, Nuclear Safety, Japan, Nuclear Accidents, Earthquakes, Tsunami, Disaster Management, Energy

Energy

Radiation risks unknown

Scientists struggle to calculate long-term effects of low-dose exposures in Fukushima.

Publication Date:

24/03/2011

Author(s): Gwyneth Dickey Zakaib

Source: Nature

Vol:

47

Issue:

7339

pp:

419

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Nuclear Power Plants, Japan, Radiation, Health Effects, Earthquakes, Tsunami, Food Contamination, Water Quality, Energy

Energy

Can India learn from Fukushima?

The unfolding tragedy in Japan is an opportunity to rethink nuclear power, but India has its head in the sand.(Editorial)

Publication Date:

19/03/2011

Source: Economic and Political Weekly

Vol:

46

Issue:

12

pp:

7

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Radiation, Nuclear Power Plants, Japan, India, Nuclear Safety, Earthquakes, Tsunami, Nuclear Accidents, Natural Disasters, Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), Energy

Energy

Japan's nuclear crisis: The story so far

With muddled media reports of the ongoing crisis, New Scientist spells out exactly what has happened up to 15 March, and what might happen next.

Publication Date:

15/03/2011

Author(s): Andy Coghlan

Source: New Scientist

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0

Issue:

0

pp:

0

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Energy, Nuclear Power Plants, Japan, Earthquakes, Tsunami, Radiation

Natural Disasters

tsunami relief: Sri Lankan authorities destroyed large stocks of rice, pulses, vegetable oil and canned fish and other food items, donated as tsunami relief, on December 29. The food stocks, donated by the UN World Food Programme, were stored in warehouses in Boossa from December 2004 and were no longer suitable for human consumption. A special investigation had been initiated by Galle district

Publication Date:

30/01/2009

Source: Down to Earth

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Food Storage, Natural Disasters, Tsunami, Energy, Pakistan, Lahore, Sri Lanka

Atmosphere And Ozone Layer

Ministry of Earth Sciences

Tags: Atmosphere And Ozone Layer, Weather Predictions, Earthquakes, Tsunami, Geology, Delhi