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  • May 2008

    • World 'Knew' About Cyclone, Expert Says

      Newsweek  |  May 9, 08 9:20 PM CDT

      World 'Knew' About Cyclone, Expert Says

      (Newser) - Burma says it warned its people of Cyclone Nargis 5 days before landfall, when it learned of the storm over news wires—but one expert believes Burma's media outlets were too primitive to spread the message. With Burma's death toll as high as 100,000, Newsweek talked to a global weather analyst about the warning that failed to reach Burma's people. More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • weather  • natural disaster  • Cyclone Nargis  • cyclone  • disaster preparedness  • Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

    • 6.5 Quake Rocks Alaska

      Reuters  |  May 2, 08 4:27 AM CDT

      6.5 Quake Rocks Alaska

      (Newser) - In another of a troubling series of earthquakes to hit the US, a 6.5 magnitude shaker has struck Alaska, Reuters reports. The quake hit a sparsely inhabited section of the Aleutian island chain, and so far there have been no reports of injuries. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the earthquake was not large enough to pose a tsunami risk. A spasm of quakes have rattled California and Nevada in recent weeks. More »

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      Alaska  • earthquake  • tsunami  • Richter scale  • Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

  • November 2007

    • Indonesia Quakes Kill at Least 3

      Bangkok Post (Thailand)  |  Nov 26, 07 8:44 AM CST

      Indonesia Quakes Kill at Least 3

      (Newser) - A series of powerful earthquakes struck in Indonesia early this morning, killing at least 3 and causing brief tsunami warnings. Some 70 others were injured, and several buildings destroyed, including a health clinic. The first quake hit off the coast of Sumbawa just after midnight, registering 6.7 on the Richter scale, and spawned aftershocks of 6.8 and 5.7 respectively, the Bangkok Post reports. More »

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      disaster  • Indonesia  • aftershock  • tsunami  • Richter scale  • Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

    • Major 7.7 Earthquake Shakes Chile

      Reuters  |  Nov 14, 07 10:44 AM CST

      Major 7.7 Earthquake Shakes Chile

      (Newser) - A magnitude 7.7 earthquake rattled through northern Chile this morning, the AP reports, cutting power and causing injuries, but no deaths. The US Geological Survey said the temblor was centered 780 miles north of the capital Santiago, and a government spokeswoman said it was felt across 1,300 miles. "It was horribly strong. It was very long and there was a lot of underground noise," one eyewitness said. More »

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      earthquake  • Chile  • US Geological Survey  • Pacific Tsunami Warning Center  • Santiago

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