natural disasters
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New York’s Subway May Not Survive Irene
OK, it’s that time of the year again. Read this and go riot before it’s too late!
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Zoo Animals Went Crazy Before The Earthquake Too
We already know that animals know an earthquake is coming before humans do. But it’s still endlessly interesting to see how animals react (pre-act?) before it happens. For example, apes abandoned their food and climbed to the top of the tree-like structure
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Pentagon Quake Nightmare: Fukushima On The Mississippi
In May, the US government simulated an earthquake so massive it killed 100,000 midwesterners instantly and forced more than seven million people out of their homes.
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What Do Earthquake Magnitudes Mean?
Whenever there’s an earthquake you’ll hear all over the media that it’s “(blank number) on the Richter Scale”. Surprise, the Richter Scale was abandoned years ago because it was inaccurate. Today we use the moment magnitude scale, or the MMS.