The Japan Times13h ago
Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter, Princess Aiko, visited a facility that houses permanent exhibits of items damaged in the March 2011 disaster, in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/07/japan/fukushima-imperial-family/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushima #311 #emperornaruhito #empressmasako #princessaiko #imperialfamily #fukushimano1 #museums #earthquakes
Emperor and his family visit 2011 disaster memorial in Fukushima

The imperial couple and their daughter arrived in Fukushima Prefecture on Monday on a trip to inspect reconstruction efforts following the March 2011 disaster.

The Japan Times
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Edwin G. 1d ago

Carleton University researchers find that common ceilings are a hazard in earthquakes

https://ottawa.citynews.ca/2026/04/06/common-ceilings-a-hazard-in-earthquakes-carleton-u-researchers-discover/
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Des chercheurs de l’université Carleton ont trouvé que les plafonds courants sont un danger dans les séismes

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Researchers discover ceilings are not built to withstand quakes

Structures are being shaken to help industries understand Ottawa’s infrastructure risks during an earthquake. In the Carleton University Canada Foundation for Innovation-funded structures lab, civil and environmental engineering researchers are conducting tests to understand how buildings respond to intense shaking, and how they can be designed differently to minimize injuries and damage. “We break things […]

CityNews Ottawa
The Japan Times1d ago
A 47-year-old woman who survived the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake while pregnant has worked to express her gratitude for being saved by teaching people how to eat healthily and prepare fermented emergency food. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/06/japan/society/fukushima-disaster-survivor-fermented-food/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #311 #fukushima #food #health #fermentation #earthquakes
Survivor of 2011 disaster works to keep people healthy with fermented food

After surviving the Great East Japan Earthquake while pregnant, Asami Kurihara obtained a certification for being a fermented food sommelier.

The Japan Times
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🔎 Deadliest #earthquakes that occurred in recent years within 300km of #Sidon (#Lebanon): 11/07/1927 a M6.0 led to 361 casualties, 16/03/1956 a M6.0 led to 148 casualties, and on 10/09/1953 a M6.5 led to 40 casualties.
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🔎 Regional instrumental seismicity in Eastern Mediterranean Sea. The colored dots represent the #earthquakes that have struck the region [using https://isc.ac.uk/ catalog -1960 to 2020- and https://emsc-csem.org/ data -from 2021 onwards]:
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ABC Feeds2d ago

Magnitude-5.5 earthquake 'early morning wake-up call' to remote community
By Josephine Lim

A remote community in the APY Lands have woken up to rattling shelves and swinging lights caused by a magnitude-5.5 earthquake, Geoscience Australia says.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-05/magnitude-5-5-earthquake-recorded-at-apy-lands/106532694

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Magnitude-5.5 earthquake 'morning wake-up call' to remote community

A remote community in the APY Lands have woken up to rattling shelves and swinging lights caused by a magnitude-5.5 earthquake, Geoscience Australia says.