Japan’s 2011 tsunami turned out deadlier because a hidden clay layer let the quake rupture all the way to the seafloor, scientists say

A remarkable find beneath the Pacific Ocean uncovers a fragile clay layer that intensified the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and ...

Britain's trees are now shedding giant branches to survive heatwaves, and scientists warn that up to half of Kew's trees could be vulnerable by 2090

British summers now see large branches falling from trees due to climate change. This summer branch drop is a stress response ...
Phys.org

'Life is a miracle,' but learning from disasters isn't: Lessons from Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami

In April 2012, a Harley-Davidson motorcycle was found on Graham Island in the Haida Gwaii archipelago off the coast of British Columbia. It belonged to Ikuo Yokoyama, a survivor of the earthquake and ...

Unprecedented drill reveals secrets beneath the fault that triggered the 2011 mega-tsunami

A Race to the Root of Disaster Back in 2011, a magnitude 9.1 earthquake struck off the coast of northeastern Japan. The ...
Science Daily

Record-breaking ocean drilling reveals why Japan's 2011 tsunami was so deadly

Scientists have uncovered a hidden weakness beneath the Pacific Ocean that helps explain why Japan’s catastrophic 2011 ...
AOL

Looking back at Japan’s historic tsunami disaster 15 years later

Fifteen years ago, the world watched in horror as Japan was struck by the most powerful earthquake in its recorded history — a catastrophic event that unleashed a deadly tsunami, upended millions of ...
Digital Journal

One in 4 Japan tsunami children needs psychiatric care

One in four nursery school children caught up in Japan’s 2011 tsunami disaster has psychiatric problems caused by the horrors of loss and destruction, with experts warning of a dire shortage of ...
The Hill

Japan marks 15 years since tsunami disaster as Takaichi pushes more nuclear energy use

TOKYO (AP) — Japan marked the 15th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster on its northeastern coast Wednesday as the government pushes for more use of atomic energy. The magnitude ...