Posts from the category World
| Japan Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant in Flames after Earthquake
A fire is reported to be burning in the turbine building of the Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant, NPP, in Miyagi prefecture in the aftermath of the strongest ever earthquake to hit Japan. The NPP is owned by Tohoku Elec’s. Japan authorities have announced they turned off 11 nuclear units without causing any damage. The country… |
March 11th, 2011 World 0 comments |
| Tsunami from Japan Earthquake hits Waikiki Hawaii
The first waves to hit Hawaii from a tsunami triggered by a massive earthquake off Japan have washed up onshore at Waikiki, with no initial reports of any damage. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre reported wave changes at Waianae Harbour around 3.24am on Friday (0024 AEDT Saturday), shortly before the relatively small waves were seen… |
March 11th, 2011 World 0 comments |
| Watch Live in Ustream the Tsunami in Japan
Hundreds of people are dead after one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Japan, triggering a devastating 10-metre-high tsunami along parts of the country’s northeastern coastline. The massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck on Friday afternoon local time, creating gigantic waves which swept away cars, boats, homes and people as the surging water overwhelmed coastal barriers…. |
March 11th, 2011 World 1 comment |
| Tsunami: Earthquake Magnitude 8.9 hits Sendai, Honshu, Japan
A catastrophic earthquake has struck Northern Japan, 150 miles off the coast. The quake hit on Friday, March 11, 2011 at 06:25:51 UTC, with a magnitude of 8.9. The agency has issued a tsunami warning for Japan’s Pacific coast, saying tsunami waves as high as 6 meters can be expected in some areas. This is… |
March 11th, 2011 World 12 comments |
| Photo of the Ice Lake on Mars
[Zoom] Where there is ice, there is water. Where there is water, there is life. Is that water ice or methane ice? |
March 1st, 2011 World 0 comments |
| How to make a heart shaped egg
You will be very romantic to prepare a salad with a heart shaped egg: |
February 23rd, 2011 World 0 comments |
| Video of the 6.3 Earthquake in SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Earthquake Details: Magnitude 6.3 This event has been reviewed by a seismologist. Date-Time: Monday, February 21, 2011 at 23:51:43 UTC Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at 12:51:43 PM at epicenter Location: 43.600°S, 172.710°E Depth : 5 km (3.1 miles) Region: SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND Distances: NEAR Christchurch, New Zealand 225 km (140 miles) SSE of… |
February 22nd, 2011 World 0 comments |
| Cool bridge in Norway
Møre og Romsdal county |
February 19th, 2011 World 0 comments |
| The secret recipe of the Coca-Cola formula
An American radio program claims it has uncovered the exact recipe for Coca-Cola in the pages of a 1979 newspaper. Its code name was: Merchandise 7X. The soft drink was created in 1886 by pharmacist John Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia, and the recipe has always been kept under wraps. Legend has it that the exact… |
February 16th, 2011 Marketing, Science, World 1 comment |
| WikiLeaks Nominated For The Nobel Peace Prize
A Member of Norwegian Parliament named Snorre Valen has apparently nominated the website WikiLeaks for the Nobel Peace Prize. And, while nominees are officially kept secret for 50 years, Valen has taken to the Internet to write a blog post entitled: Why I have nominated Wikileaks for the Nobel Peace Prize, thus ensuring that a… |
February 3rd, 2011 Events, Internet, World 0 comments |
| Thousands of fishermen empty lake Antogo in minutes
On one day of the year the Dogon people of Mali can fish in the sacred water of Lake Antogo. It’s every fisherman for himself as the lake is emptied in minutes. After just 50 minutes there is nothing left. |
February 2nd, 2011 World 0 comments |
| I remember when all this was trees
Simple, yet so effective graffitti. Author: Banksy |
January 24th, 2011 World 0 comments |
