In a breaking news report this afternoon, initial updates are beginning to swarm in on an earthquake that just shook up our nation’s capital and other parts of the easter seaboard. The quake ranked 5.8 in magnitude was felt 87 miles southwest of Washington, D.C. with aftershocks felt as far south as Raleigh, throughout Virginia […]
TOKYO — Japan’s northeastern coast has been rattled by a strong aftershock. The Japan meteorological agency has issued a tsunami warning for a wave of up to one meter. The warning was issued for a coastal area already ravaged by last month’s tsunami. Officials say the quake was a 7.4-magnitude and hit 25 miles (40 […]
TOKYO — Workers at Japan’s tsunami-damaged nuclear power plant on Wednesday finally halted a leak that was sending a tide of radioactive water into the Pacific and exacerbating concerns over the safety of seafood, the operator said.
New York –The devastation in Japan caused by a massive earthquake and tsunami has brought 30 of the biggest names in music to release “Songs for Japan,” an unprecedented compilation of 38 chart- topping hits and classic tracks, available worldwide on the iTunes Store for $9.99 (www.itunes.com/songsforjapan). Also Read: Director of Willow Smith’s “Annie” remake […]
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Twitter has done it again. Once again, Twitter has caused a scandal, with outrageous celebrity tweets. And again, it was 50 Cent who has been embroiled in controversy, this time about Japan’s devastating earthquake and tsunami, which is estimated to have a potential death toll of at least 10,000. Trying to make light of the […]
VIA: CNN.com The earthquake in Chile unleashed a massive tsunami that devoured the small port town of Dichato. Amateur video shows houses and boats being swept away by the waves. CNN’s Karl Penhaul reports.
VIA: CNN.com Concepcion, Chile (CNN) — Rescuers searched for survivors Monday as crews sought to deliver food and water and prevent looting after the fifth strongest earthquake in 100 years ravaged central and southern Chile. More than 1.5 million people were without power in and around the capital of Santiago, according to Chile’s National Emergency […]
Via:washingtonpost.com 8.8-magnitude earthquake hits central Chile; tsunami warnings issued for Hawaii, Australia, South America Powerful aftershocks rattled Chile’s coast – 29 of them magnitude 5 or greater and one reaching magnitude 6.9 – the U.S. Geological Survey reported. In Santiago, modern buildings are built to withstand earthquakes, but many older ones were heavily damaged, including […]
VIA: Myfoxphoenix.com An earthquake has occurred in the west suburbs near Geneva early Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. At 3:59 a.m. an earthquake of a preliminary magnitude of 4.3 hit an area about five miles east of Sycamore, or about 4 miles west/northwest from Virgil, according to USGS geophysicist Amy Vaughn. The quake […]
   In addition to celebrating the life and accomplishments of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. , the WIZ along with our sister stations, 1230 The Buzz and 100.3 MOJO were accepting food and water donations for the victims of the Haiti earthquake. We appreciate every listener, organization, and volunteer that came out and […]
VIA: CNN.com Rescue crews came face to face with the stench of death Thursday in Haiti’s quake-battered capital as they began the arduous task of pulling survivors from rubble, providing food and water to the homeless and treating thousands left injured. “The vast majority of downtown Port-au-Prince is a mess of dead bodies, rebar and […]
