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Catastrophic earthquake and tsunami will one day hit Pacific Northwest, scientists say
Anchorage Daily News· 1 day agoAlong this fraught stretch, called the Cascadia subduction zone, two pieces of the Earth’s crust...
‘This is a big deal’: New technology will alert Pacific Northwest of the next major earthquake
KOIN News 6 Portland· 1 day agoAs the west coast awaits the next massive Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake, researchers have pioneered a new way to identify major quakes and alert the public to take cover.
How Aflac CEO Dan Amos turned an insurance company into an international household name
Yahoo Finance· 3 days agoThere’s also the geographical risk of relying on Japan for the lion’s share of Aflac’s revenue. Amos...
California earthquake warning system gets upgrade for the "Big One"
Newsweek· 2 days agoPeople living in California will get more timely and accurate alerts about mega earthquakes with a...
Faster alerts for California megaquakes: Early-warning system gets major upgrade
LA Times via AOL· 3 days agoAn upgrade to California's earthquake early-warning system using GPS data will allow more timely...
Japan's poor seaweed harvest drives up prices, hits restaurants
Nikkei Asian Review· 13 hours agoSushi nori and other staples hit hard by rising sea temperatures
West Coast’s ShakeAlert System gets major upgrade before next big earthquake
Fox Weather via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe U.S. Geological Survey says in addition to over 1500 seismic sensors that detect ground...
Shareholder Votes in Focus as Big Japan Banks Sell Toyota Shares
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 23 hours ago(Bloomberg) -- Voting at shareholder meetings in Japan may become more consequential if the decision...
‘ShakeAlert’ earthquake early-warning system gets major upgrade
KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland· 2 days agoThe earthquake early-warning system on the West Coast got a big upgrade recently. ShakeAlert, the...
In Japan, energy security fears put nuclear back in favour for 2040 plan
Reuters via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe country slashed reliance on nuclear power after the Fukushima disaster in 2011 and increased use...