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Super-aged Japan now has 9 million vacant homes. And that’s a problem
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe number of vacant houses in Japan has surged to a record high of nine million – more than enough...
Odd earthquake swarm in Central Europe hints at magma bubbling below the surface
LiveScience· 6 hours agoAn odd earthquake swarm on the border of Germany and the Czech Republic may hint at magma moving...
Earthquake map shows biggest global tremors in 2024 so far
Newsweek· 5 days agoEarthquakes occur several hundred times a day, every day, all over the globe. It is only the notable earthquakes, usually of a magnitude 6 or higher, that ...
Japan economy expected to shrink in Q1 due to weak consumption
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 17 hours agoJapan's economy likely contracted an annualised 1.5% in the January-March quarter as all key drivers...
Can heavy snowfall trigger earthquakes? A new study suggests a link
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoHeavy snowfall could be a factor in triggering swarms of earthquakes, a study suggests, based on...
Why Japan is struggling to kick its coal dependency
Vox· 15 hours agoCoal is the dirtiest fossil fuel by far, producing more particulate air pollution and global warming gasses than any other, per unit of energy. Last...
3 BRILLIANT MINUTES: Could climate change contribute to earthquakes
WBAY Green Bay· 1 day agoMIT researchers have made a connection between excessive rain and snow events to “earthquake swarms”...
Alaska has a 'first-rate' earthquake monitoring system. The hard part is defending it against...
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoMay 9—GLACIER VIEW — On a grassy schoolyard overlooking the Matanuska Glacier, a group of eminent seismologists from around the globe jumped up and down. They stamped their feet into the grass ...
A Hundred-Year-Old Anime Film Has Been Uncovered in Japan
Men's Journal via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAnime has been around for a very long time, well over 100 years, and has been a booming industry in ...
Study suggests heavy snowfall and rain may contribute to some earthquakes
Phys.org· 2 days agoThe study is the first to show that climate conditions could initiate some quakes. "We see that...