expert comment in advance of the 10th anniversary of Fukushima
Tomorrow will mark the 10th anniversary of the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, and the resulting nuclear accident at the Fukushima … read more
Tomorrow will mark the 10th anniversary of the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, and the resulting nuclear accident at the Fukushima … read more
Following a earthquake off the coast of Indonesia measuring 8.7 on the Richter scale, and with a tsunami warning issued across the Indian Ocean, quotes from the UK and Australian scientific community were sent out. read more
New research commissioned by JLT Re, a reinsurance company, and carried out with University College London, investigated the tsunami risk of ten of the world’s international airports. read more
A magnitude 7 aftershock struck the coast of Japan, the largest since the initial earthquake. read more
Precautions have been taken in Tokyo to avoid giving infants tap water that may contain traces of radioactive material. read more
Precautions have been taken in Tokyo to avoid giving infants tap water that may contain traces of radioactive material. read more
Experts comment on the latest situation, including predictions for a possible radioactive plume. read more
Experts comment on the latest situation in Japan. read more
Six top experts in various fields gave their assessment of the latest situation in Japan following the earthquake and tsunami. read more
Fears of a possible radiation leak following damage to reactors caused by earthquake and tsunami. read more
Further comments on the Fukushima nuclear disaster. read more
Following the earthquake and tsunami in north-east Japan, experts gave their views on the latest situation of the stricken Fukushima nuclear reactor. read more
Several large earthquakes, the largest of which measured 9.0 on the Richter scale, caused a tsunami and widespread devastation to much of north-east Japan and caused damage and an ongoing crisis at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. read more
Within a day of each other, a large earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra while a tsunami triggered another large earthquake which struck the Pacific islands of Samoa and Tonga. The two events are unrelated. read more
Following an earthquake measuring 8.1 on the Richter scale immediately off the coast of the Solomon Islands, scientists responded to reports of a large tsunami that had resulted in multiple fatalities. read more
Following an earthquake off the east coast of Japan, a 2m tsunami was predicted by country’s meteorological agency, however the resultant wave was only 40cm. read more
The research on the fault line behind the earthquake that caused the tsunami in the Indian Ocean on Boxing Day was published in the journal Nature. read more
Global Geophysical Events, including tsunamis, earthquakes, super-volcanoes and asteroid impacts, are real possibilities and could catastrophically affect our planet. Experts explain what we are doing to monitor and evaluate the risks posed by these events and whether there is anything we can do to prevent them. read more