Japan Earthquake & Tsunami
Latest about Japan Earthquake & Tsunami
Fukushima Plant Springs 300-Ton Water Leak
By Tanya Lewis published
One of the tanks storing highly radioactive water from Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant has leaked about 300 tons of contaminated fluid, officials report.
Fishing Float Rides 2 Tsunamis ... and Survives
By Becky Oskin published
Debris from the Japan tsunami was hurled ashore in 2012 after an unusual earthquake.
Fishing Float Rides 2 Tsunamis … and Survives
By Becky Oskin published
Debris from the Japan tsunami was hurled ashore in 2012 after an unusual earthquake.
Breaking the Ice: Earthquakes Trigger Antarctic 'Icequakes'
By Becky Oskin published
When the world shakes, so does Antarctica's ice.
Possible Japanese Shrine Fragment Washes Up in Oregon
By Stephanie Pappas published
A painted piece of driftwood could be part of a Shinto shrine sent to see by the 2011 Japanese tsunami.
Images: Tsunami Dock in Remote Washington
By Stephanie Pappas published
A dock set adrift by the 2011 Japan tsunami washed ashore in Oregon in December 2012.
Shorelines Could Help Forecast Tsunami Floods
By Becky Oskin published
Earthquake fault location can maximize the power of tsunami waves.
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