07 3 / 2012
INTERACTIVE: Japan earthquake, then and now
(Click on the link to view the interactive presentation)
ABS-CBNnews.com
On March 11, 2011, at 2:46 p.m. local time, a magnitude 8.9 earthquake jolted the northeast coastal area of Japan.
The epicenter was in Oshika Peninsula of Tohoku.
But the largest devastation was wrought on Iwate Prefecture, devastated by tsunami waves that reached as high as 40 meters (133 feet).
It would turn out to be the strongest earthquake to hit Japan ever, more powerful than the Great Kanto earthquake that devastated Tokyo in 1923 or more recently, the Great Hanshin earthquake that shook the Kobe area in 1995.
The quake took more than 19,000 lives with total damages estimated at over US$122 billion.
Nearly a year later, a photographer of Agence France Presse (AFP) went back to the scenes where the original pictures of the quake were taken by AFP. Here, in an interactive format, is how the area looked like before and after.
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13 2 / 2012
Earthquake victims gather for relief goods
Photo by Jorge Carino for ABS-CBNnews.com
Full image HERE
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07 2 / 2012
Map showing different intensities of magnitude 6.9 earthquake on February 6, 2012
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06 2 / 2012
Strong quake jolts Negros-Cebu; tsunami alert lifted
This story has been updated (8th update)
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19 3 / 2011
The Metro Manila Map Viewer is a GIS-based Internet tool and is currently being implemented as a prototype for earthquakes in Metro Manila, Philippines.
The Metro Manila Map Viewer allows users to retrieve useful information and maps from datasets including hazards, transportation, public facilities, emergency services, elevation, land use/zoning, and high-resolution imagery.
The Metro Manila Map Viewer is part of the risk communication tools that are jointly being developed and endorsed by the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC), and the Earthquakes and Megacities Initiative (EMI) to facilitate information sharing, and to promote city stakeholders participation, ownership transfer, and a better understanding of the linkages between disaster risk reduction and development progress. Map Viewers are developed at PDC’s headquarters in Maui, Hawaii, with the ultimate goal of transferring capacity to local clients.
The Metro Manila Map Viewer increases awareness about public safety, is useful during emergencies, also supports post-disaster recovery processes.
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19 3 / 2011
NDRRMC says ready for a magnitude 7.2 quake
By Jay Ruiz, ABS-CBN News
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Friday said that that local communities up to the barangay level should come up with their own earthquake and tsunami preparedness plan. NDRRMC Executive Director retired General Benito Ramos said that the state of preparedness to address any disaster is based on the level of alertness and preparedness of each community. In a presentation during a meeting with different heads of the various departments and agencies of government, Ramos said that each community should have its own plan including designated evacuation centers, disseminating information on an incoming disaster and emergency and hospital services when an earthquake happens. Ramos also claimed that, at present, the NDRRMC is prepared for a magnitude 7.2 earthquake hits the Philippines.
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17 3 / 2011
![Philippines not ready for quake disaster: experts
The Philippine capital is woefully unprepared for a major quake that could hit at any time and kill tens of thousands of people, flattening nearly half the city’s homes, experts warn. [ Read full story ]
*Map shows distribution of active faults in Metro Manila
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Philippines not ready for quake disaster: experts
The Philippine capital is woefully unprepared for a major quake that could hit at any time and kill tens of thousands of people, flattening nearly half the city’s homes, experts warn. [ Read full story ]
*Map shows distribution of active faults in Metro Manila
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16 3 / 2011
Asian nations round on Japan nuke hoax
Asian nations Wednesday vowed to crack down on hoax messages warning about radiation spreading beyond Japan, which have helped stoke growing unease over the unfolding nuclear crisis.
Shoppers in the region scrambled to hoard supplies of favourite Japanese food products, fearing contamination of future stocks, after radiation was unleashed from a stricken nuclear plant in quake-hit Japan.
The hoax text messages and emails, warning people to shelter from dangerous radioactive material, were reported to have spread as far afield as India.
Thought to have originated in the Philippines and purporting to be a BBC newsflash, the messages urge people to stay inside and swab their thyroid glands with iodine solution to guard against radiation sickness.
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16 3 / 2011
PNRI: Still no radiation threat to Philippines
Despite new radiation threats from the earthquake-crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, the Philippines still has no reason to worry. Based on the latest report of the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Nuclear Research Institution (DOST-PNRI), the radiation level detected in the country’s atmosphere is 89 to 120 nanosievert per hour, which is “normal.” Sievert is the unit of dose that reflects the biological effect of radiation. PNRI earlier said there is no obvious effect on a human being who has absorbed less than 250 millisieverts.
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