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Early Warning of Massive Earthquates Possible: John McRobert
Posted by jennifer, October 2nd, 2009 - under Opinion.
Tags: Coral Reefs, Earthquakes, Tsunami
Comments: 24
EARLY Wednesday morning a 8.3 magnitude earthquake caused a tsunami in the Pacific, killing at least 140 people in Samoa and Tonga. Later in the day a 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit western Sumatra in Indonesia, drowning hundreds of people and burying thousands more under rubble.
Many in Samoa claim the warning system in place failed because [...]
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Italian Authorities Ignored Earthquake Warning
Posted by jennifer, April 7th, 2009 - under News.
Tags: Earthquakes
Comments: 1
An Italian scientist, Gioacchino Giuliani, predicted Monday’s earthquake at L’Aquila, Italy, weeks ago but his warning were not taken seriously … he based his forecast on concentrations of radon gas around seismically active areas. Read more here.
