A Slow-Motion Earthquake Just Lasted 30 Years: What Scientists Found Beneath JapanGeophysicists have identified slow-slip events, releasing tectonic stress gradually over months or years without causing damage. Japan's Na...
28 Feb, 2026, 05.02 PM IST
Strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocks Japan; no major damage reportedThe JMA said that the same region was hit soon afterwards by smaller quakes with magnitudes of 4.5, 5.1, 3.8 and 5.4, also with no tsunami ...
06 Jan, 2026, 08.56 AM IST
Quake, tsunami, and now a volcano: Why disasters are hitting Russia’s Kamchatka PeninsulaKamchatka Peninsula is facing a rare convergence of natural disasters. A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast, triggering...
31 Jul, 2025, 12.31 AM IST
What is the Nankai Trough megaquake, the disaster warned by the 'New Baba Vanga' and how Japan is bracing for it?Japan has approved a new disaster preparedness plan to mitigate the impact of a potential Nankai Trough megaquake, which could cause immens...
03 Jul, 2025, 08.24 PM IST
Apocalyptic forecast: Japan warns of impending megaquake that could kill 300,000 and unleash 100-foot tsunamis in worst natural disaster yetJapan is bracing for a potential megaquake in the Nankai Trough, with experts warning of catastrophic tsunamis reaching over 100 feet. The ...
08 Apr, 2025, 12.29 AM IST
$1.81 trillion and 300,000 lives at risk: Deadly megaquake could leave Japan in ruinsJapan could face economic losses of up to $1.81 trillion due to a potential megaquake along its Pacific coast, causing nearly 300,000 fatal...
31 Mar, 2025, 01.58 PM IST
Megaquake advisory in Japan: What does it mean?Japan is on high alert after its first megaquake advisory, issued post a 7.1 magnitude quake off Kyushu. Increasing the likelihood of a mas...
14 Aug, 2024, 11.06 AM IST
Japan issues its first 'megaquake' warning after powerful tremorAn earthquake off Kyushu led Japan to issue its first megaquake warning for the Nankai trough. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida canceled a trip...
09 Aug, 2024, 11.38 PM IST
Why is Taiwan so exposed to earthquakes and so well prepared to withstand them?Taiwan experienced its most potent earthquake in 25 years, resulting in at least nine fatalities, numerous injuries, and significant infras...
03 Apr, 2024, 04.41 PM IST
View: From Europe to the Pacific, world weighs mounting risk of warNATO Military Committee Chairman Admiral Robert Bauer emphasizes the need for households to prepare for war, urging the alliance's members ...
25 Jan, 2024, 02.31 PM IST
Biden-Xi talks lead to little but a promise to keep talkingIn the recent meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping, the leaders announced agreements on curbing fentan...
16 Nov, 2023, 05.35 PM IST
US will push back Chinese militarisation: Trump Admin"We're using the US Navy to maintain that freedom of travel through those international waterways," said Sebastian Gorka, the Deputy Assist...
25 Jul, 2017, 10.16 PM IST
Ride banana boats, spot spinner dolphins and dive off remote islands of the PhilippinesIt was the calming, aquamarine blue of the sea that was the overarching memory. The siren call of the sea had me in its grip once again.
27 Mar, 2016, 06.01 AM IST
Everyday plastics spell doom for the oceansThe ubiquitous plastic that is easy to use and easy to discard and forms part of our everyday lives is unwittingly spelling doom for the oc...
04 Oct, 2015, 10.38 AM IST
- Millions stuck in Tokyo as quake shuts down subways
Seismologists say that the "Big One" - a huge quake below or near Tokyo, forecast to kill thousands - is, statistically speaking, long over...
11 Mar, 2011, 06.14 PM IST
- Ash from volcanic eruption in Mount Merapi may hit Indian region
Seismic activity in Indonesia's Mount Merapi may cause a major volcanic eruption, with ash from it hitting the Indian region similar to wha...
28 Oct, 2010, 12.13 PM IST
- Shortcut to heaven
There's nothing to beat a kids trekking camp if it also promises a holistic agenda of yogasana based activity.
06 Nov, 2008, 12.27 AM IST