Japan cites radiation in milk, spinach near plant

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By SHINO YUASA and ERIC TALMADGE, Associated Press Shino Yuasa And Eric Talmadge, Associated Press – Sat Mar 19, 4:52 pm ET FUKUSHIMA, Japan – In the first sign that contamination from Japan’s stricken nuclear complex had seeped into the food chain, officials said Saturday that radiation levels in spinach and milk from farms near the tsunami-crippled facility exceeded…

The world’s strongest earthquakes and tsunamis

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The world’s strongest earthquakes and tsunamis Eds: Adds world’s strongest quakes; Edits headlines. Associated Press — March 11, 2011: A magnitude 8.9 quake strikes off the northeast coast of Japan, sending a tsunami across the Pacific and killing a still-undetermined number of people. — October 2010: A volcanic eruption and a tsunami kill more than…

Japanese volcano erupts

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Mar 13, 2011 3:01 PM | By Sapa-AFP A volcano in southwestern Japan erupted Sunday after nearly two weeks of relative silence, sending ash and rocks up to four kilometres (two and a half miles) into the air, a local official says It was not immediately clear if the eruption was a direct result of…

Japan death toll tops 1,000; could reach 10,000

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Millions of Japanese were without drinking water, electricity or proper food Sunday, two days after a powerful earthquake and tsunami hammered the northeastern coast, killing at least 1,000 people. Police in Japan’s northeastern Miyagi prefecture warned, however, that the death toll in that hard-hit area alone would likely exceed 10,000. Prime Minister Naoto Kan appealed…

Tsunami sweeps 5 to sea, rips out Calif. docks

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CRESCENT CITY, Calif. – A tsunami swept at least five people watching the waves out to sea Friday and ripped docks out of harbors in California, spreading the destruction of a devastating Japanese earthquake to the shores of the United States. Four people were rescued from the water in Oregon, but one man who was…

Earth’s day length shortened by Japan earthquake

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  (Space.com)  The massive earthquake that struck northeast Japan Friday (March 11) has shortened the length Earth’s day by a fraction and shifted how the planet’s mass is distributed. A new analysis of the 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan has found that the intense temblor has accelerated Earth’s spin, shortening the length of the 24-hour day…

NZ earthquake toll at 98 dead, 226 missing

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CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand – Hopes faded of finding more survivors Thursday in the collapsed downtown towers of New Zealand’s quake-shattered Christchurch, as officials said the death toll rose to 98 with grave fears for many of the 226 missing. Police said up to 120 bodies may still lie trapped in the tangled concrete and steel…

Ark. cities feel unexplained surge in earthquakes

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Jim Sutterfield was briefly puzzled by a thumping sound that seemed to slam the back of his office chair. But when the small-town Arkansas fire chief turned and saw no one was around, he quickly realized it was just an earthquake — again. “That was only my second time to feel…