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Japan Nuclear Disaster: Fukushima Power Plant Remains Fragile, Plant Chief Says Huffington Post An independent report, meanwhile, revealed that the government downplayed the full danger in the days after the March 11 disaster and secretly considered evacuating Tokyo. Journalists given a tour of the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant on Tuesday, ... See all stories on this topic »

Japan's nuclear disaster: a long half-life The Guardian As the people of Pripyat, a once bustling Soviet city built for the workers of Chernobyl, will tell you, evacuation from a nuclear disaster is a one-way ticket. Nearly 26 years later, time is frozen. The hammer-and-sickles still hang from the ... See all stories on this topic »

Africa: Fukushima - a Human Disaster That Must be Avoided AllAfrica.com The March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami off the coast of Japan triggered the biggest nuclear disaster since Chernobyl in 1986. As months passed, it has become clear that this disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant was caused by major systemic ... See all stories on this topic »

Lessons from Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Report Shows Millions Remain at Risk eNews Park Forest TOKYO--(ENEWSPF)--February 28 - Greenpeace today released "Lessons from Fukushima", a new report which shows that it was not a natural disaster which led to the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi plant on Japan's east coast, but the failures of ... See all stories on this topic »

Fukushima disaster response frighteningly similar to Chernobyl, Three Mile Island msnbc.com (blog) NBC's Robert Bazell visited Fukushima in May 2011, and witnessed the tragic the effects of the nuclear disaster firsthand. People were forced to leave their homes in the area surrounding the plant due to high radiation levels. See all stories on this topic »

Japan's Kan Gets Mixed Assessment on Fukushima Disaster Response BusinessWeek 28 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's former Prime Minister Naoto Kan received a mixed assessment of his handling of last year's Fukushima nuclear disaster from an independent panel. Officials at the prime minister's office managed the crisis in a "haphazard" ... See all stories on this topic »

UK siblings in both Costa cruise ship disasters Herald Sun British dancer stuck on stricken Costa Allegra ship Brother survived Costa Concordia disaster last month Costa Concordia survivors push for legal changes A BRITISH mother has spoken of her shock at hearing that a cruise ship her daughter worked on was ... See all stories on this topic »

Barring disaster, QBE to reverse slide Sydney Morning Herald The outlook is for QBE's returns to step up as the industry raises prices, disaster payouts normalise, and as Europe's crisis eases. Photo: Ben Rushton FRANK O'Halloran lashed out and bought a house in West Pymble (Sydney) in 1976 after he was hired as ... See all stories on this topic » Sydney Morning Herald

Japan ill-prepared for Fukushima disaster Financial Times By Mure Dickie in Tokyo The first independent investigation into Japan's nuclear crisis has painted a damning portrait of the desperate efforts by ill-prepared politicians, bureaucrats and utility executives to avert a disaster some feared could force ... See all stories on this topic » Financial Times

Japan 'withheld risk of disaster' Adelaide Now From: AP Fragile repairs: A journalist visits the stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant as the one-year anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami disaster approaches. Picture: AP Source: AP THE Japanese government withheld information about ... See all stories on this topic »

Column: 'Monday Night Racing' debut a disaster, but NASCAR should try ... Minneapolis Star Tribune Article by: JIM LITKE , AP But if the folks at NASCAR are as smart as they think, they'll chalk up the fiery explosion that made it an unbearably long night to bad luck, then forget about the storm clouds that postponed the start by a day — and look ... See all stories on this topic »

New report says in Japan's 2011 nuclear disaster narrowly avoided being much worse Public Radio International PRI The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was a disaster after the March 11 earthquake & tsunami, but it could have been much worse a new report found. (Photo by Flickr user daveeza, cc-by-sa.) A new independent report from Japan details just how close ... See all stories on this topic »

Costa Allegra dancer's mother tells of disaster striking family twice The Guardian I really didn't think disaster could strike twice. "Of all the ships that are sailing in the ocean, the two that have come into difficulties in the last few weeks have been the two that my children were on." She was waiting to hear from her daughter, ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Probe finds Japan withheld risks of nuke disaster Coos Bay World (AP Photo/Yoshikazu Tsuno, Pool) The Japanese government withheld information about the full danger of last year's nuclear disaster from its own people and from the United States, putting US-Japan relations at risk in the first days after the accident, ... See all stories on this topic »

Disaster cycle turns for insurer's change of chiefs The Australian That's not to say Neal can afford to take it easy, allowing the markets -- and a run of better luck on natural disasters -- to do the hard work for him. In hindsight, it's clear QBE could have done better at risk assessment, particularly in places such ... See all stories on this topic »

Fukushima Report: Japan Dodged Major Nuclear Disaster PRI's The World That's the conclusion of a new report out today on last year's disaster at the country's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011 triggered an escalating series of alarming events at the Fukushima ... See all stories on this topic » PRI's The World

Daytona 500 buzz: NASCAR kicks off with Danica Patrick's disaster, Juan Pablo ... MLive.com KAMINSKI: Speed Week was a disaster for Danica Patrick. Most of it wasn't her fault, though. She happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time a couple of those times. OLSEN: Certainly a rough week, but I'll tell you what: Anyone who thinks she ... See all stories on this topic » MLive.com

Panel lays bare Fukushima recipe for disaster The Japan Times The panel's report reveals that although the public was being reassured there was no reason to panic following the March 11 disaster, government leaders were contemplating worst-case scenarios, including evacuating the capital. See all stories on this topic »

Seth Rudetsky's DISASTER Extends Through March 25; Annie Golden & Felicia ... Broadway World Seth Rudetsky's DISASTER, A 1970's disaster movie …musical; written by Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick, directed/choreographed by Denis Jones with music direction by Steve Marzullo, due to popular demand will continue to play at The Triad (158 West ... See all stories on this topic »

Disaster Boot Camp Prepares Volunteers WOWT The Omaha and Loess Hills Chapters of the Red Cross are holding "Disaster Boot Camp" this week. It's a series of sessions to help volunteers learn how to respond during times of chaos. Last year, the Red Cross saw the worst chaos, from a weather ... See all stories on this topic »

Written in blood: Another disaster, another law Charleston Gazette (blog) Delegate Caputo walked us through the history of coal mining, and how lawmakers on both state and national levels have acted to protect miner health and safety only in the immediate aftermath of mine disasters. He said he's told fellow lawmakers that ... See all stories on this topic » Charleston Gazette (blog)

Insurers push disaster costs to consumers, taxpayers, report finds News10.net It says that despite record-breaking damage costs from disasters over the last decade, policy providers steadily increased their surplus cash by raising rates, paying for fewer types of damage, increasing the deductibles of disaster victims and placing ... See all stories on this topic » News10.net

Report slams Japan over nuclear disaster The Australian THE Japanese government withheld information about the full danger of last year's nuclear disaster from its own people and from the US, putting US-Japan relations at risk in the first days after the accident, according to an independent report. See all stories on this topic »

Deadline To Apply for SBA Working Capital Disaster Loans in Va. Is March 29 HispanicBusiness.com The SBA declared a disaster because of the severe storms with high winds, hail and tornadoes that occurred April 27-28, 2011. "When the Secretary of Agriculture issues a disaster declaration to help farmers recover from damages and losses to crops, ... See all stories on this topic »

Tokyo hid details of N-disaster: Panel Gulf Today TOKYO: An independent investigation has found that Japan's government withheld information about the full danger of last year's Fukushima nuclear plant disaster from its own people and from its key ally the United States. A report by the Rebuild Japan ... See all stories on this topic » Gulf Today

Facebook Disaster Message Board Being Tested In Japan WebProNews As if realizing how people have come to depend on Facebook as one of the ways to get in touch with people in the wake of a disaster, Facebook has begun testing a Disaster Message Board (in Japan, not-so-coincidentally). The test was spotted by Rick ... See all stories on this topic »

FEMA: Disaster Unemployment Assistance Deadline Fast Approaching for January ... 7thSpace Interactive (press release) Disaster unemployment assistance is available for survivors of the January 22-23 storms in Chilton, Jefferson and Perry counties. The deadline for Chilton and Jefferson counties to file for disaster unemployment assistance is March 5. See all stories on this topic »

Japan hid dangers of nuclear disaster, finds probe NDTV AP, Updated: February 28, 2012 15:49 IST Tokyo: The Japanese government withheld information about the full danger of last year's nuclear disaster from its own people and from the United States, putting US-Japan relations at risk in the first days ... See all stories on this topic » NDTV

USDA Designates 45 Counties as Natural Disaster Areas WLNS Governor Rick Snyder announced Monday the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack has designated 45 counties in Michigan as natural disaster areas for three separate disaster conditions that occurred in February and May of 2011. See all stories on this topic »

Disaster Prep Series Doomsday Bunkers Comes to Discovery Channel TVbytheNumbers PREPPING FOR REAL LIFE DISASTER SERIES DOOMSDAY BUNKERS COMES TO DISCOVERY CHANNEL For some, power grid failures, nuclear disasters, earthquakes, shooting sprees, tsunamis, suicide bombers, and nose diving economies around the globe are more than just ... See all stories on this topic »

SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans Available in North Carolina PR.com (press release) SBA Loan And Disaster Relief is a Private Company Representing All Types and Sizes of Businesses as their Agent in the Disaster Loan Process of the US Small Business Adminstration. The Company is currently taking applications for many counties in North ... See all stories on this topic »

Europe Not Ready to Deal With Disaster Like Fukushima, IRSN Says BusinessWeek 28 (Bloomberg) -- Europe is ill-prepared for a nuclear accident on the scale of Japan's Fukushima disaster, a French safety authority said. "There are doubts about the ability of some European countries to manage this type of situation," Jacques ... See all stories on this topic »

Lessons From Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Shows Millions Remain at Risk PR Web (press release) "Lessons from Fukushima," a new report released today by Greenpeace shows that it was not a natural disaster which led to the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, but the failures of the Japanese Government, regulators and the nuclear ... See all stories on this topic »

"Emergency Disaster Preparedness In The Event Of A Nuclear Disaster" Is ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) The Absolute Rights newsletter published "Emergency Disaster Preparedness In The Event Of A Nuclear Disaster" today to provide information on survival of a nuclear disaster. Austin, TX. (PRWEB) February 28, 2012 To prepare for a nuclear disaster, ... See all stories on this topic »

Costa Allegra: Mother 'couldn't believe cruise ship disaster was happening again' Telegraph.co.uk She said her son James had no wish to return to working on cruise ships since the Concordia disaster. The ship struck rocks off the west coast of Italy on January 13, leaving a death toll expected to reach 32. "He's found it very difficult to come to ... See all stories on this topic »

Another Costa liner stranded 6 weeks after Italy disaster Times of India NAIROBI: Helicopters will ferry food and flashlights to more than 1000 passengers and crew stuck aboard a disabled cruise ship that is being towed to Seychelles Islands through waters prowled by pirates, officials said on Tuesday. See all stories on this topic »

Lessons Learned Improve Disaster Recovery Tactics Signal Magazine Members of the final panel for the DHS 2012 Information Technology Industry Day discussed the importance of communications capabilities to mitigate the effects of a manmade or natural disaster and restore normalcy to an area. See all stories on this topic »

Costa Allegra fire: Cruise ship towed to Seychelles after second Costa ... Daily Mail By Travelmail Reporter The stricken Costa Allegra cruise ship, which has been left floating in the Indian Ocean without power since yesterday, is now being towed towards the Seychelles this morning under guard. The sister ship of the Costa Concordia ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail

Known Unknowns in the BP Oil Disaster Trial truthout A ship floats amongst a sea of spilled oil in the Gulf of Mexico after the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster, June 16, 2010. (Photo: kk+) A lot of worry is swirling around about what would happen if BP settles. With 303 witnesses lined up testify for ... See all stories on this topic » truthout

Disaster loans available to cover frost/freeze damage Gainesville Sun By Anthony Clark US Small Business Administration economy injury disaster loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural co-operatives, small aquaculture businesses and private nonprofit organizations that suffered financial losses as a ... See all stories on this topic »

"Emergency Disaster Preparedness In The Event Of A Nuclear Disaster" Is ... Albany Times Union The Absolute Rights newsletter published "Emergency Disaster Preparedness In The Event Of A Nuclear Disaster" today to provide information on survival of a nuclear disaster. To prepare for a nuclear disaster, the Absolute Rights newsletter published ... See all stories on this topic »

Govt for research on disaster management GreaterKashmir.com Srinagar, Feb 28: Divisional Commissioner, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon Tuesday said Kashmir University was a highest seat of learning adding that "it should conduct research on disaster planning and policy to provide professional support for review of ... See all stories on this topic »

Disaster Supply Kits: Are You Ready? Santa Barbara Independent By Santa Barbara County Fire Department The Santa Barbara County Fire Department reminds people that assembling the supplies that you might need following a disaster are an important part of your disaster plan. You should prepare emergency supplies for ... See all stories on this topic »

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