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UK government could give green light to fracking despite quakes

Despite the fact that fracking caused 2 earthquakes in the UK last year, the government will likely be giving the go-ahead for the resumption of extracting natural gas by this means.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 2 comments

6.9 quake hits Gulf of California & 7.0 quake hits Mexico City

Guerrero Negro - Following closely on the heels of the 8.6 earthquake off Indonesia, Mexico's Gulf of California has just experienced a 6.9 earthquake.

In the Media by Anne Sewell

Indonesia: Tsunami warning now lifted

Banda Aceh - There was a tsunami warning prompted by the 8.6 earthquake and 6.5 aftershock in Indonesia earlier today. The good news is that the warning has now been lifted.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 1 comment

Scientists report new evidence of Marsquakes

Scientists using photos taken by NASA's Mars Reconnaisance Orbiter say the surface of Mars appears to have experienced quakes only very recently. The suggestion raises possibility of existence of active volcanoes and reservoirs of liquid water on Mars.

In the Media by JohnThomas Didymus

Earthquake strikes Oklahoma

Residents in Oklahoma are used to getting tornadoes and not really accustomed to getting earthquakes. However, Oklahoma was hit with temblors over the weekend.

In the Media by Owen Weldon

Rolling Blackouts Begin Monday in Tokyo

Tokyo - Rolling blackouts in the Kanto Plain, including Tokyo, will begin Monday. The schedule will be announced tonight. Two reactors in Fukushima were also damaged.

In the Media by Mark Weitzman

Women subjected to rampant sexual violence in Haiti quake camps

A year after the earthquake that killed over 230,000 people, women and girls living in Haiti’s makeshift camps are facing an increasing risk of rape and sexual violence. The January 2010 devastating earthquake was the beginning of a nightmare.

In the Media by Subir Ghosh - 1 comment

6.3 quake hits Hindukush in Afghanistan, another 5.2 in Indonesia

New Delhi - A magnitude-6.3 earthquake rocked the Hindukush region of Afghanistan late Friday night. Tremors were also felt in neighbouring Pakistan and India. This was followed close on its heels with another 5.2 quake in Indonesia.

In the Media by Subir Ghosh - 3 comments

5.0-magnitude quake hits Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa Special

Toronto - Southern Ontario and parts of Quebec and New York have just experienced a earthquake measuring at 5.0 magnitude. The seats were rumbling at 1:41 p.m ET. Wednesday as a mild earthquake hit Toronto and other parts of southern Ontario.

Digital Journal Report by KJ Mullins - 15 comments