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Tsunami warning as 7. 4-magnitude quake hits northern Japan
5+ hour, 50+ min ago (440+ words) The quake hit at 4: 53 pm (0753 GMT) in Pacific waters off northern Iwate prefecture and the tremor was strong enough to shake large buildings as far as Tokyo, hundreds of kilometres away. The earliest tsunami waves could reach the northern shoreline…...
Weak 3. 4-magnitude earthquake detected in Pagoh's Bukit Kepong
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (122+ words) JOHOR BAHRU (Dec 28): A weak earthquake measuring 3. 4 on the Richter scale was detected in Bukit Kepong, Pagoh at 8. 55am today. The Malaysian Meteorological Department (Met Malaysia) said the tremor was centred at coordinates 2. 4 degrees North and 102 degrees East, at a depth…...
Bintulu Hospital issues public advisory against activities at nearby lake
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (147+ words) The public is advised against engaging in any recreational activities at the lake. BINTULU (Oct 9): Bintulu Hospital has issued a public advisory to warn residents against swimming, fishing, or engaging in any recreational activities at the lake located near the…...
Curtin Malaysia students gain hands-on geology experience at Tusan Beach
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (252+ words) Curtin Malaysia students collect field samples during their geological site visit to Tusan Beach. MIRI (Sept 13): A group of 26 Engineering and Science students from Curtin University Malaysia recently conducted an educational geological site visit to Tusan Beach, where they gained…...
Flamingo chicks fall victim to drought, water misuse in Turkish lake
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (650+ words) ANKARA (July 11): Around 2, 000 flamingo chicks have died at Lake Tuz, T'rkiye's second-largest lake, during this year's breeding season, triggering alarm over escalating water scarcity and environmental concerns in central Anatolia. Field inspection teams confirmed in the past few days the…...
Time machine: How carbon dating brings the past back to life
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (640+ words) SACLAY, France (June 8): From unmasking art forgery to uncovering the secrets of the Notre-Dame cathedral, an imposing machine outside Paris can turn back the clock to reveal the truth. It uses a technique called carbon dating, which has "revolutionised archaeology,…...