Tag: disaster
Japan earthquake as seen through Twitter
Twitter users have provided some poignant and hopeful reflections on Japan's earthquake. One translator is sharing them with the English-speaking world....
Impact of global events on oil prices
How the crisis in Japan and protests throughout the Middle East are raising the price of oil, and hurting the American economy. ...
Japan's nuclear crisis: far from over
Activists say accident at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant caused by too-cozy relationship between government and power companies, not earthquake....
Japan's earthquake victims begin to rebuild
Victims of the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan face a daunting task of rebuilding the country....
100 years after The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire happened a century ago, but the labor-safety issues that led to the disaster are relevant today. ...
Japan's psychology after the earthquake
The recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan is taking a psychological toll, but it could also help bring the country together....
Investing in catastrophes
A market for so catastrophe bonds is growing in the United States as natural disasters become more frequent and more severe....
Japan government on nuclear crisis: Not lying, not telling the truth
The Japanese government may be making the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant worse by not telling the whole truth....
Europe reacts to Japan's nuclear power crisis
The crisis in Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has European lawmakers rethinking their nuclear power future. ...
Japan's earthquake and Google's technology
When the earthquake struck in Japan, technology companies like Google sprang into action to help....
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