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Risk management

Chile earthquake

Was it luck or preparedness? What explains the low death toll in Chile’s earthquake?

Environment

The town of Iquique in Chile was the epicenter of an 8.2 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday night. But given the magnitude of the quake, the death toll announced so far is minor.The town of Iquique in Chile was the epicenter of an 8.2 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday night. But given the magnitude of the quake, the death toll announced so far is minor.

Japanese photographers volunteer to help tsunami, earthquake victims find memories

Taking New Family Portraits in Japan After the Tsunami

Arts, Culture & Media

Burning! A Longer US Fire Season May Be the New Normal

Tsunami Reconstruction Scandal in Japan

Environment
The World

Tsunami in a Tank

At Oregon State University, researchers are creating their own small scale tsunamis to study how the huge waves behave and wreak havoc.

Tsunami Tourism in Indonesia

Environment

A growing number of tourists are coming to see the relics of tsunami destruction in Aceh.

Wolfert Brederode Quartet’s New Song Inspired by Tragedy

Arts, Culture & Media

A track from the new CD, “Post Scriptum,” refers to the devastating tsunami of 2004.

The World

S&P downgrade roils markets, worries consumers

Business, Economics and Jobs

Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, and Louise Story, Wall Street and finance reporter for The New York Times, talk about what impact the downgrade will have on the U.S. economy.

Japanese Get Creative Without AC

Environment

The electricity shortage in Japan means there is a lot less air conditioning.