Japan, Earthquakes and Nuclear Power
January 26, 2012 | Washington Post
A Washington Post article presents how people in Japan have new ideas about nuclear power since the March 2011 earthquake/tsunami. |
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Who’s Oil Goes Through the Strait of Hormuz?
January 20, 2012 | Energy Information Administration
On average, 14 crude oil tankers per day passed through the Strait in 2011, with a corresponding amount of empty tankers entering to pick up new cargos. More than 85% of these crude oil exports went to Asian markets, with Japan, India, South Korea, and China representing the largest destinations.
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US Gas Shales Attract Worldwide Investors
January 9, 2012 | Bloomberg
In just the past few weeks companies from China, France and Japan have purchased large holdings in the Eagle Ford, Utica and Marcellus Shales. |
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Debris from the Japan Tsunami Hits North American Beaches
December 26, 2011 | Anchorage Daily News
Debris washed from Japan by the March 11, 2011 tsunami is starting to wash up on the shorelines of Alaska, British Columbia and Washington. |
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The Japan 2011 Earthquake Produced a “Merging Tsunami”
December 7, 2011 | NASA
“NASA and Ohio State University researchers have discovered the major tsunami generated by the Japan earthquake of March 2011 was a long-hypothesized ‘merging tsunami.’ The tsunami doubled in intensity over rugged ocean ridges, amplifying its destructive power at landfall.” |
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Lateral Movement of 50 Meters in Fukushima Earthquake
December 1, 2011 | Scientific American
An article on the Scientific American website reports that seafloor movement during the Fukushima Earthquake was as much as 50 meters laterally and 16 meters vertically. |
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A Back-up Capital for Japan?
October 30, 2011 | Canada.com
The devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11 has that nation thinking deeply about contingency plans. A new city with emergency facilities that can house a back-up capital is being considered. |
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Debris from Japan’s Tsunami Moves Across the Pacific
October 27, 2011 | Syracuse
An article on the Syracuse.com website explains how about 20 million tons of floating debris from Japan’s March 11th earthquake and tsunami is moving across the Pacific and is expected to wash ashore on the Hawaiian Islands and the US west coast. |
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Natural Gas Price Extremes
October 10, 2011 | Energy Information Administration
“Global natural gas prices vary considerably from one region to another. Since the beginning of 2010, North American prices have been relatively low, Asian prices relatively high, and northwest European prices in between.” Quoted from the Energy Information Administration article.
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Landslide Incidence Mapping in Japan
October 3, 2011 | The Daily Yomiuri Online
Landslide incidence mapping in Japan has identified nearly 300,000 locations of landslide concern. Although landslides are triggered by heavy typhoon rains in many parts of Japan, local governments have been slow to implement landslide education and mitigation programs. |
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Rare Earths from Myanmar?
September 26, 2011 | Japan Times
As rare earth element supplies from China became limited and unreliable, Japan began looking for other suppliers. Now they have a potential deal with Myanmar. |
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Early Earthquake Warning System
September 22, 2011 | Associated Press on Google
Researchers are testing an earthquake early warning system that has the ability to give you a very brief warning before earthquake waves arrive. Wired and wireless communication signals travel faster than earthquake waves so when monitors near the source of an earthquake detect vibrations they can trigger warning signals that will be received before earthquake waves arrive. Japan already has an early warning system that warned millions of people on March 11th. |
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Typhoon Roke Hits Japan
September 21, 2011 | CNN
CNN has reported that Typhoon Roke hit Japan with sustained winds of 103 miles per hour early Wednesday morning. |
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Japanese Technology for Chinese Rare Earth Materials
September 12, 2011 | Reuters
Although China is keeping tight controls over the export of rare earth minerals the country is trying to encourage Japanese companies to bring rare earth technologies to China. |
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Landslides in Japan
September 8, 2011 | The Landslide Blog
The Landslide Blog has images and descriptions of landslides that occurred in Japan as a result of Typhoon Talas. |
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Japan’s Shift to Fossil Fuels
August 21, 2011 | New York Times
Immediately after Japan was hit with a devastating earthquake and tsunami plans were underway to replace much of the country’s nuclear power generating capacity with fossil fuels. This New York Times article explores how this is being done and at what cost. |
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Natural Gas to Asia from Kitimat, BC
August 16, 2011 | Business Week
Natural gas prices in Asia are three times higher than prices in North America. Natural gas producers, Apache, Encana and EOG Resources hope to cash in on that by building a liquefied natural gas plant near Kitimat, British Colombia that will prepare LNG for shipment to Asian customers. |
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LNG Import Prices Rising in Japan
August 9, 2011 | Energy Information Administration
The cost of liquefied natural gas (LNG) being imported by Japan has been rising sharply since the earthquake and tsunami damaged of their nuclear power generating capacity. Quoted from the Energy Information Administration article.
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Seismic Risk and Urban Policy
July 26, 2011 | Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times has an Op-Ed article that begins with a very strong statement: “Seismic risk mitigation is the greatest urban policy challenge the world confronts today.” |
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How Soil Responds to Strong Earthquakes
July 20, 2011 | Georgia Tech
“Japan’s March 11 Tohoku Earthquake is among the strongest ever recorded, and because it struck one of the world’s most heavily instrumented seismic zones, this natural disaster is providing scientists with a treasure trove of data on rare magnitude 9 earthquakes.” Quoted from the Georgia Tech press release. |
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