earthquakes
Preparing for Japan's Next Tsunami
The island nation’s new warning system will broadcast qualitative alerts like takai and kyodai ("high" and "huge") during future Pacific megathrust earthquakes, to better urge people to evacuate before the waves come.
Facebook Added Balloons and Confetti to Posts About the Earthquake in Indonesia
A spokesperson told Motherboard the company “regrets that it appeared in this unfortunate context.”
Here's What Will Happen After a Huge Earthquake Inevitably Hits California
Nobody knows when "The Big One" is going to hit California, but here's how experts think it will play out when it does.
News of Zealand: Govt Paid Private Investigators to Spy on Quake Victims
Plus, the Crown is being sued by an Air Force staffer over sexual allegations, and record temperatures in the Arctic.
The VICE Morning Bulletin
Senators said to be "close" on major immigration deal, YouTube backs away from Logan Paul over controversial video, Trump says interview with Mueller "unlikely," and more.
The Physicist Building the World’s Most Precise Clock
Advanced timekeeping could help unify quantum and gravitational physics, predict earthquakes, and navigate in deep space.
News of Zealand: Your Chance to Own a Chocolate Factory
Dunedin choc manufacturer launches crowdfund campaign for investors, plus an earthquake hits Cook Strait and the problem with New Zealand's diminishing winters.
Inside the Inspiring Citizen Response to Mexico's Earthquake
When everything falls silent, it's an incomparable, goosebumps-inducing display of human will. "Is there anyone here who hears me?"
On the Ground at the Site of Mexico City's Collapsed Buildings
Many who survived Tuesday's earthquake unscathed found their homes and workplaces in ruins.
Inside Italy’s Thriving Market for Earthquake Pseudoscience
Legitimate fears of deadly earthquakes are fueling a cottage industry of bogus detectors and predictors.
News of Zealand: Floods, Earthquakes, and Māori Grannies Fighting P
Plus the latest on whether New Zealand could be joining the war in Syria, a violent crop of schoolchildren and everything else you missed over the weekend.