Tag: Tsunami
The tsunami
The disaster claimed over 250,000 lives and forced millions of people from their destroyed homes. Victor Israelsson lost his entire family when the waves reached Khao Lak in Thailand. Hear him tell how he himself, aged 12, survived in the masses of water, and how he then managed to live on without mother, father, older […]
Japan’s Kenzaburo Oe, Nobel laureate for poetic fiction, dies
Tokyo – Nobel laureate Kenzaburo Oe, whose darkly poetic novels were built from his childhood memories during Japan’s post-war occupation and from parenting a disabled son, has died. He was 88. Oe, who was also an outspoken anti-nuclear and peace activist, died on March 3, his publisher, Kodansha Ltd., said in a statement on Monday. […]
What is the Richter scale and which areas are more prone to earthquakes?
Many people do not realize that the Richter scale is logarithmic in nature. This means that each integer increment on the Richter scale represents a tenfold increase in the earthquake’s amplitude, or the size of its seismic waves, so a magnitude 7 Richter earthquake is 10 times stronger than a magnitude 6. It’s worth noting […]
Yearender: Xinhua’s Top 10 World News Events of 2022
BEIJING, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) — The following are the top 10 world news events of 2022 selected by Xinhua in chronological order: © Provided by Xinhua RCEP enters into force, sending a strong voice from Asia on integration The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) officially entered into force on January 1, marking the launch of […]
UNESCO published a new state of the ocean report
“The report will effectively help track the progress of the UN Ocean Decade and, over time, can become an eagerly awaited global publication that will make a significant contribution to mobilizing the global community to act towards ‘the ocean we need for the future,’” said Vladimir RyabinSecretary General of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC-UNESCO). IOC-UNESCO […]
The Prime Minister of Ukraine describes war costs for VOA when donors dig deep
Ukraine received $ 6.5 billion in commitments at an international donors’ conference in Warsaw on Thursday. VOA Eastern Europe Bureau Chief Myroslava Gongadze discussed the conference and other issues with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal in the Polish capital. The following interview has been edited for brevity and clarity. VOA: Donors promised nearly $ 7 […]
Science Round-Up: Danish universities form huge green-food collab
Denmark’s eight universities – DTU, University of Copenhagen, Aarhus University, IT University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen Business School, Aalborg University, University of Southern Denmark and Roskilde University – have joined forces on a unique new project on the green transition in food. . An interdisciplinary facility based at Aarhus University called the START Center for Sustainable […]
International Round-Up: Denmark can proudly look back on its term of office in the UN Human Rights Council
Denmark’s first term of office in the UN Human Rights Council has expired after three years. And Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod has been quick to celebrate the success of his debut. Stops over our weight Denmark used the opportunity of its membership to shape the global value agenda as much as possible by making improvements […]
Finland sets stricter access rules to control omicron
The pre-testing requirement takes effect on Tuesday, December 21st and is valid until January 16th. Finnish citizens and permanent residents as well as passengers who do not leave the airport area during their stopover are exempt from the requirement. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health held a press conference on Thursday outlining the latest […]
Minister: Nursing students could give Covid boosters, Finland tightens entry rules
According to the Minister of Family and Basic Services, the Finnish authorities want to avoid an increase in new cases of coronavirus. Krista Kiuru (SDP). He commented on Yle TV1 A-Studio on Tuesday night. "The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and the Ministry of the Interior presented [on Tuesday] Government that entry restrictions should […]
Kiuru: Stricter entry rules to Finland
Kiuru told YLE A-studio that the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health have submitted a proposal to tighten entry restrictions. “We have suggested that when people come here from outside the EU or the Schengen area, they should have proof of a pre-test that has been in place for […]
YLE: In Finland, young age groups are shrinking faster than expected
At the same time, internal migration flows are leading to a population concentrating in and around a handful of large cities. “We have four balls in the air at once, which brings great challenges,” the chief expert said. The decline in the number of births began in the early 2010s and continued throughout the decade. […]
Princess Mako fills up and gets married
It is not because there is a royal sprinkle over the wedding, for there is not much of it. It is Mako’s newcomer and his mother’s finances that occupy the minds. The wedding has been underway for some years. It should actually have been held in 2018, but then stories emerged about the groom’s mother. […]
The Royal House’s New Year’s relay will return in 2022
The Royal House’s New Year’s sheds and New Year’s relay are resumed in 2022, after they were canceled in 2021 due to coronavirus. It informs the royal house in a press release. When the New Year’s shed was canceled this year, it happened for just the second time ever. The traditional event was also canceled […]
Is there a return of the Taliban to the increase in heroin use in Finland?
The Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan has fueled speculation that global heroin supplies may increase. Afghanistan is the world’s largest producer of opium – a key ingredient in heroin and other opiate drugs. By United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the percentage of Afghan land devoted to opium poppy cultivation increased by 37% […]
Haiti has been shaken by a magnitude 7 earthquake
Haiti has been shaken by a very strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7. This is stated by the US Geological Survey, reports the news agency Reuters. The earthquake had its epicenter in the western part of the country. People are said to have left their homes in a panic. And there is information from […]
The whole Earth shook after the Alaska earthquake
An 8.2 magnitude earthquake shook Alaska this morning. It was the largest earthquake in more than half a century. Páll Einarsson, professor emeritus of geophysics, recalls that in 1964 the largest earthquake ever recorded in North America occurred, it was magnitude 9.2 and occurred on the same plate boundary. “Today’s quake is one of the […]
Do you dare to trust men? Marie Nilsson Boij, Paris
Paris on Wednesday, – It makes me so incredibly angry that all women need to be afraid that some men will commit abuse. My daughter is furious. It was probably Göran Lambertz and his live defense speech after the rape investigation against him was closed that triggered anger this time. A tsunami of frustration on […]
More satellites help in natural disasters
Extended satellite monitoring would be needed to reduce the risks to humans during the race, according to researchers. As recently as last winter, around 200 people died in a tsunami following a landslide in northern India, and such incidents are likely to increase with a warmer climate. – The region is getting warmer and the […]
Olympic torch on its way to Tokyo
The 121-day torch relay that will bring the Olympic flame to Tokyo began last night Swedish time. The first section began in Fukushima province, which was hit hard by the 2011 tsunami. About 10,000 runners will take turns running with the torch through all 47 provinces of Japan before the torch arrives in Tokyo in […]
Tsunami warning has been withdrawn
In New Zealand, the tsunami alert issued in connection with the powerful earthquake on Thursday evening has been withdrawn. The biggest waves have now passed and the warning level has been lowered, the country’s rescue authority states. The quake, which had a magnitude of 8.1, occurred in the sea off the north coast of New […]
Strong earthquake off the coast of New Zealand – tsunami alert issued
A strong earthquake has occurred off the coast of New Zealand. The quake has been measured at 8.1. A tsunami alert has been issued.
Nurses on reopening: Must avoid tsunami in hospitals
This is how it sounds from the Danish Nurses’ Council, which is a trade union for nurses. According to Deputy Chairman Dorthe Boe Danbjørg, this did not happen before the second wave. – It did not happen between the first and second wave, and therefore hospitals and staff were put under maximum pressure over Christmas […]
International Round-Up: Denmark provides support for the world’s worst humanitarian crises
Christmas is time to give, and since 2004, Denmark has taken this message very seriously. When a violent earthquake caused a tsunami that cost 220,000 lives, Denmark was unfortunately unable to help, after emptying its coffers for the year. Since then, the Tsunami Reserve has been set aside annually to provide relief in the event […]
Japan will be climate neutral by 2050
Japan’s new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga promised the Japanese parliament today that Japan will be carbon neutral by 2050 and received applause. The promise means that Japan, the world’s third largest economy, is on the same timeline as, for example, the EU to reduce its net emissions to zero. But the question is how the […]
The nominees for the August Prize are …
Debutants and veterans, epic works and a collection of short stories, blackness and beauty. It is now clear which books will be nominated for the August Prize. Nominated for Swedish Fiction Book of the Year “Memory wires”, Carola Hansson, Albert Bonniers Förlag Nazism is on the rise in Germany in the 1930s. In the densely […]
