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Researchers at UC Berkeley are testing a prototype of an earthquake early warning system that California is pursuing years after places like Mexico and Japan already have them up and running. (August 26)
SOUNDBITE (English) Richard Allen, Director, UC Berkeley Seismological Lab "It detects the very beginnings of earthquakes using seismometers very close to the epicenter, then predicts the shaking that's going to follow so you can push...
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INDIA: EARTHQUAKE DISASTER: AID ARRIVES FROM PAKISTAN
English/Nat
A Pakistani air force plane carrying tents and blankets for India's earthquake victims has touched down in Ahmedabad, a rare humanitarian gesture from one South Asian rival to another.
The C-130 transport plane painted in...
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RR0305/B Japan: Earthquake
Tokyo, Japan (recent): Tokyo Fire Department earthquake simulation room; Kobe, Japan (FILE - January 1995): earthquake aftermath; Tokyo, Japan (recent): SOT Peter van Buren, Consul, US Embassy, Tokyo, stills Great Kanto earthquake;...
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EL SALVADOR: EARTHQUAKE
Natural Sound
A powerful earthquake shook El Salvador on Tuesday, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing at least 127 people in a country still mourning more than 800 who died in an even stronger quake exactly one month ago.
The...
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New technique may help predict earthquakes
Thailand - December 26 2004
1. Tsunami arriving at beach
Sri Lanka - December 26 2004
2. Tsunami sweeping over hotels
Los Angeles, California - April 11, 2005.
3. On screen view of computer animation view of tsunami wave propagation....
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Seismologists predict high probability of further quakesin Haiti
HEADLINE: Experts predict high probability of more Haiti quakes
CAPTION: A month after Haiti''s earthquake, scientists fear another one could strike before demolition crews can even reach toppled buildings to prevent more deaths. The...
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Many feared Haiti's growing epidemic would overwhelm a capital teeming with more than 1 million people left homeless by January's earthquake. But, so far, it is the countryside seeing the worst of an epidemic that has killed more than 1,700 people since erupting less than two months ago.
HEADLINE: Cholera sickens 33K Haitians in less than 2 months
CAPTION: Many feared Haiti's growing cholera epidemic would overwhelm a capital teeming with more than 1 million people left homeless by January's earthquake. But, so far, it...
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INDIA: EARTHQUAKE AFTERMATH UPDATE
Hindi/English/Nat
Life is slowly limping back to normal in the quake hit Gujarat state in Western India.
Bhuj, the town nearest the epicentre, had a population of 150-thousand before the quake.
But the earthquake has killed many...
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Experts quell fears after earthquake tremors felt in UAE
Dubai residents have been feeling earthquake tremors more often over the past few years.
But architects and scientists are confident they can handle the conditions through improved design and better monitoring.
When an earthquake with...
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TURKEY: EARTHQUAKE DISASTER: AID
English/Nat
More aid is arriving in Turkey to help those in need after the country's worst earthquake since 1939.
Turks from areas unaffected by the earthquake are rushing to donate what they can and volunteer to help distribute...
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Red Cross in emergency appeal for quake aid
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP Clients OnlySHOTLISTAP Television - AP Clients OnlyGeneva - April 27, 20151. Elhadj As Sy, Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), and Simon Eccleshall,...
Bloomberg
China Expects Heavy Casualties From Earthquake
Oct. 8 -- China said its expecting great casualties and heavy losses from a strong earthquake that shook Yunnan province in the nations southwest, with the toll now given as 1 dead and 38 injured. Stephen Engle reports on ""First Up.""...
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Water technology supports world's oldest Pyramid
AP Television
Saqqara, Egypt - June 15, 2011
1. Wide of Pyramid with sunset behind
2. Mid of Pyramid with wooden scaffolding
3. Close of wooden scaffolding on pyramid
4. Wide of scaffolding on pyramid
5. Mid of men working at base of...
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Doctors struggle to help pregnant women following quake
1. Exterior of tent
2. Pregnant woman coming out of the tent
3. Pregnant woman washing the dishes with child by her side
4. Close up shot of spoons been washed
5. Medium shot of child
6. SOUNDBITE (Indonesian) Mujiati, Earthquake...
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RR7712A ROMANIA AFTERMATH OF THE QUAKE
It is now thought the final toll in Romania's earthquake
disaster will be about 4,000 dead, 10,000 injured and
90,000 homeless. Central Bucharest resembles a
huge construction site, with many of the dead still
buried beneath the rubble...
Sky News
Texas earthquakes could be linked to fracking
Texas earthquakes could be linked to fracking
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Nearly all the major candidates in Haiti's presidential election called for Sunday's election to be voided amid allegations of fraud and reports that large numbers of voters were turned away from polling stations throughout the quake-stricken country.
HEADLINE: Protests mar elections in Haiti
CAPTION: Nearly all the major candidates in Haiti's presidential election called for Sunday's election to be voided amid allegations of fraud and reports that large numbers of voters were turned...
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Efforts to restore earthquake damaged temple
NEPAL RECONSTRUCTIONSOURCE: AP HORIZONS, LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY RESTRICTIONS: HORIZONS CLIENTS AND AP LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY CLIENTS ONLYLENGTH: 4:05SHOTLIST:AP TelevisionChangu Narayan, Nepal - 22 November 20161....
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RR7635A PHILIPPINES: THE MINDANAO QUAKE
4,000 dead, 4,000 missing (probably dead), 200,000
homeless - the stark facts about the worst natural
disaster ever to hit the Philippines. On August 17th
1976, a severe earthquake followed by a devastating
tidal wave struck the coastal...
AFP News Agency
VOICED : The mysterious ancient Nine Domes Mosque of Afghanistan
In the white dusty plains of northern Afghanistan archaeologists are seeking to unravel the secrets of one of the oldest mosques in the world whose structure is still standing after a thousand years of solitude
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Tsunami Warning After Massive Alaska Earthquake
An official in the state emergency operations center says there have been no reports of damage as the timeline for initial waves has passed after a tsunami warning was issued following an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.2...
Bloomberg
The Big Risk for U.S. Shale Production
Nov.14 -- Environmental risks run rampant for shale. Bloomberg's Alix Steel visits Pawnee, Oklahoma, home to a 5.8 magnitude earthquake, the result from a byproduct of fracking.
Bloomberg
Oklahoma Sits on Shaky Ground Thanks to Oil & Gas Production
Jan.17 -- This week a 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck northern Oklahoma. Thousands of earthquakes recorded in the state in recent years have been linked to the underground injection of wastewater from oil and gas production. Bloomberg's...
Bloomberg
Philippine Stock Exchange to Reopen Tuesday
Jan.13 -- The Philippine Stock Exchange is set to reopen today after the volcanic eruption south of Manilla shut markets, schools and the airport on Monday. Bloomberg’s Claire Jiao reports on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia.”