Sunday, March 6th, 2011
Earthquake vulnerability tests have been conducted in some 19,000 buildings in Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet, the disaster management minister tells parliament. "All the buildings will be examined step by step. Moreover, initiatives have been taken to develop a...
Saturday, March 5th, 2011
Following the devastating floods and cyclones that hit Queensland, the coal industry has managed to bounce back to two thirds of its capacity. The latest coal export data shows that compared to 12 months ago, the QLD industry...
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
A M=6.3 (USGS) earthquake occurred in the South Island of New Zealand on February 21, 2011 (Local Time: 12:51 on February 22). An interferometric analysis of the data acquired by the Phased Array type L-band Synthetic Aperture...
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Christchurch last week, there is such a prevalent feeling amongst those not directly involved in or affected by events, to offer help in some way. For those of us...
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
Macquarie Island represents an important vantage point to measure changing sea levels in the middle of the wild Southern Ocean. Physically measuring sea level in such a harsh environment is a challenge - if the 10 m+...
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
A New Zealand-led group of international scientists will spend the next three weeks on NIWA’s research ship Tangaroa, using a free-diving robotic vehicle to investigate mineral deposits and hydrothermal activity at five major submarine volcanoes in the Kermadec...
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
The government has set up 30 telemetry stations along the Rajang River to serve as an early flood warning system. The stations will begin from here until Kapit town, a distance of about 126km upriver. Telemetry is...
