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Chile Earthquake a Year Later [PHOTOS]
By not in system - AOL Newshttp://xml.channel.aol.com/xmlpublisher/fetch.v2.xml?option=expand_relative_urls&dataUrlNodes=uiConfig,feedConfig,localizationConfig,entry&id=986509&pid=986508&uts=1298737667 http://www.aolcdn.com/ke/media_gallery/v1/ke_media_gallery_wrapper.swf Chile Earthquake a Year Later A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake that triggered a tsunami devastated Chile on Feb. 27, 2010, killing hundreds, reducing homes and buildings to rubble and displacing millions of people. Michelle Bachelet, then president of Chile, called the temblor "one of the worst ...
Chile Earthquake: 6.8 Temblor Rattles Nerves
By David Knowles - AOL NewsThe shaking is back. Almost one year after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake caused massive destruction in Chile on Feb. 28, another strong quake was registered today. According to the USGS, the 6.8-magnitude quake struck shortly after 5 p.m. local time. The epicenter was just off shore, about 245 miles south-southwest of Santiago, but was powerful enough to shake buildings in the capital city. As yet there have been no reports of damage or injuries from today's quake, which was centered not far from the one that killed about 500 people a year ago. Follow Surge Desk on Twitter. ...
Magnitude-7.1 Earthquake Shakes Southern Chile
By not in system - AOL NewsSANTIAGO, Chile -- A magnitude-7.1 earthquake shook southern Chile on Sunday, sending tens of thousands fleeing for higher ground for fear that it could generate a tsunami like the one that ravaged the coastline last year. There were no immediate reports of deaths or damage, and Vicente Nunez, head of the National Emergency Office, said no tsunami alert was issued. "There has been no harm to people, no harm to property," Nunez said. "We will continue monitoring." The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii also said a destructive Pacific Ocean-wide tsunami was not expected. Some ...
2010's Worst Disasters in Photos
By not in system - AOL NewsFor millions of people around the world, 2010 was the year the earth shook, volcanoes erupted and the weather brought deadly extremes. Click though the gallery below to see some of the most striking images from the year's natural disasters. To help disaster victims, go to Network for Good. http://xml.channel.aol.com/xmlpublisher/fetch.v2.xml?option=expand_relative_urls&dataUrlNodes=uiConfig,feedConfig,localizationConfig,entry&id=965958&pid=965957&uts=1292619354 ...
Edison Pena, Freed Chilean Miner, to Run in New York City Marathon
By FanHouse Staff - AOL NewsEdison Pena, the Chilean miner who became known as "The Runner" for his daily workouts while trapped, will be running in this year's New York City Marathon. While stuck underground with 32 others for 69 days as part of the Copiapó mining accident, Pena would jog underground in the unblocked tunnels, sometimes for up to six miles a day. The New York Road Runners Club extended an invitation to Pena to be involved in the marathon after hearing of his love of running, but were surprised by his response. Originally, the invitation was for Pena to participate in any capacity, even if ceremonial. ...
Earthshaking Theory: Moon Phases Cause Earthquakes
By David Moye - AOL News(April 20) -- Recent earthquakes in Chile, Haiti and Baja, Calif., have folks quaking in their boots, wondering when the big one is going to occur. A retired teacher and earthquake preparedness expert in Pittsburgh has narrowed it down to 181 dates between now and 2020 -- at least for the Pacific West Coast. Courtesy of David Nabhan Retired schoolteacher David Nabhan believes the phases of the moon will have a big effect when Los Angeles finally has the big earthquake everyone predicts. David Nabhan, 56, doesn't have a degree in seismology -- and his work is not exactly considered ...
Earthquake Causes: From Lunar to Looney
By David Moye - AOL News(April 20) -- Although scientists are working nonstop to learn all they can about earthquakes, some people already have the answers. At least they think they do. For instance, one Iranian cleric is blaming all the recent earth-shaking activity in Mexico's Baja California, Chile and Haiti on booty-shaking women flaunting their sexuality. Courtesy the Rev. Brian Keneipp The Rev. Brian Keneipp says the recent rash of earthquakes is karmic payback for the violent way NASA's LCROSS rocket gashed into the moon's surface. According to Fox News, Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi, a senior Iranian cleric, ...
Quake's Aftershocks Jolt Chile as New President Is Sworn In
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyAftershocks from last month's earthquake shook Chile today just before the swearing in of new president Sebastian Piñera. Piñera went ahead with his inauguration ceremony, then announced on television that troops and supplies would be sent immediately to the quake zone along the central coast. Piñera said he would fly to the most heavily damaged areas later today, The New York Times reported. Early reports indicated damage was limited. But in Santiago, about 90 miles from the earthquake's epicenter, windows rattled and buildings shuddered. At the inauguration in Valparaiso, dignitaries made ...
Chilean Looters Return Stolen Goods
By not in system - AOL NewsCONCEPCION, Chile (March 7) -- The officers came with bullhorns to impoverished neighborhoods near the epicenter of Chile's devastating earthquake, warning looters to return what they stole or face police raids. And so they did, depositing everything from mattresses to refrigerators and flat-screen TVs. It took 35 truckloads to recover it all. Together with looted merchandise recovered by police, the material is worth nearly $2 million, officers said. Touring a police gymnasium full of the recovered goods on Sunday, President Michelle Bachelet called the looting one of "the other aftershocks ...
Titanic Survivors Study: A Closer Look at Self-Preservation
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyYou're on a sinking ship and you have just 10 minutes to make a decision: Do you save yourself, or do you help the other passengers to safety? Now, imagine the same scenario, except you have two hours longer to make your decision. Do you make the same choice? Maybe not, according to a study published in the journal Proceedings of the Natural Academy of Sciences. Researchers from the University of Zurich, the Center for Research in Economics, and Queensland University compared the survivor profiles of passengers from two famous shipwrecks, the Titanic and the Lusitania, to see how they ...
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