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When Japan's devastating magnitude 9.0 earthquake began last Friday afternoon, engineers at Google's Tokyo offices were initially undaunted. But as the disaster unfolded, and the scope of the tragedy became clear, they contacted Google.org, Google's philanthropic unit, to suggest it play a role in the emergency response as it had after the recent earthquakes in Haiti, Chile and New Zealand.Within an hour, as aftershocks shook the capital city, the "˜Japan Person Finder' website was up and...

BELLEVUE, Wash., March 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- We cannot believe the overwhelming amount of donations that have come through. We are delighted to announce that together, we raised more than $50,000 for the American Red Cross "Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami" Disaster Relief Fund in less than 72 hours. Over 270 donations came from you, matched by PSP, Inc.'s $20,000. On behalf of all of us at PSP, Inc. and those in Japan, we thank you for your contributions and sincerely appreciate...

The earthquake disaster on March 11 - scientific evaluationThe earthquake disaster on 11 March 2011 was an event of the century not only for Japan. With a magnitude of Mw = 8.9, it was one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded worldwide. Particularly interesting is that here, two days before, a strong foreshock with a magnitude Mw = 7.2 took place almost exactly at the breaking point of the tsunami-earthquake. The geophysicist Joachim Saul from the GFZ German Research Centre for...

SINGAPORE and KYOTO, Japan, March 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Japan's devastating 11 March earthquake and tsunami have hit its struggling economy and ineffective government at what was an already uncertain time for the country. The earthquake, measuring up to 9.0 on the Richter scale, and subsequent tsunami have devastated a wide area of northeast Japan, killing more than 10,000 people and washing away whole communities and infrastructure. The biggest quake in Japan's recorded history has...

SEATTLE, March 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- LifeGuard Structures LLC of Seattle, WA is introducing a product line of furniture designed to protect human life in an earthquake, especially in a multi-storey building collapse. The new company is the first to provide personal bodily protection for people who live and work in earthquake-prone areas. Desks, tables and consoles are built to support over a million pounds, while a person can remain safely inside with access to emergency supplies. The...

TUCSON, Ariz., March 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The recent Japanese earthquake and tsunami and the 2004 Indonesian earthquake and tsunami have shocked the world. Dr. Jeffrey Goodman, an archeologist and geologist who has spent years researching the Bible's stories of catastrophe, says that tsunamis that dwarf those of Japan and Indonesia are written about in the Bible. In his new book "THE COMETS OF GOD" Goodman says the Bible tells of a mega-tsunami that occurred in the past and a...

CHATSWORTH, Calif., March 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 11, 2011 Japan experienced the largest earthquake ever in its history, a 9.0 magnitude off the coast of Honshu, Japan. Immediately following the earthquake, a major tsunami was triggered and it brought even more destruction and devastation to Japan. Now Japan is battling enormous challenges and a world community is coming together to assist them. Eric Holtzman is the President of Hosting 4 Less, a web hosting company in Southern...

Learning from history, TAU invention can improve earthquake prediction todayEarthquakes are one of the world's biggest enigmas "” impossible to predict and able to wreak untold damage within seconds. Now, a new tool from Tel Aviv University may be able to learn from earthquakes of the ancient past to better predict earthquakes of the future.Prof. Shmuel Marco of Tel Aviv University's Department of Geophysics and Planetary Sciences in the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences...

BELLEVUE, Wash., March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As you all are aware of the news of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan hit on March 11, 2011. This is the largest earthquake recorded in Japanese recent history. There are thousands of people who have lost their houses, and there are still over ten thousand people missing in the northern part of Japan. We ask your assistance in helping those people who were affected by this tragic event. PSP, Inc. decided to match your donation up to...

While Japan's 8.9-magnitude earthquake and accompanying tsunami represent a devastating natural disaster for the country's residents, scientists should also seize upon the massive temblor as an important learning tool for future quakes around the world, including the Pacific Northwest coast of the United States, according to experts from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI).WHOI geophysicist Jeff McGuire said such lessons may be particularly germane to residents of Northern...