Earthquake Risk Keeps Heat on Vulnerable Nuclear Reactors

Harvey Wasserman / Truthdig Nov 24, 2017 Activists hope to shut down California’s Diablo Canyon facilities before disaster strikes. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Report of Girl Trapped Under Rubble Is False; Mexican Official Apologizes

Emily Wells / Truthdig Sep 22, 2017 The last body pulled from the wreckage of a school was that of a 58-year-old woman, found Thursday morning. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Powerful Earthquake Jolts Central Mexico on Anniversary of 1985 Quake

The Associated Press Sep 19, 2017 The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake had a magnitude of 7.1 and was centered near a town in Puebla state about 76 miles southeast of Mexico City. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Death Toll Rises to 90 After Mexico Earthquake

By Christopher Sherman / AP Sep 11, 2017 President Enrique Pena Nieto says a third of the homes in the city of Juchitan are uninhabitable. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

At Least 32 Dead After Powerful Earthquake Rocks Southern Mexico

By Christopher Sherman and E. Eduardo Castillo / AP Sep 8, 2017 The magnitude 8.1 temblor hit late Thursday off Chiapas state near the Guatemalan border. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

North Korea Accused of ‘Maniacal Recklessness’ After Nuclear Test

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 10, 2016 The country marked the 68th anniversary of its founding with its most powerful nuclear test to date, triggering a magnitude 5.3 earthquake and reactions from international leaders in the process. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

On the Angst Over the ‘Big One’ Reportedly Headed for Seattle

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 8, 2015 That New Yorker article about the apocalyptic earthquake looming in the Pacific Northwest’s near future has driven many in the region to unusual levels of anxiety, writes Emma Brockes at The Guardian. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.N. ‘Transactional Sex’ Scandal: More Than 225 Haitian Women Reported Abuse

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jun 10, 2015 Representatives of a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti have become embroiled in an international diplomatic incident after The Associated Press released information from a report detailing sexual abuse allegations involving U.N. workers and local women seeking their aid. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Aftershocks Hinder Rescue Efforts in Nepal as Quake Death Toll Passes 2,500

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 26, 2015 Officials expect the number of people killed and injured in Saturday's 7.9 magnitude earthquake to rise well above 2,500 and 5,000 respectively. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Three-Eyed Billy Embraces the Apocalypse

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Apr 9, 2015 What’s the new frontier in scientific denial? Earthquake denial! Dig deeper

6.0 Quake Causes Injuries and Damage in Northern California (Updated)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 24, 2014 Dozens of people were injured and many buildings extensively damaged in Napa, Calif., early Sunday in the largest earthquake to hit the Bay Area in 25 years. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Death Came by Water, Then by Oil

Greg Palast / Truthdig Mar 28, 2014 It was Good Friday, 50 years ago on March 27, 1964, when an earthquake-spurred tsunami wiped out the Chugach village in Chenega, Alaska. Twenty-five years later, as villagers celebrated the rebuilding of their home, a wave of oil from the Exxon Valdez began to move their way.Fifty years ago a tsunami wiped out the Chugach village. Twenty-five years later, as villagers celebrated the rebuilding of their home, another kind of wave headed their way. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )