Tsunami risk appears to pass for U.S. after massive Russian earthquake
A tsunami warning issued for Hawaii after one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded, an 8.8 magnitude in Russia's Far East, was canceled after small waves peaked.
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A tsunami warning issued for Hawaii after one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded, an 8.8 magnitude in Russia's Far East, was canceled after small waves peaked.
A strong earthquake shook Northern California early Thursday morning, prompting authorities to issue a rare tsunami warning. The warning has since been lifted. It's estimated that more than a million people live close enough to the quake to have felt it. It even caused some evacuations. CBS News Correspondent Danya Bacchus reports the latest.
A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off Japan's southern coast on Thursday.
Officials said it appeared to be an issue with a popular weather app.
About 5,500 more people could survive a major tsunami hitting the U.S. if they just walk a little faster to higher ground after roads are knocked out, a new study shows.
To mark the one year anniversary of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, a Temple University professor collaborated to create a song and animated video to encourage those who are still dealing with its aftermath.
Devastating images of towns in ruins are still reminders of last years earthquake and tsunami that hit the Northeast coast of Japan. Sunday marks the one year anniversary.
Toyota says its manufacturing operations won't be back to normal until the end of this year, because of last month's devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
The Philadelphia Water Department is attempting to track down the source of radioactive iodine found by federal authorities in the drinking water supply drawn from the Schuylkill River.
Dr. Uli Rodeck, professor of dermatology and radiation oncology at Thomas Jefferson Univeristy Hospital, has received a federal grant to test several drugs that would treat radiation exposure.
Linda Hasunuma, an assistant professor of government at Franklin and Marshall College, says it could take take a long time for life in Japan to return to normal.
There is high anxiety in Japan over the safety of their water and food supplies, amid the prolonged nuclear power plant crisis.
Radiation protection expert compares radiation on cars to dust on a desk.
One of the most devastated areas of Japan will get rebuilding help from the State of Delaware. The "First State" is reaching out to its Japanese sister state.
Temple University is making plans to evacuate all of its American students in Japan who would like to leave.
The nuclear disaster unfolding in Japan is bringing back bad memories for some of the people involved in a similar accident 32 years ago, at Three Mile Island, in central Pennsylvania.
Temple University is taking steps to evacuate students from its Temple University Japan location. The main campus is working with International SOS to arrange a chartered flight to Hong Kong for some time on Saturday.
"Just in the last three days we've had two very generous corporate donations," a local Red Cross spokesman told KYW Newsradio on Tuesday.
What does the nuclear power plant crisis in Japan mean for Hawaii, the west coast of the US mainland, and the rest of us in the United States?
The nuclear power plant crisis in Japan has raised concerns about an envisioned new nuclear plant on the Salem County site where three nuclear plant already operate.
Those who want to help can donate online, by phone, or by mail.
The good news is her son is alive, but trying to bring him home to the US is a significant challenge.
The Limerick nuclear power plant in Montgomery County will get a closer look from government regulators to see whether it's at risk from seismic activity.
Government regulators in the United States will be taking a closer look at a nuclear power plant in Limerick Township, to see if it's at risk from seismic activity.
A professor at Temple University's campus in Japan says he wasn't injured in today's earthquake there, nor were any Temple students.
