Google’s earthquake alert system shows two notifications to Android users. (Credit: Google Crisis Response) Potentially Life-Saving Alerts Now Reach 2.5 Billion People In 98 Countries Through Their Google-Based Phones In a Nutshell Over 11,000 earthquakes were detected by Android phones from 2021 to 2024, with 85% matching traditional seismic catalogs. The system now delivers early…
The plot of a Japanese manga has played a big role in fuelling online rumours about a “megaquake” striking Japan on Saturday, triggering fear among some Hongkongers and a decline in interest in trips to the country, a hugely popular destination for residents. But are the claims made by the comic book artist, based on…
The Hong Kong government will offer incentives to attract more issuers and investors to participate in catastrophe bonds in the city to help address growing climate risks. “Hong Kong is the best investment hub for catastrophe bonds because we have capital, financial infrastructure and all the professionals and brokers needed to support the issuance of…
Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has banned its pilots and cabin crew from carrying power banks on board flights while on duty amid safety concerns, the Post has learned, in a move aircrew decried as causing them significant inconvenience and a “double standard” compared with restrictions for passengers. In a notice to cabin…
Days before a devastating magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Myanmar, flattening buildings and killing thousands, a team of Chinese seismologists published a study warning of a heightened risk of such disasters in the area. With the death toll now estimated to have passed 3,000, the seismologists have predicted the March 28 quake will not be the…
More than 2,700 lives have been lost and thousands more injured or missing in the aftermath of a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar last week. As search and recovery efforts continue, humanitarian groups are urging people around the world—and right here in North Texas—to step in and help. One of those groups is Human…
Early Friday, a major 7.7 magnitude earthquake that originated near Mandalay, Myanmar, shook the Earth as far as Bangkok, about 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) away. Two hard-hit cities in Myanmar suffered extensive damage, with images from the capital, Naypyidaw, showing rescue crews pulling victims from the rubble of collapsed buildings. Authorities in Bangkok said deaths…
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Myanmar’s military rulers say at least 1,002 people killed following earthquake that also left at least 10 dead in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok. The death toll from a huge earthquake that hit Myanmar and Thailand has passed 1,000, as rescuers dug through the rubble of collapsed buildings in a desperate search for survivors….
BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar jumped to over 1,000 on Saturday as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of the scores of buildings that collapsed when it struck near the country’s second-largest city. The country’s military-led government said in a statement that 1,002 people have…
Myanmar’s military chief, Min Aung Hlaing, arrives to meet earthquake survivors gathered in the compound of a hospital in Naypyidaw. Hlaing said he expected the death toll to rise and urged ‘any country, any organisation’ to help with relief efforts. Photograph: Sai Aung Main/AFP/Getty Images Source link