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Storm Sandy Makes 2012 The Second-Costliest Year For U.S. Insurers
The Hartford CourantNatural disasters in 2012 cost insurance companies about $58 billion, making it the second-most expensive year ever in the U.S., exceeded only by 2005 when hurricanes Katrina and Rita smashed into the Gulf Coast. Far and away the biggest factor in the...Tags: Tornadoes, Munich (Germany), Economy, Business and Finance, Disasters and Accidents, Hurricanes
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New Zealand earthquake: Hard to move on when ground keeps moving
World NowOne year ago, a massive earthquake killed 185 people and destroyed much of downtown Christchurch. In the year since the magnitude 6.3 quake, New Zealanders have tried to piece together their lives and rebuild, even as earthquakes continue to rock the... -
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Strong earthquake rattles NZ's Christchurch
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A strong earthquake struck the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Friday, sending goods tumbling from shelves and prompting terrified holiday shoppers to flee as buildings shook. There was no tsunami alert issued...Tags: Health, Earthquakes, Injuries and Wounds, Tsunamis, Natural Disasters
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Christian movement preparing for End of Days today
Associated PressOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Some shut themselves inside to pray for mercy as they waited for the world's end. Others met for tearful last lunches with their children, and prepared to leave behind homes and pets as they were swept up to heaven. And across...Tags: Advertising, San Francisco, Human Interest, Animals, Oakland (Orange, Florida)
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Virginia Tech professor visits New Zealand earthquake site
News 7 ReporterAfter most major earthquakes, scientists and engineers travel to the affected area to assess the damage and learn what stood up under the quake, and what failed. Virginia Tech engineering professor Russ Green recently returned from New Zealand, after...Tags: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Disasters, Natural Disasters, Science and Technology, Japan
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Japan relief prominent on LPGA Founders Cup charity roster
The Downswing Golf BlogU.S. Women’s Open champion Paula Creamer and fellow Orlando pro Karen Stupples are among 15 LPGA players who have designated Japan relief organizations for any charitable winnings they earn at this week’s Founders Cup. Song-Hee Kim, who has... -
Huge Tsunami Slams Japan, Sweeps Across Pacific Basin
ReutersThe biggest earthquake to hit Japan since records began 140 years ago struck the northeast coast on Friday, triggering a 10-meter tsunami that swept away everything in its path, including houses, ships, cars and farm buildings on fire. The Red Cross in...Tags: News Agency, Emergency Incidents, Japan Nuclear Emergency (2011), Insurance, Tsunamis
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Showing hospitality in the midst of strangers
It happened again: A natural disaster half way around the world jogged my memory. News of the 6.3 magnitude earthquake in New Zealand on Feb. 22 took me back to Jan. 28, 1996. It was Sunday morning, and we had no planned events for the day until our...Tags: Minnesota, Montana, Illinois, Human Interest, South Dakota
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An anchor between two worlds
Steve Silverman earlier this week sat at the front of his fourth-grade classroom during a reading exercise, pulled out a crumpled ball of paper and lobbed it at a student.
With their hands stretched skyward, the George Washington Elementary students...Tags: Health, Hearing Impairment, Human Interest, Brain, Genetic Condition
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New Zealand quake raises questions about L.A. buildings
The level of devastation from this week's earthquake in New Zealand has some California scientists saying that the state's seismic building codes should be reevaluated to address the striking structural failures seen in Christchurch.
In New Zealand,...Tags: Science and Technology, Human Interest, Disasters and Accidents, Haiti, Structural Failures
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