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Almost 50% Think Recent Seismic Activity in Iceland will Disrupt Air Travel
Iceland declared a state of emergency on November 10, 2023, after a series of powerful volcanic eruptions in Iceland that …
9 in 10 Support Earthquake-Resistant Constructions: Survey Report
On September 8, 2023, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 struck Morocco’s High Atlas Mountains, an area unaccustomed to …
Over Half (58.6%) Link Climate Change to Heat Waves and Floods
This year, July witnessed severe heatwaves in the Northern Hemisphere, affecting the US, Mexico, Europe, and China, with profound implications …
Over 84% Believe the 2023 Ohio Chemical Accident Had Negative Impacts
On February 3, 2023, a train carrying toxic chemicals and combustible materials derailed in eastern Ohio in a small town …
Limited Access to Medical Care Made the Türkiye-Syria Earthquake Destructive, 19% Say
On February 6, 2023, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake and a 7.5 aftershock struck south-eastern Türkiye and northern Syria, resulting in …
Survey on Ohio’s Devastating Chemical Accident
A train carrying vinyl chloride and other hazardous chemicals derailed just outside a small town of about 5,000 residents on …
46% Think the Fukushima Radioactive Water Release Is Highly Safe
Ten years after the Great East Japan Earthquake and the resulting nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, …
Survey on the 2023 Türkiye-Syria Earthquakes
On February 6, 2023, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake and a 7.5 aftershock struck south-eastern Türkiye and northern Syria. More than …
Survey on Japan Releasing Contaminated Water from Fukushima Power Plant to the Ocean
On March 11, 2011, following a 9.0 magnitude earthquake known as the Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami, a …
62% Are Aware of the World’s Largest Active Volcano in Hawaii— Mauna Loa
The world’s largest active volcano in Hawaii, Mauna Loa, has erupted for the first time in almost four decades. Mauna …