Japan’s 2011 tsunami turned out deadlier because a hidden clay layer let the quake rupture all the way to the seafloor, scientists say

A remarkable find beneath the Pacific Ocean uncovers a fragile clay layer that intensified the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and ...
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Record-breaking ocean drilling reveals why Japan's 2011 tsunami was so deadly

Scientists have uncovered a hidden weakness beneath the Pacific Ocean that helps explain why Japan’s catastrophic 2011 ...

Britain's trees are now shedding giant branches to survive heatwaves, and scientists warn that up to half of Kew's trees could be vulnerable by 2090

British summers now see large branches falling from trees due to climate change. This summer branch drop is a stress response ...
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Looking back at Japan’s historic tsunami disaster 15 years later

Fifteen years ago, the world watched in horror as Japan was struck by the most powerful earthquake in its recorded history — a catastrophic event that unleashed a deadly tsunami, upended millions of ...