Mar 11 Watch Weekly Poem: 'Emptiness Falls' Gretel Ehrlich reads a poem from "Facing the Wave: A Journey in the Wake of the Tsunami."… Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch A Writer Reflects on the Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami, Two Years Later A Writer's Reflections on the Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami, Two Years Later… Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch Gretel Ehrlich Reads From 'Facing the Wave' Gretel Ehrlich reads from "Facing the Wave: A Journey in the Wake of the Tsunami."… Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch Report Blames Japanese Government for Nuclear Meltdown The day Japan reintroduced nuclear power to its electrical grid, an independent commission found the Japanese government at fault for the Fukushima nuclear reactor meltdown last year. Continue watching
May 29 Watch News Wrap: al-Qaida's No. 2 Afghan Killed in Airstrike, NATO Says In other news Tuesday, al-Qaida's Sakhr al-Taifi has been killed in a NATO airstrike, according to alliance officials. He had commanded foreign militants in Afghanistan. Also, search teams dug into new piles of rubble in northern Italy after a second… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch Would a Major Earthquake Sink Portland or Seattle in Liquefied Soil? Would a Major Earthquake Sink Portland or Seattle in Liquefied Soil?… Continue watching
Mar 29 The Dos and Don'ts of Earthquake-Resistant Construction By Justin Scuiletti Here are some tips on building a home that could withstand an earthquake. Continue reading
Mar 13 Watch Fukushima's Food Fallout: Testing Groceries for Radiation in Japan Fukushima's Food Fallout: Testing Groceries for Radiation in Japan… Continue watching
Mar 12 Watch After 500 Years in Family, Rice Farmers Forced Off Land by Fukushima One year after an earthquake and tsunami struck Japan, the country is still trying to recover and decontaminate land and buildings from partial meltdowns of three Fukushima nuclear reactors. In his second report from the region, science correspondent Miles O'Brien… Continue watching