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Video of March 11, 2011 tsunami from ship at sea
The March 11, 2011 tsunami propagated outward from a 9.0-magnitude undersea earthquake, just 43 miles from its nearest point to Japan.
Deborah Byrd
March 19, 2011
Did a supermoon cause the March 11, 2011 earthquake in Japan?
The moon was not a supermoon - not full, not closest to Earth - during the March 11 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan.
Deborah Byrd
March 15, 2011
Japan tsunami spread across the Pacific
A video from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows how the March 11, 2011 Japan tsunami reverberated across the Pacific Ocean.
Emily Willingham
March 15, 2011
Andes Mountain hummingbirds might lose habitat
The Andes Mountains are home to diverse forest ecosystems including rainforests and cloud forests. Hummingbirds in this region are vulnerable to climate change.
Deanna Conners
March 14, 2011
Japan earthquake powerful enough to shift Earth’s axis
The 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan on March 11, 2011 might have shifted Earth’s axis by some 8 to 10 centimeters.
Deanna Conners
March 13, 2011
Pteranodon: A curious case in Texas
A rare find in Texas, the fossilized wing of a flying reptile from the age of the dinosaurs. It could be the oldest known Pteranodon in North America.
Shireen Gonzaga
March 13, 2011
Endangered Javan rhinos caught on film, with babies
With only 40 Javan rhinoceroses left in the world, video of two rhinos with their calves has rhino watchers ecstatic.
Emily Willingham
March 13, 2011
AP video on smoke from Japan nuclear reactor
Fears are growing about crises at Japanese nuclear reactors.
Deborah Byrd
March 12, 2011
Explosion rocks Japan nuclear power plant
Explosion rocks quake-damaged nuclear power plant in Japan. May be the most serious nuclear power crisis since the Chernobyl disaster.
Deborah Byrd
March 12, 2011
Japan 8.9-magnitude earthquake and aftermath
Here are some places you can go to get up-to-date information about the 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan and its aftermath.
Editors of EarthSky
March 11, 2011
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