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Mother Nature's Top 10 Freakout Moments of 2011

Kathy Landin — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 17:45:56 +0000

Every year, Mother Nature likes to remind us who’s the boss and 2011 was no different. In fact, it was the second most expensive year on record for insurers, costing $108 billion. Here’s a look back at the 10 most memorable natural disasters of 2011 in chronological order.

Sandra Bullock Donates $1 Million for Japanese Relief Efforts

Rich Lawrence — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:48:36 +0000

According to CNN, Sandra Bullock has donated $1 Million dollars to the Red Cross for use in the Japanese Relief effort from the massive earthquake and tsunami last week. The Red Cross says it’s the largest celebrity donation so far in the effort, but many other large contributions have been made, with the contributors asking [...]

Tech Tuesday – The Internet Survives the Japanese Quake

Rich Lawrence — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:30:35 +0000

Redundancy was built into the Internet from the start. It's primary purpose was to survive a nuclear attack and keep information flowing. And is has done this many times during past disasters, and the Japanese earthquake is no exception. In fact, in a matter of a few hours it was back up to normal traffic levels.

UPDATE: Massive Earthquake, Tsunami Strike Japan; Effects Rippling Around the Globe

Lite 98.7 — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:09:49 +0000

Hundreds have been found or are presumed dead after a massive earthquake and ensuing tsunami tore through Japan's northeast coast. Some are already declaring the 8.9 magnitude quake the largest ever recorded and after-effects are expected to hit the west coast of the US, the Phillippines, Indonesia and other vulnerable spots. The Internet has sped into action, using Twitter to report updates and Google's crisis response page to report missing persons.