It's only been a few weeks since a false warning told Hawaiians that a missile attack was headed for their state, but another mistaken alert has been sent out into the world. Earlier this morning, an emergency tsunami alert was issued to East Coast r...
Japan gets a lot of natural disasters. Combine the threat of earthquakes, tsunamis and typhoons (however mild), and it's easy to see why the Japanese government offers alerts across TV, radio and your mobile phone. Those smartphone alerts were usuall...
A 6000-year old skull found in Papua New Guinea may have belonged to the oldest known victim of Tsunami, a new study finds.The mysterious Aitape skull was discovered in 1929 by Australian geologist...
Today on In Case You Missed It: The National Institute of Informatics in Tokyo created a game called Everscape to both study and teach people in a gamified world who are trying to escape a tsunami following an earthquake. The goal is to use the...
A large flood of molasses was let loose on the town of Boston in 1919. Every living thing in its path from human beings to horses got caught in its sticky goo. The results were deadly.Over 21 people...
The First World Tsunami Awareness Day will be observed on November 5 during the upcoming Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) 2016, a government release said on Wednesday...
However rare they may be, tsunamis wreak havoc with their surprising and powerful nature. Designed for tsunami zones, especially areas still reeling from the devastating tsunamis of the last decade, the Right Way sign combines the functions of traffic signs with emergency routes in the city while being a general traffic sign during normal times. When Right Way receives a tsunami warning, it will instantly switch to evacuation signs that guide people towards shelters. People will always know the latest status of the tsunami to facilitate making decisions on whether and where to seek shelter or whether to keep running or flee into high buildings. Right Way solves the problem of not being able to find shelter, and relieves locals and visitors alike from the fear and anxiety of not knowing what to do before one hits.
Designer: National Taipei University of Science and Technology
Adapted specifically for tsunamis, Life Keeper imagines an entirely new infrastructure of street lamps that double as protection during disasters. Like deep-rooted trees, each lamp is reinforced and connected to form an underground scaffolding that’s steadfast against rushing water. Attached to each is a floating shield that 4-5 stranded persons can use as protection from floating debris. Inside they’ll also find life jackets, a medical kit and a emergency call system to give them the best chance of survival.
After the 2011 tsunami in Japan, designer Chris Robinson and his friends bounced around ideas for ways to survive such a disaster. One of their ideas was for a spherical escape vessel. After doing a bit of research, Chris decided to pursue the idea by actually building it. The Tsunamiball was born.
Chris’ main inspiration are the escape pods used in some oil rigs. He’s making the Tsunamiball out of dozens of layers of marine plywood, aeromarine epoxy and eventually floatation foam. The idea is for the vessel to be kept on land, withstand the impact of water and debris when a tsunami hits and then stay afloat, keeping its inhabitants safe for a short while.
Chris started his pet project back in 2012 and thought he’d be done by 2014, but so far he’s still building, learning and having fun. Check out Faircompanies’ great interview with Chris to learn more about the boat and why Chris is building it:
See Yoda? Trying’s not so bad. Check out Chris’ website for more on the Tsunamiball.
It's been more than two years since the tragic Eastern Japan tsunami and resulting Fukushima Prefecture nuclear plant crisis, but many of those who lived in affected areas still can't return: witness the 21,000 residents of Namie, who had to evacuate and haven't been back since. Thanks to a newly published Google Street View run, those former residents can once more see the town they had to leave. The 360-degree imagery shows Namie in the deserted state it faces today, with little recovery work done or possible. Google's photos can't accelerate the recovery process, but Mayor Tamotsu Baba views them as an incentive to eventually return -- and a better way for the rest of the world to understand the tsunami's long-term effects.
It's only been a few weeks since a false warning told Hawaiians that a missile attack was headed for their state, but another mistaken alert has been sent out into the world. Earlier this morning, an emergency tsunami alert was issued to East Coast r...
Japan gets a lot of natural disasters. Combine the threat of earthquakes, tsunamis and typhoons (however mild), and it's easy to see why the Japanese government offers alerts across TV, radio and your mobile phone. Those smartphone alerts were usuall...
Today on In Case You Missed It: The National Institute of Informatics in Tokyo created a game called Everscape to both study and teach people in a gamified world who are trying to escape a tsunami following an earthquake. The goal is to use the...
