via ZEIT ONLINE: Mehr aus Forschung und Wissenschaft on 1/27/12
Aufzeichnungen von Treffen mehrerer Behörden kurz nach dem GAU im AKW Fukushima existieren nicht. Sie hätten Aufschluss über Japans Katastrophenmanagement geben können.

via hr-online Nachrichten on 1/27/12
Im Kampf gegen den Terror rüstet Hessens Polizei die Spezialeinheiten auf. Innenminister Boris Rhein (CDU) sagte am Freitag, inzwischen drohten auch Geiselnahmen und Entführungen durch Islamisten - im "Mumbai-Style".

via The Guardian World News on 1/26/12
Judge rules contractors Transocean and Halliburton are not liable for compensation but they still face fines and lawsuits A US federal judge has told BP that contractors Transocean and Halliburton do not have to help pay compensation over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill because they are pro...

via USATODAY.com Feed on 1/26/12
How a tear in the side of modern Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia turned into a fatal disaster is a mystery to world maritime experts.

via The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com on 1/26/12
TOKYO, Japan — It is the seismic shift that Tokyoites dread most of all: a powerful earthquake that kills thousands and plunges Japan's political and financial nerve center into chaos in the space of minutes. Read More... More on Natural Disasters ...

via Financial Times Deutschland on 1/26/12
Die Arbeiten für das Abpumpen des Schweröls von der "Costa Concordia" laufen auf Hochtouren. Bevor der Treibstoff aber gesichert werden kann, bleibt viel zu tun.

via Wirtschaft-Artikel / sueddeutsche.de on 1/25/12
, TEPCO / AFP

Seit der Havarie des Atomkraftwerks in Fukushima war es immer wieder im Gespräch, nun ist es offenbar soweit: Kraftwerk-Betreiber Tepco steht kurz vor der Verstaatlichung.



via RSOE EDIS - Earthquake Report > M 2.5 on 1/25/12

Preliminary Earthquake Report:

Date/Time: 26.01.2012 04:24:59 UTC
Magnitude: M 5.2
Mercalli Scale: 5
Depth: 18.50 km
Coordinate: 36° 6.636, 25° 8.400

Additional data:

Local time in the epicenter: Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 06:24 at night at epicenter
Continent: Europe
Country: Greece [GR]
State: [Nomos Piraios]
Location: 35.40 km (22.00 miles) of Akrotirion, [Nomos Piraios]
Population: 0 person(s)

The potential effects of the earthquake:
Almost everyone feels movement. Sleeping people are awakened. Doors swing open or close. Dishes are broken. Pictures on the wall move. Small objects move or are turned over. Trees might shake. Liquids might spill out of open containers.

Earthquake Base Data: USGS-RSOE

via Homeland Security Watch on 1/25/12
Yesterday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Secretary Napolitano unveiled the new National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security (1.5 megabyte PDF). The President signed-out the document on Monday. The strategy offers two goals: Goal 1: Promote the Efficient and...