Disaster articles

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  Some plane crashes have a 'Happy End'

  By Aaron Souppouris on April 24, 2013 04:27 am + 5 comments

  Not every air disaster need end in the loss of lives. Photographer Dietmar Eckell travelled to four Continue reading…

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  Our universe could be swallowed by an alternate one, Higgs research suggests

  By Amar Toor on February 20, 2013 04:34 am + 145 comments

  Forget asteroids and global warming, because new findings from Europe's Large Hadron Collider Continue reading…

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  Dinosaurs really were destroyed by an asteroid, study shows

  By Amar Toor on February 10, 2013 03:30 pm + 134 comments

  Scientists have long theorized that the dinosaurs met their demise at the hands of a giant asteroid, Continue reading…

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  Microsoft launches HelpBridge app for sending quick emergency messages or aid in a disaster

  By Adi Robertson on January 16, 2013 04:13 pm + 11 comments

  Microsoft is making another foray into turning virtual connections into an ad-hoc disaster aid Continue reading…

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  The Hollywood guide to surviving the apocalypse

  By Justin Rubio on December 21, 2012 10:44 am + 8 comments

  While some may feel unprepared for the impending doom of our planet, many forget that the film Continue reading…

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  SoftBank planning to offer satellite phones for use during earthquakes and other disasters

  By Nathan Ingraham on December 17, 2012 12:32 pm + 5 comments

  Japanese wireless carrier SoftBank is looking to utilize satellite phone technology as a means of Continue reading…

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  Surviving the Tokyo earthquake using inexact technologies

  By Sam Byford on December 7, 2012 06:19 am + 33 comments

  A powerful earthquake just shook my home city of Tokyo. Of all the countless notifications that Continue reading…

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  American Red Cross donations for Hurricane Sandy relief now being accepted through iTunes

  By Dante D'Orazio on November 1, 2012 10:27 am + 49 comments

  In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, you can once again contribute to the American Red Cross' relief Continue reading…

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  Instacane follows Hurricane Sandy through the eyes of Instagram

  By Justin Rubio on October 29, 2012 11:40 am + 4 comments

  As the North East Coast of the United States hunkers down in preparation for Hurricane Sandy, mobile Continue reading…

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  Prepare for Hurricane Sandy with Google's Crisis Map

  By Jeff Blagdon on October 28, 2012 11:45 pm + 56 comments

  If you live in an area likely to be affected by Hurricane Sandy’s high winds and flooding, Google Continue reading…