Monthly Archives: May 2008

Quake hits Asia with huge internet blackouts

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

If you’ve been wondering what’s up with your Asia-based guild members on WoW, here’s what: a nasty earthquake near Taiwan disrupted all six major undersea fiber optic cables on Wednesday, and knocked out internet for nearly all of Asia, with … Continue reading →

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Earthquakes in Asia

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

shocks have hit this region in historical and ancient times. Deadliest Earthquakes in South Asia The M7.6 Kashmir-Kohistan earthquake in 2005 resulted in the greatest number of fatalities as a direct result of an earthquake in south Asia in recorded … Continue reading →

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China quake death toll rises above 8,700

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

CHENGDU, China – A powerful earthquake toppled buildings, schools and chemical plants Monday in central China, killing more than 8,700 people and trapping untold numbers in mounds of concrete, steel and earth in the country’s worst quake in three decades. … Continue reading →

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Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar Floods Seen From Space

Posted on May 12, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Envisat captures Cyclone Nargis making its way across the Bay of Bengal just south of Myanmar on 1 May 2008, with its Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) instrument working in Reduced Resolution mode to deliver a spatial resolution of 1200 … Continue reading →

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