Ordinary vehicles can use Chirihama beach at the base of the Noto Peninsula along the Sea of Japan because its extremely fine-grained sand hardens by absorbing water. In 2019, more than 880,000 ...

An Alaska State Trooper who fatally shot a man brandishing a harpoon at a popular Kenai Peninsula beach this summer will not face criminal charges for his use of force. A state Office of Special ...

Doha, Qatar: In a move to respect and accommodate diverse beliefs, the Philippines has announced the opening of a private beach dedicated to Muslim travellers on Boracay Island, scheduled for ...

Wajima, Ishikawa Pref., Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday visited the city of Wajima in the Noto Peninsula in central Japan to inspect areas hit by the Jan ...

A study of posts on X (formerly Twitter) after the Noto Peninsula Earthquake found that 10% of posts seeking rescue help were based on false information. After the earthquake that struck Noto ...

The study reveals that the magnitude M 7.6 earthquake, which struck Japan's Noto Peninsula on January 1st, 2024, was preceded by a series of foreshocks including three significant events (M 5.5 ...

In January 2007, Roger Hurd was trekking the coast of turrakana/Tasman Peninsula in south-east Tasmania when he walked straight over a navy shell. Partly covered in sand and beach debris ...

The warning from the Bureau of Meteorology follows the drowning death of a man off the coast of the Mornington Peninsula on Saturday ... Victoria’s beach towns have been in the spotlight this ...

(Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Crested ibises, birds designated as Japanese natural treasures, may be released in the Noto Peninsula as part of a restoration project for the region hit hard by a ...

A schematic diagram of the faulting processes of the 2024 M7.6 Noto Peninsula earthquake sequence. GA, UNITED STATES, September 19, 2024 /EINPresswire / -- A newly published study sheds light on ...

A railway operator in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, has started running a new train service to educate people about the earthquake that hit the Noto Peninsula. Passengers on the new service ...

TOKYO >> Some children are still suffering from stress-­related physical and mental issues more than eight months after the Noto Peninsula earthquake. That has some elementary schools in disaster ...