Ecology

The 2011 earthquake moved the whole of Japan 6 mm eastward: a new study discovers the cause

The 2011 earthquake moved the whole of Japan 6 mm eastward: a new study discovers the cause

Following the 9.1 magnitude Tōhoku earthquakeThat in 2011 determined one tsunami in Japan with a wave up to 40 m high, the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear accident and approx 20,000 victimsthe whole of Japan has moved eastward by 6 millimeters. While this shift may seem modest, it occurred over an extraordinary extent, equal to approximately 3000 km. Furthermore, the slip occurred ...

17,000 tourists per km² in Rimini: the Italian cities where overtourism is most serious in summer 2026

17,000 tourists per km² in Rimini: the Italian cities where overtourism is most serious in summer 2026

The summer of 2026 in Italy reopens a wound related to mass tourism that local administrations are struggling to heal. Rimini, Venice And Bolzano are confirmed as the Italian provinces most exposed toovertourism in the Overall Index of Tourist Overcrowding (ICST) developed byDemoskopika Institute – the most updated measurement tool available, built on ISTAT and ISPRA data. Behind them, in ...

Because Margaret Thatcher is still one of the most controversial figures in British history

Because Margaret Thatcher is still one of the most controversial figures in British history

Margaret Thatcher, born in 1925 in Grantham with the name of Margaret Hilda Roberts and died at London in 2013was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990. She was nicknamed iron lady (iron lady) for the inflexibility shown in his political choices, but also milk thief (milk snatcher), because as minister he abolished the free distribution of ...

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How a non-existent restaurant became London’s number 1: the absurd story

You’re watching Absurd but true Don’t miss out on more content from Geopop In 2017, a Vice reporter brought the garden of his house at the top of the rankings TripAdvisor – with plates made of kitchen sponges, shaving cream and one’s foot photographed as a slice of ham. Oobah Butler started a social experiment by creating the fictional restaurant ...