Workers evacuate the Lonja del Comercio (Commerce Market) in Havana, Cuba after an earthquake rattled the island Tuesday. ADALBERTO ROQUE / AFP via Getty Images
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake shook the Caribbean Tuesday, rattling people from Miami to Mexico.
<p>The quake struck at 2:10 p.m. and had its epicenter 86 miles northwest of Montego Bay, Jamaica and 87 miles southwest of Niquero, Cuba. It prompted evacuations in Miami and opened sinkholes in the Cayman Islands, but so far there have been no reports of major damages or injuries.</p><p>"This one was serious. It put the fear of God into many people today," Jamaican ad executive Knolly Moses <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/01/28/800547848/powerful-earthquake-strikes-caribbean-but-no-reports-of-injuries-or-damage?t=1580289383484" target="_blank">told NPR</a>.</p>
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<p>The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center initially warned that "hazardous <a href="https://www.ecowatch.com/tag/tsunami">tsunami</a> waves" could impact Belize, Cuba, Honduras, Mexico, the Cayman Islands and Jamaica, <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-51287493" target="_blank">BBC News reported</a>. However, those warnings were later withdrawn.</p><p>The earthquake was felt in Kingston, Jamaica and Havana, Cuba. It was also strongly felt in Cuba's largest eastern city, Santiago, The Associated Press reported. However, the colonial city emerged unscathed.</p><p>"It felt very strong but it doesn't look like anything happened," Belkis Guerrero, who works at a Roman Catholic cultural center there, told <a href="https://apnews.com/3666c9ed40bea298b1147d9456eb8230" target="_blank">The Associated Press</a>.</p><p>In the Cayman Islands, the shaking blew the covers off manholes and blasted sewage into the streets, Cayman Islands hospital psychiatrist Dr. Stenette Davis told The Associated Press. The Cayman Islands also felt a series of aftershocks — one reached a magnitude of 6.1. Water was shut off to most of Grand Cayman Island and schools were closed Wednesday.</p>
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<p>Cayman Compass editor-in-chief Kevin Morales said that the island was unaccustomed to earthquakes and that newspaper staff were not at first sure what they were experiencing.</p><p>"It was just like a big dump truck was rolling past," Morales told The Associated Press. "Then it continued and got more intense."</p><p>In Miami, meanwhile, the shaking prompted evacuations from at least eight high-rise buildings in downtown Miami, Miami City Commissioner Ken Russell told CNN affiliate WPLG, as the <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/28/us/miami-earthquake-evacuations-jamaica/index.html" target="_blank">main network reported</a>.</p><p>High-rise employee Jose Abreu at first thought the vibrations he felt were from a fan.</p><p>"I thought it was the fan acting up on me. I didn't think anything of it," he said. "I just went along, until the building announcement came through the speakers and I just evacuated in the back of the building."</p><p>Ryan Gold of the U.S. Geological Survey told the Miami Herald that it was not surprising that the quake was felt in Miami, as BBC News reported.</p><p>"It's a very large earthquake which can produce a lot of seismic energy," he said.</p>
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<p>The earthquake was also felt in five Mexican states including Veracruz, on the Gulf Coast, The Associated Press reported.</p>
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Residents walk past the eruption of Taal volcano in the Philippines Monday. TED ALJIBE / AFP via Getty Images
The second-most active volcano in the Philippines belched to life on Sunday when it sent a cloud of ash miles into the air that forced thousands to evacuate and shuttered the airport in the capital of Manila.
<p>The eruption of the Taal volcano continued Monday when it began gushing lava, <a href="https://apnews.com/11cacd39a4aa509097d44d090e20c93d" target="_blank">The Associated Press reported</a>. People living nearby also felt tremors, and the country's volcanic institute warned of a potential "volcanic <a href="https://www.ecowatch.com/tag/tsunami" target="_self">tsunami</a>" in the lake that surrounds the volcanic island, according to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/12/world/asia/philippines-taal-volcano.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&fbclid=IwAR1M6DseVcDdHa4lLzjX2gokfd6ewMyG441oZHhM1ClYTabMLoLQRYflPOo" target="_blank">The New York Times</a>.</p><p>"The <a href="https://www.ecowatch.com/tag/earthquakes" target="_self">earthquakes</a> were strong, and it felt like there was a monster coming out," Cookie Siscar, who heard about the eruption from her husband Emer, told The New York Times.</p>
<div id="0081f" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="3B1PL91578927739"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1216322269670064129" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Streaks of lightning blazed through columns of ashes amid #TaalVolcano eruption as seen from Nasugbu, Batangas on S… https://t.co/88jBQNhGXo</div> — ABS-CBN News (@ABS-CBN News)<a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/statuses/1216322269670064129">1578828801.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p>The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology <a href="https://twitter.com/phivolcs_dost/status/1216329536536637440" target="_blank">raised</a> the volcano's Alert Level to four out of five Sunday evening, indicating that a "hazardous eruption" is "imminent."</p><p>Taal volcano is located on an island around 40 miles south of Manila in the Philippines' Batangas province, according to The New York Times. Around 6,000 people live on the island itself, but people in the surrounding areas are also at risk. More than 13,000 people in Batangas and nearby Cavite province have been evacuated to shelters so far, according to The Associated Press. But authorities expect that number to balloon. More than 450,000 people are estimated to live within the volcano's danger zone, the Official United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said. </p>
<div id="6d9fd" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="31KD5E1578927740"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1216539525066952705" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Over 450,000 people are estimated to be residing within the 14 km danger zone of the Taal Volcano. On 12 January, a… https://t.co/rdy7nVDu9U</div> — OCHA Philippines (@OCHA Philippines)<a href="https://twitter.com/OCHAPhilippines/statuses/1216539525066952705">1578880599.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-51086961" target="_blank">According to BBC News</a>, Batangas province has already declared a "state of calamity."</p><p>So far, the major impact has been ash. The volcano sent ash, steam and pebbles six to nine miles into the air Sunday, The Associated Press reported. The ash spread more than 62 miles north of the volcano, reaching Manila, where it forced the international airport to close. More than 500 flights were canceled.</p><p>The airport was able to resume "partial operations" Monday morning, BBC News reported. But schools were closed, government work paused and the Philippines stock exchange canceled trading for the day.</p><p>In the villages, meanwhile, the ashfall threatened homes and livelihoods.</p>
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<p>"My father is missing," evacuee Irene de Claro, whose father stayed behind when the rest of the family fled a village in Batangas, told The Associated Press. "We don't know too what happened to our house because the ash was up to our knees, it was very dark and the ground was constantly shaking when we left. Most likely there's nothing for us to return to. We're back to zero."</p><p>Fear of losing farms or livestock means some people are refusing to evacuate.</p><p>"We have a problem, our people are panicking due to the volcano because they want to save their livelihood, their pigs and herds of cows," Mayor Wilson Maralit of Balete town told DZMM radio, as The Associated Press reported. "We're trying to stop them from returning and warning that the volcano can explode again anytime and hit them."</p><p>So far, there have been no deaths or injuries reported.</p><p>Taal volcano has erupted more than 30 times in 500 years, according to BBC News. The last time was in 1977.</p>Because it lies on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," the Philippines is often threatened by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. It also weathers around 20 typhoons or major storms every year, according to The Associated Press. The last was less than a month ago, when <a href="https://www.ecowatch.com/typhoon-philippines-2642182411.html?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1" target="_self">Typhoon Phanfone</a> struck the predominantly Catholic country on Christmas Day.
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Like many other plant-based foods and products, CBD oil is one dietary supplement where "organic" labels are very important to consumers. However, there are little to no regulations within the hemp industry when it comes to deeming a product as organic, which makes it increasingly difficult for shoppers to find the best CBD oil products available on the market.
<p>Here you can learn about the importance of organic hemp oil, why it's better for the environment, and which CBD companies actually make trustworthy products with sustainable farming processes. origins which weigh heavily on many consumers who want to buy a product that's produced in the best way possible for not only themselves to ingest, but for the environment as well through sustainable farming methods. </p><h2>What Is CBD Oil?</h2><p>First things first, CBD stands for cannabidiol, and it's a cannabinoid found within cannabis sativa plants. This plant compound is believed to have many potential benefits, and it is primarily derived from hemp plants via a CO2 extraction process. </p><p>Since CBD is extracted from industrial hemp, which contains only trace amounts of THC (the psychoactive component in cannabis plants), this means that CBD won't make you feel high like marijuana, which has much higher levels of THC that causes psychoactive effects. Instead, the effects of CBD are much more subtle and promote a general sense of calm and relaxation in most users.</p><h2>What Makes a CBD Oil Organic?</h2><p>In terms of organic labels, perhaps the most important (and prominent) certification comes from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). This government organization has been labeling foods as "organic" for many years, but what exactly does this certification entail? Essentially, a label indicating that a product is "USDA Organic" or "Certified Organic" means that at least 95% of the ingredients are obtained from organic sources.</p><p>For a crop to be considered organic by the USDA, it must be grown without the use of industrial solvents, irradiation, genetic engineering (GMOs), synthetic pesticides, or chemical fertilizer. Instead, farmers rely on natural substances and <a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2012/03/22/organic-101-what-usda-organic-label-means" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">mechanical, physical, or biologically based farming</a> techniques to cultivate healthy and organic crops.</p><p>Before the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, no hemp-derived products could be dubbed as "certified organic" since the hemp plant and its extracts were still categorized as a Schedule I Controlled Substance. However, it's still difficult for CBD companies to obtain a USDA certified organic label for their products due to the legal grey area that still surrounds CBD extracts. </p><p>Because of these challenges, and due to the fact that industrial hemp has only recently become an agricultural crop, very few CBD oils are USDA certified organic. Rather, many CBD products contain hemp extracts from plants that were grown in organic conditions but may not be federally certified.</p><h2>What are the Best Organic CBD Oil Brands?</h2><p><em>Each product featured here has been independently selected by the writer. If you make a purchase using the links included, we may earn commission.</em></p><em><br></em>
<h2>Why Organic Hemp Oil Matters</h2><p>Hemp is a unique plant, not only for its rich cannabinoid content, but also for its ability to absorb a wide variety of components in soil. But this trait poses great risks when it comes to the creation of CBD products derived from hemp.</p><p>Because hemp has a high capacity for compound uptake, this means that the plants can retain <a href="https://www.remedyreview.com/industry/lab-test-results/" target="_blank">harmful chemicals like pesticides</a>, heavy metals, and other residual solvents. This is especially true when it comes to synthetic chemicals that are more toxic to humans, and difficult to remove once they have been absorbed by the hemp plant.</p><p>Organic farming practices help reduce the risk of hemp crops absorbing harsh chemicals that may later end up in CBD oil after extraction. When you're taking CBD as a wellness supplement to help alleviate your symptoms or improve your overall well-being, the last thing you want is to ingest compounds that might negatively outweigh the benefits of CBD. This is an important reason to look for third party lab test results when shopping for CBD products since these certificates of analysis can show the full cannabinoid and terpene profile of a hemp extract, as well as test results that search for the presence of any residual solvents.</p><p>In addition to creating a better end product, organic farming practices are also better for the environment. Sustainable and organic farming methods may <a href="https://www.helpguide.org/articles/healthy-eating/organic-foods.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">reduce pollution, conserve water, reduce soil erosion, increase soil fertility, and use less energy</a>. The use of natural pest deterrents as opposed to chemical pesticides is also better for nearby animal populations and ecosystems.</p><h3>Organic vs. Natural</h3><p>While there are only a select few companies offering certified organic ingredients in their products, almost every brand in the CBD market creates "natural" products. The term "all-natural" or "plant-based" does not mean that a product is organic, and since hemp oil is a natural derivative of hemp plants, these products are often referred to as all-natural. However, there are some synthetic CBD oils that should be avoided because they are chemically constructed and may produce unwanted side effects that are not caused by naturally derived CBD extracts.</p><h2>What are the Benefits of Organic CBD Oil?</h2><p>There's a long list of potential CBD oil health benefits, and some of the most common wellness advantages include:</p><ul class="ee-ul"><li><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2503660/" target="_blank">Chronic pain relief</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4604171/" target="_blank">Anti-anxiety effects</a></li><li>Better sleep</li><li><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/inner-source/201901/cbd-oil-mental-health-should-you-take-it-too" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Improvements in mood</a></li><li>Internal balance and regulation</li></ul><p>When dealing with pain, inflammation, sleep issues, and mental health struggles, it can be hard to find sufficient treatment options. The use of certain prescriptions can cause unwanted side effects, yet they are often the only solution for patients with these medical conditions. In search of other therapies, people have started to flock towards CBD oil as an alternative remedy for a variety of conditions. However, it should be noted that CBD products are not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and you should seek your doctor's advice before using CBD if you have a serious medical condition.</p><h2>Look at the Labels Before You Buy CBD Oil</h2><p>When you go online to buy CBD oil, you'll quickly realize there is an overwhelming number of brands that are saturating the market. It can be difficult to determine which products are truly as good as they make themselves out to be. Always look for up-to-date third-party lab tests so you know you are getting a great product, and don't hesitate to contact the brand if you have any additional questions. And if you're intent on purchasing 100% organic CBD oil, it's best to look for certified products or brands that are held to strict regulatory standards.</p><p><strong>Melena Gurganus </strong>is the Reviews Editor at EcoWatch. She is passionate health and wellness and her writing aims to help others find products they can trust. Her work has been featured in publications such as Health, Shape, Huffington Post, Cannabis Business Times, and Bustle.<br></p>
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CBDistillery
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FAB CBD
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NuLeaf Naturals
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Charlotte's Web
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A man carries a St. Jude statue from the Inmaculada Concepcion church ruins that was built in 1841 and collapsed after an earthquake hit the island in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico on Jan. 7, 2020. RICARDO ARDUENGO / AFP via Getty Images
A powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Puerto Rico just before dawn on Tuesday after a week of heavy seismic activity. The early morning quake caused power plants to shut down to protect themselves, leaving the island in a blackout until power is restored later in the day. It also killed at least one person, injured at least eight and collapsed buildings, as the AP reported.
<p>The quake struck at 4:24 a.m. (3:24 a.m. ET), with its epicenter just off Puerto Rico's southern coast, about 6 miles south of Indios town, according to the <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us70006vll" target="_blank">U.S. Geological Survey</a>, as <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/07/us/puerto-rico-earthquake-tuesday/index.html" target="_blank">CNN</a> reported. The quake triggered three strong aftershocks with preliminary estimates of 5.6, 5.2 and 4.5 magnitude. A bit later a 5.8-magnitude temblor hit closer to Indios at 7:18 a.m., according to the <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us70006vll" target="_blank">U.S. Geological Survey</a>.</p><p>The quake follows a 10-day series of temblors spawned by the grinding of tectonic plates along three faults beneath southern Puerto Rico. Seismologists are unable to predict when the quakes will stop or if they will continue and get stronger, according to the <a href="https://apnews.com/e2ec8e9bd12aea8aff6b240976897389" target="_blank">AP</a>.</p><p>Tuesday's quake was the strongest to hit the island since the temblors began on Dec. 28. It killed Nelson Martínez Guillén, 73, who died after a wall fell on him in the city of Ponce, Mayor Mayita Meléndez said. Another woman had a broken leg after she was pinned under a wall, as <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/07/us/puerto-rico-earthquake.html?action=click&module=Latest&pgtype=Homepage" target="_blank">The New York Times</a> reported.</p><p>"The people are scared," Ms. Meléndez said, according to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/07/us/puerto-rico-earthquake.html?action=click&module=Latest&pgtype=Homepage" target="_blank">The New York Times</a>. "There are homes that are totally destroyed."</p><p>She added that the tremors moving through the area have people near the beach living in fear of tsunamis and desperate to flee their homes. However, the United States National Tsunami Warning Center <a href="https://twitter.com/NWS_PTWC/status/1214464205635457024" target="_blank">wrote on Twitter</a> that there was no related tsunami threat.</p><p>"It's not safe," Ms. Melendez said, as <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/07/us/puerto-rico-earthquake.html?action=click&module=Latest&pgtype=Homepage" target="_blank">The New York Times</a> reported. "The earth is moving constantly."</p><p>Govenor Wanda Vázquez ordered government offices to remain closed Tuesday except for employees working in an emergency capacity, as the <a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/article239025058.html" target="_blank">Miami Herald</a> reported.</p><p>"It's important for the people of Puerto Rico to remain calm and to secure their lives and property," she said in a statement, according to the <a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/article239025058.html" target="_blank">Miami Herald</a>. "Citizen security is a priority for me, so we are inspecting vulnerable areas and we're taking all the measures necessary to guarantee the safety of Puerto Ricans."</p><p>Local news on Puerto Rico's southern coast reported that several houses collapsed on the coastline and a local highway was shutdown due to rock fall. A nearby elementary school saw its roof cave in and much of the island remained without power on Tuesday morning, according to the <a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/article239025058.html" target="_blank">Miami Herald</a>.</p><p>In Guayanilla municipality, the city's colonial-era church from the 1840s, Immaculate Conception, was destroyed.</p><p>"All that's left is one wall and half of another wall," said Glidden Lopez, the spokesman for Guayanilla municipality, of the beige and pink building that had dominated the main plaza, as the <a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/article239025058.html" target="_blank">Miami Herald</a> reported. "The hospital was damaged and there were several houses that have collapsed but we don't know how many yet."</p><p>Reverend Melvin Díaz Aponte told <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/07/us/puerto-rico-earthquake.html?action=click&module=Latest&pgtype=Homepage" target="_blank">The New York Times</a> that both bell towers collapsed, but the nave still stands, though it is fragile.</p><p>"For those who have lived here their whole lives, this is their history," said Father Díaz, as <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/07/us/puerto-rico-earthquake.html?action=click&module=Latest&pgtype=Homepage" target="_blank">The New York Times</a> reported. "Their sacraments, their wedding."</p><p>Guayanilla also saw a coastal rock formation that had looked like a rounded window collapse. The rock formation, called Punta Ventana, was a popular tourist draw, as the <a href="https://apnews.com/e2ec8e9bd12aea8aff6b240976897389" target="_blank">AP</a> reported.</p>
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Damage left after a tsunami struck Indonesia Saturday. AZWAR IPANK / AFP / Getty Images
A tsunami struck Indonesia without warning Saturday night, killing at least 373 people and injuring more than 1,400, The Associated Press reported Monday. With 128 still missing, the death toll is expected to rise further in the second deadliest tsunami to inundate the country this year.
<p>The <a href="https://www.ecowatch.com/indonesia-earthquake-tsunami-2609210886.html" target="_self">first deadliest</a> killed <a href="https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/AHA-Situation_Update-no12-Sulawesi-EQ-rev.pdf" target="_blank">at least 2,100</a> on Sulawesi Island in September. Saturday's tsunami adds another <a href="https://www.ecowatch.com/tag/natural-disasters" target="_self">natural disaster</a> to a devastating year for Indonesia in which at least 4,500 died in tsunamis, <a href="http://www.ecowatch.com/tag/earthquakes" target="_self">earthquakes</a>, fires, <a href="http://www.ecowatch.com/tag/flooding" target="_self">flooding</a> and an airplane crash, the highest disaster death toll in more than 10 years, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/23/world/asia/tsunami-indonesia-sunda-strait.html?emc=edit_mbe_20181224&nl=morning-briefing-europe&nlid=8863129420181224&te=1" target="_blank">The New York Times reported</a>. </p><p>"I heard people shouting to run away and I saw the water had gone up to the mainland and the hotel had been flooded by water," witness Feri Ardian told The Associated Press of Saturday's tsunami. "About 200 people were dragged away by the waves."</p><p>At least 611 homes, 69 hotels and villas, 60 small shops and 420 boats have been destroyed or damaged by the wave, Indonesia's disaster response agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said, according to The New York Times.</p><p>In one incident posted on social media, the wave crashed into a performance by the band Seventeen at a beach-front party for employees of the state electricity company, The Associated Press reported. The band's bass player, guitarist, drummer, road manager and technician all died.</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube">
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</p><p>The tsunami occurred in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra, Indonesia's first and second most populous islands, on a weekend when many were flocking to the beaches ahead of Christmas, The New York Times reported. It occurred without warning, officials said, because it was likely triggered by a landslide following volcanic activity on Anak Krakatau.<br></p><p>"[W]e do not have a tsunami early-warning system that's triggered by underwater landslides and volcanic eruptions," Nugroho told The New York Times. "What we have is early warning based on earthquake as a trigger." </p><p>Nugroho showed a video on Twitter of the volcano continuing to erupt on Sunday.</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="e2daa" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="UB3SLE1576663300"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1077045675290812416" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Erupsi Gunung Anak Krakatau yang terpantau dari pesawat Grand Caravan Susi Air pada 23/12/2018. Hampir setiap hari… https://t.co/awUnkc4WDz</div> — Sutopo Purwo Nugroho (@Sutopo Purwo Nugroho)<a href="https://twitter.com/Sutopo_PN/statuses/1077045675290812416">1545622674.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p>The leader of Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency Dwikorita Karnawati warned people on Monday to avoid the coast for a few days as the volcano continues to erupt, The Associated Press reported.<br></p><p>However, even if the tsunami had been caused by an earthquake, the country's warning system of buoys might not have detected it. That is because six of its detection buoys have not been operational since 2012 due to vandalism and a limited budget, Nugroho explained on Twitter.</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="cd2c2" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="OXBPRW1576663301"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1077003132545118208" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">6) Jaringan buoy tsunami di perairan Indonesia sudah tidak beroperasi sejak 2012. Vandalisme, terbatasnya anggaran,… https://t.co/p7lm7dSnpL</div> — Sutopo Purwo Nugroho (@Sutopo Purwo Nugroho)<a href="https://twitter.com/Sutopo_PN/statuses/1077003132545118208">1545612531.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p>Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who is up for re-election next year, announced Monday he would work to have all detection equipment fixed or replaced, The Associated Press reported.<br></p>
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Indonesia's devastating earthquake-tsunami combo last week has left 70,000 people homeless in the city of Palu, CBS News reported Thursday.
The death toll has climbed to more than 1,420 people since Friday, when the 7.5 magnitude earthquake and the 18-foot tsunami it triggered struck the island of Sulawesi.
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Amid the widespread ruin, survivors are struggling with no power, as well as dwindling food and drinking water supplies. But the Indonesian military arrived Thursday with supplies and to aid with recovery efforts, CBS News said.
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Search and rescue efforts to recover dead bodies and survivors are ongoing. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies <a href="https://www.efe.com/efe/english/portada/red-cross-needs-22-37-million-to-help-quake-hit-indonesia/50000260-3767168" target="_blank">said Monday</a> it is appealing for $22 million to help Indonesia.
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<span></span>Roughly 20 countries have offered help, with aid from the UK and Australia arriving Thursday, according to <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/10/indonesia-earthquake-tsunami-latest-updates-181003060041729.html" target="_blank">Al Jazeera</a>.
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</p><div id="d73c9" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="LEP4GE1576663058"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1047857933009211392" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Today the joint search and rescue continues in #Sulawesi. @palangmerah teams are recovering dead bodies - here a nu… https://t.co/iVfL13CNZB</div> — IFRC Intl. Federation #RedCross #RedCrescent (@IFRC Intl. Federation #RedCross #RedCrescent)<a href="https://twitter.com/ifrc/statuses/1047857933009211392">1538663774.0</a></blockquote></div>
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The disasters were particularly dangerous due "a combination of plate tectonic in the region, the shape of the coastline, vulnerable communities and a less-than-robust early warning system," geologist Anja Scheffers of Southern Cross University explained in <a href="https://theconversation.com/why-indonesias-tsunamis-are-so-deadly-104158" target="_blank">The Conversation</a>.
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In Petobo, a village of roughly 500 people, the massive earthquake "turned the ground to quicksand and literally swallowed the village," NBC's Janis Mackey Frayer <a href="https://twitter.com/TODAYshow/status/1047820439827992578" target="_blank">reported</a>.
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This phenomenon, called "liquefaction," is when soil loses strength and stiffness in response to an earthquake, thus losing its ability to support homes and other structures.
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The sheer force of the temblor literally shifted the landscape.
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"I was swept away, holding onto a palm tree. When it finally stopped, I found myself 3 kilometers away in the next village," a survivor told <a href="https://twitter.com/GMA/status/1047808243223805954" target="_blank">ABC</a>.
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</p><div id="45b46" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="GD98JS1576663058"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1047820439827992578" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">[email protected] reports from Indonesia, where the death toll is approaching 1,500 after a devastating earthquake https://t.co/3crqgflOfp</div> — TODAY (@TODAY)<a href="https://twitter.com/TODAYshow/statuses/1047820439827992578">1538654835.0</a></blockquote></div>
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The island was hit by another natural disaster on Wednesday, when Mount Soputan erupted and spewed ash 19,700 feet in the sky and prompted evacuation orders for those living nearby the volcano, the
<a href="https://apnews.com/a277ea8d5aef4b058ea7a582f7982b89" target="_blank">Associated Press</a> reported.
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A government volcanologist said the eruption might have been triggered by Friday's earthquake but the link is not conclusive.
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"It could be that this earthquake triggered the eruption, but the direct correlation has yet to be seen," Kasbani, the head of Indonesia's Vulcanology and Geology Disaster Mitigation agency, told online news portal Tempo (via the
<a href="https://apnews.com/a277ea8d5aef4b058ea7a582f7982b89" target="_blank">Associated Press</a>).
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Indonesia is located on the so-called "Ring of Fire" region of the Pacific and regularly experiences seismic and volcanic activity.
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Earthquake and tsunami devasted neighborhood in Palu, Indonesia's Central Sulawesi on Oct. 1. JEWEL SAMAD / AFP / Getty Images
Eight-hundred and forty-four people have been confirmed dead after a devastating earthquake and tsunami combo struck the Indonesian city of Palu on the island of Sulawesi Friday, CNN reported Monday.
The 7.5 magnitude earthquake was followed by a three foot tsunami that entered a narrow bay and swept past the town of Dongalla and into Palu. A tsunami warning was in place following the earthquake, but was rescinded before the tsunami actually struck because the water seemed to have receded. National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho told BBC News that the Indonesian section of a Pacific-wide warning system following the 2004 tsunami suffered from lack of funding.
<p style="">"I just finished my shopping and went to the cashier, suddenly everything got dark and the walls started falling around us, it was horrible," earthquake survivor Mia, a 40-year-old mother who was with her daughters in a Palu mall when the quake began, told CNN. She ran down a broken escalator to escape the building. </p><p style="">Damage to structures has made rescue efforts difficult. </p><p style="">"Communication is limited, heavy machinery is limited ... it's not enough for the numbers of buildings that collapsed," Nugroho told BBC News.</p><p style="">Damage to Mutiara Sis Al Jufri Airport in Palu, which was closed for 24 hours following the disaster, has also hampered relief efforts. Limited flights are now possible, and priority is being given to evacuating survivors and bringing in food and water for rescue work, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said when he visited the affected area Sunday, CNN reported.</p><p style="">Three people have been rescued from beneath the collapsed Roa Roa hotel, where as many as 50 people are believed to be trapped.</p><p style="">"They were asking for help, but they are still there till now. We gave them motivation ... so they can have spirit because they are trapped between life and death," volunteer Thalib Bawano told AFP, as reported by BBC News. </p><p style="">The human cost of the tragedy was painfully visible as the dead were stretched out in body bags on streets beside the injured. Authorities said they would begin burying the dead in mass graves to stop the spread of disease. </p><p style="">"They are starting to smell. We want to wait for relatives to pick them up, but we can't wait any longer," Doctor Sasono of Palu's Mamboro health clinic told BBC News. </p><p style="">The death toll is expected to rise as relief workers reach more remote areas. One such area is the Donggala regency, home to more than 300,000 people and the closest population center to the earthquake's epicenter.</p><p style="">"The Indonesian Red Cross is racing to help survivors, but we don't know what they'll find there," <a href="https://www.icrc.org/en" target="_blank">International Red Cross </a>Indonesian delegation leader Jan Gelfand said, as CNN reported. "I don't think we've quite seen the worst of things yet."</p><p style="">Nugroho estimated that 2.4 million people were impacted by the disaster, including around 600 hospitalized and 48,000 displaced, according to CNN.</p><p style="">Widodo has authorized Indonesia to request international aid, and so far the EU has pledged $1.7 million and South Korea $1 million. </p><p style="">Friday's <a href="https://www.ecowatch.com/tag/natural-disasters" target="_self">natural disaster</a> comes nearly two months after another earthquake devastated <a href="https://www.ecowatch.com/earthquake-strikes-indonesia-2593303018.html" target="_self">Indonesia's Lombok island</a> in August.</p>
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The U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami for the entire western coasts of U.S. and Canada early Tuesday morning following a magnitude 7.9 earthquake off the coast of Alaska near small city of Kodiak. USNTWC
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Update (7:48 a.m. ET):
The U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center canceled a west coast warning for the U.S., following a magnitude 7.9 earthquake off the coast of Alaska near small city of Kodiak. The warning it remains in effect for some local areas, after it issued one in the early morning hours following a large earthquake beneath the Gulf of Alaska.
<p style=""><strong>Earlier:</strong></p><p style="">The Anchorage Daily News <a href="https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2018/01/23/8-0-earthquake-in-gulf-of-alaska-tsunami-alert-for-coast/" target="_blank">reported</a>:</p><p style="margin-left: 20px;"><span></span>The quake woke people up in Anchorage, more than 350 miles from the epicenter, and was felt throughout much of the state, including as far away as Fairbanks.<span></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;"><span></span>One Kodiak man, Eric Cusson, said hundreds of cars had driven up Pillar Mountain, the site of the town's utility-scale wind turbines.</p><p style="margin-left: 20px;"><span></span>"Pretty much everyone in town went up Pillar Mountain," he said.</p><p style="margin-left: 20px;"><span></span>One of Cusson's friends said the Coast Guard appeared to have evacuated all the aircraft from their local base, which is on the waterfront.</p><p style="margin-left: 20px;"><span></span>"She saw all the C-130s and all the helicopters take off," he said.</p><p style="margin-left: 20px;"><span></span>By 2:20 a.m., though, people were still awaiting the arrival of a tsunami, Cusson added.</p><p style="margin-left: 20px;"><span></span>"So far, no waves," he said.</p><p>On Twitter:</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="f7080" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="YFVMPY1576662098"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="955767452574547968" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">The Latest: Police: No wave reported amid tsunami warning. https://t.co/gOUGkLopXY</div> — The Associated Press (@The Associated Press)<a href="https://twitter.com/AP/statuses/955767452574547968">1516707692.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p style=""><em>Reposted with permission from our media associate <a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/01/23/79-earthquake-alaska-triggers-west-coast-tsunami-warning-us-canada" target="_blank">Common Dreams</a>.</em></p>
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In 2011, a powerful earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck the Fukushima prefecture in Japan, leading to a nuclear disaster whose impacts are still being felt globally. Now, a massive 7.4 earthquake hit Fukushima around 6 a.m. local time, and tsunami warnings and advisories are in effect.
It was first reported as a 7.3 earthquake but was later revised to 7.4 by the Japan Meteorological Agency. The epicenter of the quake was 67 km northeast of Iwaki, a city on the southern coast of the Fukushima prefecture.
Residents along Japan's Northeastern coast have been told to evacuate immediately and seek higher ground. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, tsunami waves are expected to hit repeatedly and make landfall imminently.
Their warning stated: "Damage due to tsunami waves is expected. Evacuate immediately from coastal regions and riverside areas to a safer place such as high ground or an evacuation building. Tsunami waves are expected to hit repeatedly. Do not leave safe ground until the warning is lifted." NHK News Japan warned those living on the coast to "hurry up and run away."
Though immediate concern was given to local residents and their safety, attention has quickly turned to TEPCO's nuclear power plant in Fukushima, the site of the 2011 catastrophic meltdown. Five years ago, three of the plant's six reactors melted down leading to the largest release of radiation into the ocean in world history. The damaged reactors were never sealed and continue to leak an astounding 300 tons of radioactive wastewater every day. As Japan braces for yet another tsunami, concern is growing regarding the potentially devastating effects that another tsunami could have on the cooling system's of the plant's three remaining, intact reactors.
Breaking: Magnitude-7.3 earthquake strikes off Fukushima pref, Japan; tsunami warning issued — JMA… https://t.co/vw4d0GFoL6— BuzzFeed Storm (@BuzzFeed Storm)1479762604.0
According to reports, these fears are not unfounded. In the aftermath of the earthquake, TEPCO confirmed that the cooling system in one of the three intact reactors stopped working, but was successfully restarted 90 minutes after its abrupt shutdown. Though no "abnormalities" were reported, TEPCO has remained silent as to what caused the shutdown and if the cooling system suffered any damage that could lead to another unexpected shutdown. TEPCO said that the cooling system failure posed no "immediate danger" even though they admitted that there has been a "gradual" rise in reactor temperatures.
With the tsunami expected to arrive within hours, people around the world will be watching to see if the nuclear reactors will hold or if history will repeat itself in the worst way possible. However, TEPCO's credibility regarding its Fukushima plant is dubious as they lied about the true extent of the 2011 crisis with complicity from the Japanese government. Hopefully, this time they are telling the truth.
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