Editor’s Note: The CNN Original Series “Violent Earth with Liev Schreiber” explores the harrowing weather events, from hurricanes and tornadoes to wildfires, that are increasingly frequent in our changing climate. It airs on Sunday at 9pm ET/PT. A catastrophic earthquake and tsunami are inevitable for the coast of the Pacific Northwest, scientists say. Planning for […]
Batten down the hatches: Both a “‘skills tsunami”’ and a “‘silver tsunami”’ are on the horizon, according to a panel of McKinsey executives. Back in 2010, the U.S. had around 12 million more unemployed people than it had job vacancies, senior McKinsey partner Anu Madgavkar said during the consultancy’s media day last week. “Despite the […]
Elected, accused of corruption – fired, accused of rape – acquitted, elected president, accused of corruption again – denied again, ousted, imprisoned for contempt of court – freed, barred from becoming an MP. For most politicians almost any of these punches would have proved fatal to their career, but not for South Africa’s Jacob Zuma. […]
The Washington Emergency Management Division has completed a new tsunami strategy for the Port of Anacortes and surrounding areas that determines the risk a tsunami would pose to the region and what actions can be taken in advance to protect people and property. Developed in collaboration with various state agencies, the new strategy informs Port […]
Artificial intelligence will hit the labor market like a “tsunami,” according to International Monetary Fund managing director Kristalina Georgieva. Since the onset of AI, experts have debated its pros and cons for the workforce. Essentially, could a tool capable of supercharging productivity by automating scores of routine tasks put millions of people out of a […]
ZURICH (Reuters) – Artificial intelligence is hitting the global labour market “like a tsunami” International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Monday. Artificial intelligence is likely to impact 60% of jobs in advanced economies and 40% of jobs around the world in the next two years, Georgieva told an event in Zurich. “We […]
Dubai’s giant highways were clogged by flooding following record rains in the Middle East financial centre on April 16, 2024 that killed at least four people. However, a dramatic video of cars swept away does not show the chaos, as falsely claimed by social media posts. The footage shows a tsunami in Japan in 2011. […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia – A volcano in Indonesia has recently experienced a series of powerful and explosive eruptions, prompting concerns of a potential tsunami. Mount Ruang on Tagulandang Island, one of the Sangihe Islands located off the northern coast of Sulawesi, has erupted at least five times since Tuesday, the Volcanological Survey of Indonesia said. Lava […]
A strong earthquake that struck southwestern Japan left nine people with minor injuries and caused damages such as burst water pipes and small landslides, authorities said, but there was no danger of a tsunami. The magnitude 6.6 quake on Wednesday was centered just off the western coast of the southwestern main island of Shikoku, in […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities issued a tsunami alert Wednesday after eruptions at Ruang mountain sent ash thousands of feet high. Officials ordered more than 11,000 people to leave the area. The volcano on the northern side of Sulawesi island had at least five large eruptions in the past 24 hours, Indonesia’s Center for […]
Indonesian authorities issued a tsunami alert on Wednesday after eruptions at Ruang mountain sent ash thousands of feet high. Officials ordered more than 11,000 people to leave the area. The volcano on the northern side of Sulawesi island had at least five large eruptions in the past 24 hours, Indonesia’s Centre for Volcanology and Geological […]
A video spreading across TikTok and other platforms claims to show tsunami waves barreling through Taiwan after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake rocked the island on April 3, 2024. This is false; the clip depicts a tsunami that hit Japan in 2011. “Tsunami in Taiwan on the morning of April 3, 2024,” says text over the video, […]