Jezebel: Earthquake

10 Things You May Have Missed On TV This Week

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 19:30:00 EDT

In this week's compilation of pop culture crap, Kathie Lee Gifford video bombs Kim Kardashian's wedding, child bride Courtney Stodden impresses Australia, and the earthquake was fun for everyone in New York. More »

Psychic Lemurs Sensed Earthquake Before It Happened

Anna North — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:35:00 EDT

You guys, animals are magic. They knew yesterday's earthquake was coming before any of the rest of us did. According to the Washington Post: More »

Possible Explanations For The Earthquake

Anna North — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:55:00 EDT

A series of earthquakes around the country today and yesterday shook places that don't usually get shook. There are a number of possible explanations for this. Here are the most plausible: More »

Rush Limbaugh Makes Fun Of Japanese Refugees

Margaret Hartmann — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 23:46:00 EDT

As if the devastation in Japan wasn't horrifying enough, in the U.S. we've been subjected to idiotic jokes about the disaster and wingnuts' ridiculous suggestions that the Japanese brought this on themselves. Since Rush Limbaugh is both an idiot and a wingnut, we aren't too surprised to find he's been laughing at the Japanese — but it's still disgusting. More »

Japan Headline Update: Thousands Missing, Dead

Lane Moore — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 11:20:00 EST

According to reports, the number of deaths resulting from yesterday's powerful earth quake and tidal wave is feared to have exceeded 1,700. Additionally, nearly 9,500 people from one town (more than half of its population) have been reported as missing, over 200 fires have flared up, thousands of buildings, homes, and business have been destroyed, and an estimated 6 million people have been left without electricity, gas, or water. More »

FUCK YOU, 2010

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 12:30:25 EST

Fuck 2010. This year fucking sucked. More »

New Zealand Hit With Major Earthquake

Margaret Hartmann — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:44:50 EDT

An earthquake registering 7.2 on the Richter scale hit near New Zealand's second-largest city, Christchurch, early Saturday. Residents are reporting damage, power outages, and large aftershocks. More »

After The Earthquake: Sexual Assault In Haiti

Irin Carmon — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:00:00 EDT

The chilling story of one woman's sexual assault in post-disaster Haiti is on the front page of The New York Times today. Unfortunately, the story's subject isn't alone. More »

Get Ready For The Boobquake

Katy Kelleher — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 09:20:00 EDT

Blogger Jen McCreight has proposed that, on April 26, women worldwide don their most immodest tops and see if they can move the earth through the power of exposed skin. Fight foolishness, and join the cause here. [BlagHag] More »

Women & Children First: Targeting Women In Earthquake's Aftermath

LatoyaPeterson — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:40:00 EST

''Bringing food into a situation where people are desperate is always chaotic,'' says Chris Weber of World Vision, one of the organizations tasked with distributing the wave of donated supplies. Is handing aid over to women the answer? More »

Fun In The Sun, In Haiti?

Megan Carpentier — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:15:00 EST

This week, a cruise ship stopped in Labadee, Haiti, generating much-needed revenue for Haitians and fun for its passengers. Some call it ill-timed, others wonder why you can have more fun elsewhere if you really feel so bad. [NY Times] More »

"I Thought This Time It Was The End Of The World"

Katy Kelleher — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:20:00 EST

This morning, a powerful aftershock hit Haiti 35 miles from the nation's capital. With a magnitude of 6.1, it was the most widely felt aftershock since January 12th. It does not appear to have caused any new damage. [NYT] More »

Moving Pictures: The Most Talked-About Videos From Haiti

LatoyaPeterson — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:20:00 EST

Facebook dispatches and Twitter updates from Haiti are helping revolutionize on-the-ground reporting, but the emotional impact of old-school moving pictures hammers the heartbreak - and horror - home. We've collected a few of the most visceral, blogged-about videos from the earthquake's aftermath. More »

Obama: "Deep Condolences, Unwaving Support" For Haiti

Katy Kelleher — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:20:00 EST

President Obama has promised to launch a rescue effort for the people of Haiti. "We are reminded of the common humanity that we all share," he said. Want to help? Put links to aid agencies in the comments. [AP, Time] More »

Damage Control

Anna Holmes — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:10:00 EDT

[Lalomanu, Samoa; September 30. Image via Getty]

Pig-Headed

Maria — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:45:00 EST

The "strong-willed pig" who survived 36 days buried under rubble after China's earthquake has been named the country's most inspirational animal. However, the pig's owners say the he's become lazy. That swine! [Times (UK)] More »

The Judge Judy Earthquake Episode

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:00:00 EST

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Over the summer, an earthquake in S. California interrupted a taping of Judge Judy. The footage of the hearing was released the next day, but we had to wait until now to and see how it was going to work its way into an actual episode. Here's what happened: JJ restored order almost immediately, and barely acknowledged the disturbance. The case she was hearing at the time concerned a woman suing her ex-boyfriend after he stole money out of her bank account to buy drugs. After the eruption, litigants continued to stick to their sides of the story, and displaying the same selfishness and stupidity. Sometimes even a natural disaster can't shake some sense into people. More »

Yesterday's Earthquake Shakes Up A Taping Of Judge Judy

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:00:00 EDT

The earthquake in Southern California yesterday was a doozy, clocking in at 5.4 on the Richter scale. The good news is that there were few injuries as a result. The better news is that someone released footage of a Judge Judy taping that was taking place during the event. So what would Judge Judy do in the midst of such a shake? She would get the fuck out of there! She was the first one to jump out of her seat, and knowing her logic, she was probably standing in a doorway somewhere. There was momentary chaos as the audience in the studio scattered and the lights on the ceiling looked like they might fall down. Unsurprisingly, the plaintiff and the defendant were the only people who just stood there like idiots. Does JJ have to tell them tell them how to do everything? More »

Pandamonium

Jessica G. — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:30:00 EDT

We love you, Coco Wang. Based in Beijing, Coco was inspired to create a series of comics called Earthquake Strips about the recent devastation in China. Wang says of her art, "I hope these stories could show the UK readers the love, warmth and courage of the Chinese people, also the sad and cruel reality of the horrible 5.12 Earthquake." The illustration at left is from a strip called "Panda Panda." Check out a full-size image of that particular illustration by clicking on the pandas. [Earthquake Strips via Paul Gravett via Boing Boing] More »

Wang Zhijun returned home to Sichuan province...

Moe — Mon, 19 May 2008 13:40:00 EDT

Wang Zhijun returned home to Sichuan province two days before the earthquake. He had been traveling more cosmopolitan sections of the country for years, trying and failing at the rough business of making money in a corrupt and desperate place run by hucksters and plutocrats, when his wife convinced him to do the proverbial "coming up for air" thing and return home for a few weeks. (Air is not what they got.) (Yeah, pun, sorry.) Some choice moments of a story that reads like a Jimmy Stewart movie when you click the pic. [NYT] More »

Yeah, Your Day Wasn't Really That Bad After All

Moe — Mon, 12 May 2008 18:30:00 EDT

The Sichuan earthquake has probably killed 9,000 people, and let 80 tons of toxic liquid ammonia out into the streets, but if I know you guys it's the panda stuff that is really going to get to you. [Wash Post]