Earthquakes around the world

After surprising shakes occurred in New York City in early April, it seems continuing shakes around the world. Now big ones in Taiwan.

An aftershock is usually a smaller earthquake that follows a larger one in the same general area. Aftershocks are typically minor adjustments along the portion of a fault that slipped at the time of the initial earthquake.

But aftershocks can occur days, weeks or even years after the first earthquake and these events can be of equal or larger magnitude to the initial earthquake, and they can continue to affect already damaged locations.

What should I do DURING an earthquake?

● If you are INDOORS -- STAY THERE! Get under a desk or table and hang on to it (Drop, Cover, and Hold on!) or move into a hallway or against an inside wall. STAY CLEAR of windows, fireplaces, and heavy furniture or appliances. GET OUT of the kitchen, which is a dangerous place (things can fall on you). DON'T run downstairs or rush outside while the building is shaking or while there is danger of falling and hurting yourself or being hit by falling glass or debris.

● If you are OUTSIDE -- get into the OPEN, away from buildings, power lines, chimneys, and anything else that might fall on you.

● If you are DRIVING -- stop, but carefully. Move your car as far out of traffic as possible. DO NOT stop on or under a bridge or overpass or under trees, light posts, power lines, or signs. STAY INSIDE your car until the shaking stops. When you RESUME driving, watch for breaks in the pavement, fallen rocks, and bumps in the road at bridge approaches.

● If you are in a MOUNTAINOUS AREA -- watch out for falling rock, landslides, trees, and other debris that could be loosened by quakes.

● If you are near the OCEAN - see these safety rules from NOAA's Tsunami Warning Center.

Earthquake in New York City

 

A magnitude-4.8 earthquake rumbled through the northeastern United States at 10:23 a.m. on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey, sending tremors from Philadelphia to Boston and jolting buildings in Manhattan and throughout the five boroughs.

The U.S.G.S. reported that the earthquake’s epicenter was near Whitehouse Station, N.J., about 40 miles west of New York City. The agency estimated the depth of the bedrock rupture at 2.9 miles. In nearby Lebanon, N.J., china plates rattled in diners and frightened residents darted into streets to find trees, cars and the ground shaking.

The earthquake was not a rarity for the New York area — numerous small temblors go unnoticed every year, geologists say — but its strength and intensity unsettled a region more accustomed to flooded roadways and snow-covered sidewalks than trembling walls.

Several minor aftershocks were reported in New Jersey in the hours afterward, including one with a magnitude of 2.2 that struck at 1:32 p.m. near the original quake’s epicenter, according to the U.S.G.S.

text The New York Times

Moment Bronx medical students find out school will be tuition-free

$1 Billion Donation Will Provide Free Tuition at a Bronx Medical School

Ruth Gottesman, a longtime professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, is making free tuition available to all students going forward.

So powerful move!!

Taylor Swift

 

The longest Super Bowl game will also go down as the most-watched program in U.S. television history. Kansas City's 25-22 overtime victory over San Francisco on Sunday night averaged 123.4 million viewers across television and streaming platforms. But fell short of the 150 million-plus viewers for 1969 moon landing as the most-watched broadcast program in history.

Recent Super Bowl shows has been hitting high viewers every year and this year seems more special to many Americans having super celebrity like Taylor Swift looked down her boyfriend playing.

I am terrified about her influence to our society today and she is still 34 years old and keeping her calm.

Congrats to Kansas City Chiefs but true winner is Taylor Swift herself. She captured everyone's attention nicely.

Most Powerful Passport In The World

Japan once again holds the most powerful passport, allowing visa-free access to 193 countries. 

Just behind Japan in passport power are another two Asian countries, Singapore and South Korea, tied for second place with hassle-free entry into 192 nations. They're followed by a string of European countries, with Germany and Spain tied for third with 190 nations; Finland, Italy, and Luxembourg in fourth with 189; Austria, Denmark, Netherlands, and Sweden in fifth with 188; and France, Ireland, Portugal, and the UK in sixth with 187.

The U.S. is in seventh place, tied with Belgium, New Zealand, Norway, and Switzerland, all of those passport holders having access to 186 countries.

BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE

 

The Bronx High School of Science, commonly called Bronx Science, is a public specialized high school in The Bronx in New York City. It is operated by the New York City Department of Education. Admission to Bronx Science involves passing the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test.

Founded in 1938 in the Bronx, New York City, Bronx Science is located in what is now Kingsbridge Heights, also known as Jerome Park, a neighborhood in the northwest portion of the Bronx. Although originally known for its focus on mathematics and science, Bronx Science also emphasizes the humanities and social sciences and continually attracts students with a wide variety of interests beyond math and science.

With nine Nobel Prize-winning alumni, seven in physics, one in chemistry, and one in economics, it has produced the most Nobel laureates in science of any secondary school in the world. Bronx Science alumni have also won two Turing Awards, sometimes unofficially referred to as the Nobel Prize in computer science; six National Medals of Science, the nation's highest scientific honor; and nine Pulitzer Prizes.

They are ranked No.1 best high school in New York and acceptance rate of 3%.

Bronx Science has received international recognition. In 2020, Newsweek's rankings of the top 5,000 STEM High Schools in the United States (public and private), listed Bronx Science as the 4th best STEM school in the nation.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

LET'S MAKE 2024 HEALTHY AND PROSPERITY YEAR!!

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本年も宜しくお願い致します。

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