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February 21, 2012
New Madrid Fault Stretches, Rolls Back Over for Another Ten Minutes Sleep
A 4.0 earthquake within the New Madrid Seismic Zone gently shook southeast Missouri Tuesday morning at 3:58 a.m. The quake was centered about nine miles east of Sikeston, Missouri, and no damage or injuries were reported.Just ten days ago, engineers, scientists, emergency first responders and ear ... More >>
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December 14, 2011
200 Years Ago Friday the Mississippi River Ran Backwards
A drawing shows a keel boat tossed by waves from the tremor. Despite the magnitude of the earthquakes, few people died because the population in the area was so sparse at the time. Seismologists don't know for sure the magnitude of the earthquake that rocked Missouri at around 2:15 a.m. December ... More >>
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June 7, 2011
4.2 Magnitude Earthquakes Strikes St. Louis
A 4.2 magnitude earthquake rattled the St. Louis region around 3:10 a.m. today, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor originated near Richwoods, Missouri, (approximately 51 miles southwest of St. Louis) and could be felt as far away as Alabama. No injuries or major damage have been re ... More >>
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May 23, 2011
Scenes from Life After the Rapture
Greetings! If you're reading this, then you, too, have been Left Behind after the Rapture. We hope that your house, condo or apartment has withstood the earthquakes, the floods, and the swarms of flesh-eating Angry Birds -- God has a sense of humor! who knew? -- and that you were able to get out the ... More >>
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March 16, 2011
Fenton Drug Company in Overdrive After Japan Quake
Amid panic about nuclear plants exploding after huge earthquakes hit Japan, a local drug manufacturer is seeing a run on a medicine that protects against radiation poisoning. The over-the-counter drug, ThyroShield, saturates the thyroid with potassium idodide so that it can't absorb radiation. "I ... More >>
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January 21, 2011
Lightning Bolt Is Coming to St. Louis
The Luminary Center for the Arts has very quietly booked some killer shows this spring -- first, Destroyer and the War on Drugs and, earlier this week, electro-doom project Cold Cave. And now comes word that the two-man wrecking crew Lightning Bolt is playing at the venue on Saturday, April 23. Let' ... More >>
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June 29, 2010
Study: Region Unprepared for Massive Quake from New Madrid Fault
A University of Illinois study released last week reports that St. Louis, Memphis and other towns near the New Madrid fault line are ill-prepared for a possible 7.7 magnitude earthquake. The study commissioned by the Federal Emergency Management Agency found that such a temblor could leave 3,500 ... More >>
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April 16, 2010
St. Louis Pediatrician Works a Peanut Butter Miracle in Haiti
Image sourceDr. Patricia Wolff and one her Haitian patients.Even before last January's earthquake, Haiti was the poorest country in the Western hemisphere. Thirty percent of its budget came from foreign aid. Infant mortality was high. So was the rate of childhood malnutrition; according to th ... More >>
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February 23, 2010
New Madrid Fault Overdue for Earthquake
Betcha didn't know that February is Earthquake Awareness Month in Missouri. Betcha also didn't know that Missouri is overdue for a significant earthquake. Those two issues were what Governor Jay Nixon and other officials discussed last week at a meeting in the town of New Madrid, home to the faul ... More >>
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February 23, 2010
Schlafly Tap Room Benefit February 24 to Aid Haitian Earthquake Victims
Though it has been six weeks since the devastating earthquake in Haiti, the situation remains dire, as rescue and recovery workers struggle to provide the most basic of assistance and services. To meet this need, individuals, organizations and corporations continue to dig deep to help fill the gaps ... More >>
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February 19, 2010
FoodWire Update: Frazer's Restaurant Fundraiser Allows Veteran Chef to Visit Haiti After Quake
Last month Frazer's Restaurant & Lounge hosted a benefit for veteran chef Cherichel Debrunes. A native of Haiti, he had family members who were directly affected by last month's earthquake. With the money raised, Debrunes flew to the Dominican Republic and traveled to Haiti by bus before fli ... More >>
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January 25, 2010
FoodWire: Haiti Earthquake Relief at Favazza's Monday, 1.25, and Tuesday, 1.26
Favazza's Restaurant (5201 Southwest Avenue; website) will donate 10% of dinner sales today, Monday, January 25, and tomorrow, Tuesday, January 26, to earthquake relief in Haiti. The donations will benefit the Hands Together Foundation. For more information, call 314-772-4454.Again: If you know o ... More >>
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January 20, 2010
Anheuser-Busch Sends 350,000 Cans of Water To Haiti.
Image via FlickrNo, it's not actually Bud Light.As the brewer has done in the past when there's been a natural disaster and clean water is hard to come by, they ship in drinking water in what looks like plain white beer cans. As memory serves, last time they did this was after Hurricane Katrina.T ... More >>
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January 14, 2010
St. Louis Man's Home Becomes Epicenter of Haiti Earthquake Correspondence
Photo: Emily GoodBob CorbettWhen Bob Corbett woke up at 4 a.m. Wednesday he had no clue what kind of day was ahead of him.  The St. Louis native and retired Webster University professor operates a Haiti email discussion list with thousands of subscribers, and at one point, owned the largest p ... More >>
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January 14, 2010
Warning: Don't Let a Con Artist Steal Your Donation to Haiti Earthquake Victims
Photo: Matthew Marek, American Red CrossThe F.B.I. issued a media alert yesterday warning people of potential scams surrounding the massive relief effort underway to aid the victims of Tuesday's devastating earthquake in Haiti. So how do you know which agency is legit and which is a scam? Recogni ... More >>
Music
July 22, 2009
Abe Vigoda
Photo: Matthew Marek, American Red CrossThe F.B.I. issued a media alert yesterday warning people of potential scams surrounding the massive relief effort underway to aid the victims of Tuesday's devastating earthquake in Haiti. So how do you know which agency is legit and which is a scam? Recogni ... More >>
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January 28, 2009
More On That Strange Odor Over St. Louis
On Monday I wrote about a strange stench hovering over St. Louis. The smell has been described as something akin to rotten food, body odor and/or feces. The source of the odor remains a mystery, though authorities say they've tested the air and determined it safe for breathing. Yesterday I came acro ... More >>
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December 28, 2008
Red-Light Cameras, Cocaine Addiction and Public Radio: 2008's 10 Most-Read Stories
(The eyes have it! Here are the Top 10 most-read stories online, which were published in 2008 by the RFT. After the jump, we also included a few stories that came back from the dead in '08 because of timely news -- earthquakes and college basketball among them. Below, RFT Editor Tom Finkel ... More >>
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June 27, 2008
Tremor Time Again: Did You Feel the Earth Move?
(The eyes have it! Here are the Top 10 most-read stories online, which were published in 2008 by the RFT. After the jump, we also included a few stories that came back from the dead in '08 because of timely news -- earthquakes and college basketball among them. Below, RFT Editor Tom Finkel ... More >>
News
May 7, 2008
Local scientists can predict the far-reaching effects of rumblers through the Earthquake Hazard Mapping Project
(The eyes have it! Here are the Top 10 most-read stories online, which were published in 2008 by the RFT. After the jump, we also included a few stories that came back from the dead in '08 because of timely news -- earthquakes and college basketball among them. Below, RFT Editor Tom Finkel ... More >>
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April 21, 2008
Yes, a 4.5 Earthquake/Aftershock Just Happened in Illinois, Was Felt in St. Louis, Missouri. Again.
(The eyes have it! Here are the Top 10 most-read stories online, which were published in 2008 by the RFT. After the jump, we also included a few stories that came back from the dead in '08 because of timely news -- earthquakes and college basketball among them. Below, RFT Editor Tom Finkel ... More >>
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April 21, 2008
Yes, a 4.5 Earthquake/Aftershock Just Happened in Illinois, Was Felt in St. Louis, Missouri. Again.
(The eyes have it! Here are the Top 10 most-read stories online, which were published in 2008 by the RFT. After the jump, we also included a few stories that came back from the dead in '08 because of timely news -- earthquakes and college basketball among them. Below, RFT Editor Tom Finkel ... More >>
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April 18, 2008
In St. Louis and Illinois, a 5.2 Earthquake Wakes Us Up.
(The eyes have it! Here are the Top 10 most-read stories online, which were published in 2008 by the RFT. After the jump, we also included a few stories that came back from the dead in '08 because of timely news -- earthquakes and college basketball among them. Below, RFT Editor Tom Finkel ... More >>
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April 18, 2008
Earthquake Songs: Little Girls, Fresh Prince (!), more
(The eyes have it! Here are the Top 10 most-read stories online, which were published in 2008 by the RFT. After the jump, we also included a few stories that came back from the dead in '08 because of timely news -- earthquakes and college basketball among them. Below, RFT Editor Tom Finkel ... More >>
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December 15, 1999
ON SHAKY GROUND
The earthquake hazard here may be greater than you think. And planning for it is less than you'd expect.

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