The USGS stated that a strong 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Japan. Authorities in Japan issued a tsunami warning, advising people living in the impacted areas to seek higher ground. For the coastal regions of the prefectures of Ishikawa, Niigata, and Toyama, the Japan Meteorological Agency explicitly issued tsunami alerts. According to the weather agency, tsunamis up to five meters high are predicted to affect Noto in Ishikawa Prefecture.
Scientists express concern over the rapid rise in levels of methane.
According to NOAA on Friday, in 2023, the most significant and abundant greenhouse gas created by humans—carbon dioxide—rose by the third-highest amount in the past 65 years of records. The quick rise in methane concentrations in the atmosphere, a more powerful but shorter-lived gas that traps heat, worries scientists. Watch to find out more.
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