Tsunami Japan 2011

[jugs]

40 Stunning photos of it > HERE <

 

[Omniata]

The reactor on the northern coast that was in a warning state had reached 2.5 times above the maximum rated pressure earlier this evening... If they can't start pumping coolant soon, venting the "radioactive steam", isn't going to be enough...

They began "venting" as a last resort, there's also another 7 reactors/stations in the same bay...

 

[Jammy James]

oh god that is bad

 

[jugs]

More photos

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...mi-Aftershocks-10k-missing-Minami-Sanrik.html

and

The New York Times has an interesting (and sad) graphical comparison of satellite photos of various points in Japan before and after the quake, where the two are exactly overlaid and you can slide the before vs. after line around.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...te-photos-japan-before-and-after-tsunami.html

We need to count our blessings

 

[jugs]

Acording to the US Geological Survey the earthquake has moved Japan's north island by about eight feet (2.4 meters)

http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-03-quake-japan-feet-usgs.html

 

[mike os]

'kin 'ell

 

[jugs]

A friend of ours is a lecturer at Kitasato University, he was lucky to be in Tokyo at the time, he has lost about 60 students.