Videos Of Tsunami Hitting Japan
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What a terrible catastrophe. Having lived through the Bay area quake, I can only imagine the horror of how bad this is, and continues to be with aftershocks as big as the main one I experienced! My hopes and prayers go to the victims and families of those impacted in Japan.
So true Amir
I put these videos up because like you, I was in shock as to how quickly an entire town gets wiped out and lives are lost in a blink of an eye
I put these videos up because like you, I was in shock as to how quickly an entire town gets wiped out and lives are lost in a blink of an eye
I saw them on CNN, BBC and NHK yesterday just a hour after it all happened. It's terrible enough for a place to get hit with an earthquake, but the tsunami seems to kill even more people and cause even more damage to the city. We in the P.I. were a bit scared as tsunami alerts were sounded off just like those countries in the Pacific Rim. What a terrible sight to see. I hope Japan recovers.
THis is not good news.
Explosion could only have been caused by meltdown says nuclear safety body:
http://e.nikkei.com/e/fr/tnks/Nni20110312D12JFF03.htm
Explosion could only have been caused by meltdown says nuclear safety body:
http://e.nikkei.com/e/fr/tnks/Nni20110312D12JFF03.htm
Here is a link to TEPCO press releases. They are the utility and owner of the Fukushima reactors.
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/index-e.html
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/index-e.html
Sad event indeed.... We have had down here our mother nature issues mainly with earthquakes... Hope Japan recovers soon from this disaster.
I don't want to add anything to this thread. Just thank you all for posting the information/videos/articles, which I've not seen it before.
Wow, to think that I stayed in Chiba (suburb of Tokyo)..... http://www.dump.com/2011/03/12/crazy-video-of-the-ground-shifting-during-the-japanese-quake-video/
Land liquification is real! Of course this happened in Bay Area quake but seeing it on video is just remarkable. We simply have no concept of earthquake in how mass and weight has no meaning to it.
Land liquification is real! Of course this happened in Bay Area quake but seeing it on video is just remarkable. We simply have no concept of earthquake in how mass and weight has no meaning to it.
From Yahoo News. Another amazing fact about the earthquake
Japan’s earthquake shifted balance of the planet
Last week's devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan has actually moved the island closer to the United States and shifted the planet's axis.
The quake caused a rift 15 miles below the sea floor that stretched 186 miles long and 93 miles wide, according to the AP. The areas closest to the epicenter of the quake jumped a full 13 feet closer to the United States, geophysicist Ross Stein at the United States Geological Survey told The New York Times.
The 9.0 magnitude quake (the fourth-largest recorded since 1900) was caused when the Pacific tectonic plate dove under the North American plate, which shifted Eastern Japan towards North America by about 13 feet (see NASA's before and after photos at right). The quake also shifted the earth's axis by 6.5 inches, shortened the day by 1.6 microseconds, and sank Japan downward by about two feet. As Japan's eastern coastline sunk, the tsunami's waves rolled in.
Why did the quake shorten the day? The earth's mass shifted towards the center, spurring the planet to spin a bit faster. Last year's massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile also shortened the day, but by an even smaller fraction of a second. The 2004 Sumatra quake knocked a whopping 6.8 micro-seconds off the day.
After the country's 1995 earthquake, Japan placed high-tech sensors around the country to observe even the slightest movements, which is why scientists are able to calculate the quake's impact down to the inch. "This is overwhelmingly the best-recorded great earthquake ever," Lucy Jones, chief scientist for the Multi-Hazards project at the U.S. Geological Survey, told The Los Angeles Times.
The tsunami's waves necessitated life-saving evacuations as far away as Chile. Fisherman off the coast of Mexico reported a banner fishing day Friday, and speculated that the tsunami knocked sealife in their direction.
Japan’s earthquake shifted balance of the planet
Last week's devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan has actually moved the island closer to the United States and shifted the planet's axis.
The quake caused a rift 15 miles below the sea floor that stretched 186 miles long and 93 miles wide, according to the AP. The areas closest to the epicenter of the quake jumped a full 13 feet closer to the United States, geophysicist Ross Stein at the United States Geological Survey told The New York Times.
The 9.0 magnitude quake (the fourth-largest recorded since 1900) was caused when the Pacific tectonic plate dove under the North American plate, which shifted Eastern Japan towards North America by about 13 feet (see NASA's before and after photos at right). The quake also shifted the earth's axis by 6.5 inches, shortened the day by 1.6 microseconds, and sank Japan downward by about two feet. As Japan's eastern coastline sunk, the tsunami's waves rolled in.
Why did the quake shorten the day? The earth's mass shifted towards the center, spurring the planet to spin a bit faster. Last year's massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile also shortened the day, but by an even smaller fraction of a second. The 2004 Sumatra quake knocked a whopping 6.8 micro-seconds off the day.
After the country's 1995 earthquake, Japan placed high-tech sensors around the country to observe even the slightest movements, which is why scientists are able to calculate the quake's impact down to the inch. "This is overwhelmingly the best-recorded great earthquake ever," Lucy Jones, chief scientist for the Multi-Hazards project at the U.S. Geological Survey, told The Los Angeles Times.
The tsunami's waves necessitated life-saving evacuations as far away as Chile. Fisherman off the coast of Mexico reported a banner fishing day Friday, and speculated that the tsunami knocked sealife in their direction.
Fukushima nuclear plant severity issue escalated to 6 on scale 1 to 7 
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This thing may soon make the Tsunami and earthquake the smaller problem. What nature couldn't do on its own, man is helping along.
.This thing may soon make the Tsunami and earthquake the smaller problem. What nature couldn't do on its own, man is helping along
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Nuclear radiation is horrifying indeed. Just reading about daily blasts, explosions and fires in nuclear plants can send shivers down the spine. Just hours ago, Japan's emperor appeared in a rare TV address saying he is deeply worried about the nuclear crisis. And one has to wonder how much exposure the technical workers inside the damaged reactors can absorb in exchange for saving the city and even the country from a possible full blown nuclear leak and contamination. Technology needs to cure itself.
I think, though, there is irrational fear of radiation in the US and much of the world. The Japanese nuclear "disaster" is far more similar to Three Mile Island than it is to Chernobyl. The Three Mile Island disaster released a lot of radioactive steam over 10 days, and they pumped millions of gallons of water to cool down the rods. All that radioactive water leaked into the ground, and it affected some 32,000 people who lived around the site. After 20 years, these 32,000 people did not exhibit any more cancer than the rest of the population of Pennsylvania (which is not saying much!)
The difference is that with the Japanese nuclear disaster, there are more qualified VOLUNTEERS than they need to manage the problem. These people are volunteering to expose themselves to harmful radiation for the greater good of the Japanese population. If there was a melt-down, that would be a problem.
Compare that to pharmacies running out of Potassium Iodide tablets here in the US because people are scared of the impending disaster. Don't watch the news, folks. It needs to be sensational to keep you glued to the TV set. Listen to music.
For more balanced reporting:
http://www.npr.org/2011/03/17/134608139/radiation-a-concern-for-plant-workers-not-others
http://www.npr.org/2011/03/16/134567692/nuke-o-noia-the-worst-threat-to-japan?ps=rs
The difference is that with the Japanese nuclear disaster, there are more qualified VOLUNTEERS than they need to manage the problem. These people are volunteering to expose themselves to harmful radiation for the greater good of the Japanese population. If there was a melt-down, that would be a problem.
Compare that to pharmacies running out of Potassium Iodide tablets here in the US because people are scared of the impending disaster. Don't watch the news, folks. It needs to be sensational to keep you glued to the TV set. Listen to music.
For more balanced reporting:
http://www.npr.org/2011/03/17/134608139/radiation-a-concern-for-plant-workers-not-others
http://www.npr.org/2011/03/16/134567692/nuke-o-noia-the-worst-threat-to-japan?ps=rs
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