Japanese earthquake / tsunami discussion

Sierra Oscar

http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/japan-quake-2011/beforeafter.htm

Shocking stuff.

msg11

Sierra Oscar wrote: »

http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/japan-quake-2011/beforeafter.htm

Shocking stuff.

I'm speechless.

maquiladora

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said the Fukushima plant is in an "alarming state" - Russia Today

Overheal

Situation fact sheet: http://www.forbes.com/2010/06/04/migration-moving-wealthy-interactive-counties-map.html

Latest News: http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20110313/NEWS01/110313008/1002/rss/Japan-races-prevent-reactor-meltdowns?odyssey=nav|head


Nuclear meltown feared imminent as more reactor cooling systems fail at Fukushima - http://thenewsportal.net/?p=822897 #news 8 minutes ago via TheNewsPortal

Reading the link though shows nothing I dont think we already didnt know. Just more re-blogging ripple effect from media sources.

Yakult

Is their normally this many strong aftershocks? Its crazy that they are getting aftershocks that measure pretty strong earthquakes in themselves.

Overheal

Aftershocks arent unheard of but this has been over days. Personally I dont think I've ever heard of such a thing but quakes arent usually an interest of mine.

geetar

Yakult wrote: »

Is their normally this many strong aftershocks? Its crazy that they are getting aftershocks that measure pretty strong earthquakes in themselves.

i think that this is a pretty exceptional case. such a strong earthquake...

also apparently as a rule of thumb, a magnitude of one less then the original quake is the expected strongest aftershock (8.0).... theyre still waiting to see if it happens ....

Thrill

Strong tremor felt in Tokyo

The new tremor was magnitude 6.2, according to Japanese monitors

The latest after-shock would probably have been felt by many people in their homes as the government advised people not to go to school or work today due to transport disruption and power cuts

BBC

ilovesleep

maquiladora wrote: »

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said the Fukushima plant is in an "alarming state" - Russia Today

Thats bad! are we looking at a japanese chernobyl here?

andyseadog

Overheal wrote: »

Nuclear meltown feared imminent as more reactor cooling systems fail at Fukushima - http://thenewsportal.net/?p=822897 #news 8 minutes ago via TheNewsPortal

ilovesleep wrote: »

Thats bad! are we looking at a japanese chernobyl here?

x2?

not neccessarily a Chernobyl, but a disaster none the less.

Star Bingo

Squall19 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkHxDZGSM7E

for 3 sec i thought that was the sea opening up. can see why they've been struggling with water supplies now. imagine that; widespread - the results of an earthquake for which they're as equipped as can be underground networks will need to be entirely re-laid with the possibility of it reoccuring. n to think this hasn't even been a focus with all the coastal chaos. some devastation. some job..

Duiske

As if these people do not have enough to deal with, Mt. Shinmoe-dake volcano in southern Japan has erupted and is spewing ash.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkNHuyr42MQ

For the moment the winds are southerly from the volcano, which would take the ash over the South China Sea, west of Japan. But winds are expected to turn more to the SW in the next day or so, so potential there to interfere with relief flights.

maquiladora

"U.S. Detects Radiation 60 Miles From Stricken Plant"

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/world/asia/japan-fukushima-nuclear-reactor.html?_r=1

Cesium may have been detected by helicopters 96 km from the reactor....

Inside the plant, according to industry executives and American experts who received briefings over the weekend, there was deep concern that spent nuclear fuel that was kept in a “cooling pond” inside one of the plants had been exposed and begun letting off potentially deadly gamma radiation. Then water levels inside the reactor cores began to fall. While estimates vary, several officials and industry experts said on Sunday that the top four to nine feet of the nuclear fuel in the core and control rods appear to have been exposed to the air — a condition that that can quickly lead to melting, and ultimately to a complete meltdown.

Cathaoirleach

U.S. Detects Radiation 60 Miles From Stricken Plant

Japan is now facing a cascade of accumulating problems that suggest that radioactive releases of steam from the crippled plants could go on for weeks or even months.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/world/asia/japan-fukushima-nuclear-reactor.html

edit: too slow!

maquiladora

Bank of Japan pumping 12 trillion yen into the market.

Cathaoirleach

maquiladora wrote: »

Bank of Japan pumping 12 trillion yen into the market.

12 trillion Japanese yen = 105.487411 billion Euros

maquiladora

New Tsunami? :eek:

Live pictures on NHK. 10 ft wave seen coming towards shore.

JONJO THE MISER

Cathaoirleach wrote: »

12 trillion Japanese yen = 105.487411 billion Euros

:eek:

Star Bingo

yep.. a Tsunami is rolling in again. 10ft high. reaches coast in about 15min

JONJO THE MISER

Tsunami alert according to fox also grey smoke seen rising from nuclear plant.

Killinator

SnowY32 wrote: »

More footage in hd 15mins long from the air, quiet hard to watch:(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3K1w7u04Zo

Its so hard at times to comprehend that those aren't cgi cars and people, or a cgi tsunami created for our entertainment,
You think the water has slowed but its just so deceptively powerful and just seemed to keep going, without mercy or compassion,
Its just so chilling to think that this has happened, and there simply is nothing that can prevent nature from unleashing a kind of power that leaves one speechless.
One can't help but feel sorry for the horror this has brought on the Japanese people, unlike wars and economic grief this is something that humans can't control.

EDIT: Please let this end soon, these poor people need a break!

maquiladora

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Tsunami alert according to fox also grey smoke seen rising from nuclear plant.

Jesus.

Thrill

0216: Grimmer news on the recovery operation in Minamisanriku: about 1,000 bodies found there, according to Kyodo

Thrill

Star Bingo wrote: »

yep.. a Tsunami is rolling in again. 10ft high. reaches coast in about 15min

Hopefully they're wrong.

gary223

Whats the story with the Japanese media like news, etc? Is that still going or is it all shut down?

Pauleta

This is just awful. What the feck do they need to do to get a break.

Sardonicat

Thrill wrote: »

0216: Grimmer news on the recovery operation in Minamisanriku: about 1,000 bodies found there, according to Kyodo

Lets hope the rescue teams can get out of there pretty sharp!

If people are inclined to pray to a higher power, now would be a good time to do it.

maquiladora

maquiladora wrote: »

New Tsunami? :eek:

Live pictures on NHK. 10 ft wave seen coming towards shore.

Link?

Sardonicat

Sky now reporting an explosion at Fukushima plant.

Can this be any worse?

Shulgin

I really cant grasp the whole thing.... Shocked.