Japanese Catastrophies

[Chaos81]

Re: Japanese Earthquake and Tsunamis (Pacific Warnings)

This was on a different fault line.

Just to give a picture of it.

[Shauk25]

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Japans building in general are built very well to wistand up to a 9.0 Earthquake. These small aftershocks and such well their nothing to worry about, the plates have to readjust themselves. May take a few days months or years. Its one of the things you know when you move to a place right no major fault lines.

[elicoleman]

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http://www.news10.net/news/story.asp...127779&catid=2

That's awful.

[Chaos81]

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The video from the airport of the water coming is freaky. Really looks like a movie.

[NoDakHusker]

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Those are some serious aftershocks.

Some good news is that all US servicemen and women in Japan are all accounted for, I know at the base I used to live at they've lost power, internet and phones though.

Some of these pictures and video...it's hard to watch. Just, wow.

[bcruise]

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Sounds like we had a Darwin award winner in Cali....Coast Guard searching for someone who was out taking photos.

Edit: This is what Matrix posted above, I guess.

[Cusefan]

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http://www.news10.net/news/story.asp...127779&catid=2

You had 12 hours to get away. Seriously, this guy is getting a darwin award.

[BurghFan]

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Found a better picture of the different plate boundaries around Japan

[av7]

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Shows how and what happens with the subduction zones.

Hope the coast guard sends a bill to the people who were dumb enough to go near the shore to only get caught into the strong currents.

[Jeffx]

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http://www.news10.net/news/story.asp...127779&catid=2

Stupid is as stupid does.

[Chrisksaint]

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The more this type of stuff happens the more I kinda begin to actually wonder about 2012.

[countryboy]

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I look at the videos and the photos and I can't help but for one feel heartbroke for those people and two think of how in the world do you clean that up and rebuild?

Its like a movie or something. You see those photos and videos and keep thinking, this can't be real.

[LingeringRegime]

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I look at the videos and the photos and I can't help but for one feel heartbroke for those people and two think of how in the world do you clean that up and rebuild?

Its like a movie or something. You see those photos and videos and keep thinking, this can't be real.

The Japanese People are very resilient.

My wife is from Hiroshima and her mother survived the atomic bomb. I have had the honor to visit the A-Bomb museum there. Definitely one place that every one should visit once in their life. It brought me to tears many times during the tour. My Mother-in-law has written several books about the whole ordeal and her wish the remove all atomic/nuclear weapons.

Even though this tragedy is beyond description and has left me numb and at a loss for words, they will get through it with dignity and grace.

[dickey1331]

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This is pretty crazy. I couldnt imagine an 8.8 earthquake.

[SuperBowlNachos]

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As dumb or naive as this may sound, I didn't know it was possible

I think north america, maybe all continents, move like .5 inch a year.

So 8 feet is pretty amazing.