Japanese Catastrophies

[thmst30]

Re: Japanese Earthquake and Tsunamis (Pacific Warnings)

All reports are estimating a little over 1,000 dead. I hope it's not worse than that, but after watching these videos I can't help but think it has to be MUCH higher than that. Here's a video from CNN of an entire town that no longer exists. Unreal.

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/bestoftv/2011/03/11/exp.arena.japan.quake.minamisoma.cnn

[ImTellinTim]

Re: Japanese Earthquake and Tsunamis (Pacific Warnings)

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

Really? Because these things happen with a regular frequency. This one just happened to occur in a populated area on live TV.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historic_tsunamis

Obviously, my thoughts are with all those affected, but let's not act like it hasn't happened before.

[areobee401]

Re: Japanese Earthquake and Tsunamis (Pacific Warnings)

I find it hard to believe the death toll is anything more then 1,000. 50 countries effected and most had no means to warn the people of the danger that was coming.

[av7]

Re: Japanese Earthquake and Tsunamis (Pacific Warnings)

8 feet of land movement, how about 4 inches of a planet axis shift. I didn't know an earthquake could do that.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapc...ex.html?hpt=T1

Reports from the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology in Italy estimated the 8.9-magnitude quake shifted the planet on its axis by nearly 4 inches (10 centimeters).

[ImTellinTim]

Re: Japanese Earthquake and Tsunamis (Pacific Warnings)

8 feet of land movement, how about 4 inches of a planet axis shift. I didn't know an earthquake could do that.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapc...ex.html?hpt=T1

Makes us humans feel pretty insignificant, eh?

[TheMatrix31]

Re: Japanese Earthquake and Tsunamis (Pacific Warnings)

Explosion heard at one of the nuclear power plants.....****

[l3ulvl]

Re: Japanese Earthquake and Tsunamis (Pacific Warnings)

Explosion heard at one of the nuclear power plants.....****

Did this just happen????

[TheMatrix31]

Re: Japanese Earthquake and Tsunamis (Pacific Warnings)

Did this just happen????

Yep. And apparently another 6.8 aftershock.

[Brandwin]

Explosion heard at one of the nuclear power plants.....****

Just saw this on CNN. Crazy.

[elicoleman]

Re: Japanese Earthquake and Tsunamis (Pacific Warnings)

Explosion heard at one of the nuclear power plants.....****

Unbelievable.

They can't seem to catch a break right now.

[SPTO]

Re: Japanese Catastrophies

Jeez, this has to be the worst thing any nation can go through

Even the aftershocks should be classified as earthquakes proper and not just aftershocks.

It's going to take YEARS before Japan is finally back to some sense of normalcy IMO.

[Kearnzo]

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This is one of the craziest things i've ever seen. I was at work yesterday around 3AM EST when one of the guys at work bursted into my office and told me to go onto Youtube. Wound up with basically everyone at work huddled around the computer with a look of shock on their faces.

The videos are so surreal to watch. And now with the threat of a major disaster at the nuclear plant, things may only get worse.

[19]

Re: Japanese Catastrophies

This is one of the craziest things i've ever seen. I was at work yesterday around 3AM EST when one of the guys at work bursted into my office and told me to go onto Youtube. Wound up with basically everyone at work huddled around the computer with a look of shock on their faces.

The videos are so surreal to watch. And now with the threat of a major disaster at the nuclear plant, things may only get worse.

Especially the video of the Tsunami rolling in and you see people still on the beach who obviously have no idea what is about to happen to them.

The whole thing is sad on so many levels... and now with the Nuclear Plant explosion... Unreal.

[TheMatrix31]

Re: Japanese Catastrophies

Another earthquake at Fukushima just hit about 5-7 minutes ago. 6.0. Out at sea. Potential tsunami(s?) coming

[Kearnzo]

Re: Japanese Catastrophies

Another earthquake at Fukushima just hit about 5-7 minutes ago. 6.0.

I can't imagine how scary this must be for everyone in Japan. Living in Maine, i've just never seen or been a part of anything like this. Worst thing we ever get is a major blizzard, which aren't nearly as bad as other parts of the country.

This is gonna be one of those things, I have a feeling, where most everyone will remember where they were when they first heard/saw what was happening. This type of destruction in such a highly populated area is unimaginable.