Japan: 9.0 Earthquake-Tsunami-Nuclear Reactor Developments #1

[doogiesgirl]

Oh my gosh...look at this video. I can't believe how calm this guy is!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa0WpKVAn3M&

OMG!!! OMG!!! I am soo worried for our friends! and all the people there. OMG!! This is not good.

 

[peeples]

"The threat of further seismic shifts and tsunami is far from over. As rescue teams from more than 70 countries and tens of thousands of Japanese troops descended on the disaster zone, meteorological agency officials warned there was a 70% chance of a magnitude 7.0 earthquake striking the region in the next three days. "There will be many aftershocks in multiple locations. We have to brace ourselves for aftershocks of magnitude 5 or even magnitude 6," an agency official said."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/13/japan-earthquake-tsunami-nuclear-crisis

 

[doogiesgirl]

Oh my gosh...look at this video. I can't believe how calm this guy is!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa0WpKVAn3M&

If only that little dog could talk people! Listen to the way he is barking....he knows something....and he's trying, ya know?

 

[Melanie]

OMG!!! OMG!!! I am soo worried for our friends! and all the people there. OMG!! This is not good.

Wow is right. To see the earth pulsating like that is horrific. I thought my eyes were seeing things, so I replayed it again. Nope - that ground was moving allright.

I'm so scared for them --

Mel

 

[Quiche]

This article gives insight to how much more dangerous the #3/Mox reactor is...

http://www.channel4.com/news/japan-how-dangerous-are-nuclear-blasts

 

[Herding Cats]

At somewhere around 2:40 or so, you can see the water squishing up...and early on, once he starts walking, you can see a beautiful, small scale explanation of why tsunamis happen. You see the ground open, then close, and then a wave slides into the bush on the left. That, in micro, is how a tsunami works.

It's an amazing piece of video. Scary, yes, but amazing.

I remember, after the 1994 quake, about 6 months after, we had a huge aftershock. I had a friend over with his child, and me and the boy were out in the backyard. His Dad was in front, repairing something for me. The aftershock hit, I grabbed the child, ran a few steps into a fairly safe area in the driveway, and tucked him under me. Their dog came, and leaned on the child's legs. I looked up, and watched the cars in the driveway bounce up and down, like "low rider" cars; saw the child's father leap the gate, and threw himself onto us. We laid there for a while, even after the shaking stopped...we were worried about the fireplace.

While absolutely terrifying, it was also utterly enthralling to watch the ground wave. Like ripples under us, just waving and waving and waving...under the concrete, you could see the ripples coming, then the bump, then the drop, then the rise for the next ripple.

It was amazing. No other real word to say...but a clear, hi-def memory, which was amazing to feel, see, and experience.

Just thought I'd share that bit.

BTW, the quakes I've been through were the Sylmar quake '72, (4-5 miles from epicenter), Whittier quake (80s, about 30 miles from epicenter), San Francisco quake (89? I was in Fremont, about 50 miles from the epicenter), the 1994 Northridge quake (8-10) miles from epicenter, and the TwentyNine Palms quake, about 80 miles from the epicenter (late 90s). I have been in hundreds of smaller quakes, but I don't count those. LOL...if it's not big enough to move me, then it's not "big". LOL.

I don't like them at all. I understand them, but I don't like them. They can, however, be surprisingly intriguing, as long as you're safe.

Best-
Herding Cats

 

[Peliman]

There has been a wind direction shift from last night coming from the NE. This is not a good thing if radiation is in the air but all that's unknown.

Speed / Dir 6 mph from NE

http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/47595.html

Wow, I just heard if you're in an affected area and go outside, to take off all your clothes and put them in a plastic bag so you don't bring contamination back into the home. An unheard of precaution...

 

[panthera]

Oh my gosh...look at this video. I can't believe how calm this guy is!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa0WpKVAn3M&

That was interesting to see very close up how the concrete just separates and the water coming up into the park. I don't know if I'd be as calm as he was however!

 

[Peliman]

Gawd, I forgot to type "if you go outside" and hit post. :doh:

 

[peeples]

However, they are not providing information for the wider world
http://www.channel4.com/news/japan-how-dangerous-are-nuclear-blasts
BBM

I don't understand why unless it's much worse than they are letting on........

 

[Blue_Dolphin308]

Coal Ash Is More Radioactive than Nuclear Waste




At issue is coal's content of uranium and thorium, both radioactive elements. They occur in such trace amounts in natural, or "whole," coal that they aren't a problem. But when coal is burned into fly ash, uranium and thorium are concentrated at up to 10 times their original levels.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=coal-ash-is-more-radioactive-than-nuclear-waste

 

[Quiche]

The radiation detected at Onagowa was from Fukushima, Onagowa is under control

http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci--japan-quake-reactor-20110313,0,6721506.story

 

[Blue_Dolphin308]

Due to the continuous earthquakes occurring in the eastern regions of Japan since Mar. 11, 2011, the power companies in Japan have encouraged everyone to cooperate by conserving as much energy as possible as it is feared there will not be enough power supply. Based on the current situation, we have decided to shut down the game servers temporarily, and therefore to suspend services of FINAL FANTASY XIV, FINAL FANTASY XI, and PlayOnline temporarily.

The services will be temporarily suspended for at least a week starting on Mar. 13, 2011 3:00 (PDT). We will provide an update regarding the reinstatement of the service as additional information becomes available. In connection with the temporary suspension of services, players will not be billed for any PlayOnline service throughout the April billing cycle. Additional information regarding this matter will also be posted as it becomes available.

http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com/pl/news/detail?newsId=5dff88cfd260fd4cbe729ae70550163846399ef0

 

[Blue_Dolphin308]

YouTube - supergia007's Channel

 

[belimom]

Oh my gosh...look at this video. I can't believe how calm this guy is!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa0WpKVAn3M&

Amazing... I'm surprised how close he got to the cracks. I think I would have run far away, afraid the ground was going to open up. But I'm glad he video'd it - very interesting the way the ground kept moving, the water was coming up. Like he said, the scary part is that the whole park was reclaimed land that used to be part of a bay - and was backfilled with dirt, etc. The water table seems very high right there. I wonder if that area will recover?

 

[not_my_kids]

However, they are not providing information for the wider world
http://www.channel4.com/news/japan-how-dangerous-are-nuclear-blasts
BBM

I don't understand why unless it's much worse than they are letting on........

I fear it is. And we can't forget that even in the face of this, people are dying right now because they simply can't be reached. The other problems, like the food, water, fuel, and power situations aren't going away, either. They are coping with so much that I almost feel guilty for making this in any way about the U.S. I'm not saying that we shouldn't, obviously there is the need for us to address it, but it's just terrible all the way around.

 

[daisy7]

Oh my gosh...look at this video. I can't believe how calm this guy is!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa0WpKVAn3M&

Oh my word. That is super freaky!

 

[SurfieTX]

YouTube - supergia007's Channel

OH. MY. GOSH. There are no words.

Actually, I have one - humbling.

 

[SuziQ]

Latest live coverage:

http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=stream3&hpt=C2

 

[Reality Orlando]

Coal Ash Is More Radioactive than Nuclear Waste




At issue is coal's content of uranium and thorium, both radioactive elements. They occur in such trace amounts in natural, or "whole," coal that they aren't a problem. But when coal is burned into fly ash, uranium and thorium are concentrated at up to 10 times their original levels.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=coal-ash-is-more-radioactive-than-nuclear-waste

I don't understand how that could be. My family came over from Ireland and worked in the coal mines in PA for decades. They burned coal in their homes to heat and cook. Many lived in a town called Centralia which had a huge mine fire burning under it for years...it's in fact still going...and breathed that in for a long time as well. I grew up spending summers and vacations there. You'd think, if that was the case, that all my family, plus all the others in those coal towns, would be short lived due to radiation exposure from all the coal burning during long winters. But, the opposite is true. Most of my grandparents lived well into their 80's and even some their 90's.