Earthquake / Tsunami Hits Japan

[Master Splinter]

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/11/japan.quake/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1

This is some crazy stuff...

-ms

[Volvagia]

Not the happiest news to wake up to, my thoughts goes out to the people of Japan.

[deadpoolRKO]

sad stuff :/


i can't imagine going through something like that.

[papa_smurf73]

I have family in Japan. I'm not Japaneese myself, my girlfriend is. My girlfriend's sister recently moved to Japan with her boy-friend. So naturally we were pretty worried about them. We sent an e-mail around 7am EST and hoped they would respond... Thank goodness they did.

Here is a little snipet from her e-mail of what they experienced today:


the epicenter was in sendai, about 250 miles
north of tokyo. it was seriously scary for a bit, cars shaking, fire
escape stairs were pounding against buildings, and the ground shook
for what felt like minutes. adrian and i were clutching each other in
the middle of the road (trying to avoid glass from buildings) and when
i looked up, there were tons of ppl who had joined us, having been
evacuated from their buildings. crazy. we felt another big aftershock
on the walk home...and then a series of smaller shocks after we were
in the house. they're still continuing, but getting smaller which
hopefully means we are closer to safety.

[Ninjinister]

Tsunami warning is in effect for all of the western coast of North America. Here in Washington we already had a storm/flood warning for today, so I guess this is just more to add to the pile.

The guy sitting next to me's only concern is that the quakes potentially killed his favorite "maynga" artists :roll: Good to know he has priorities.

[LincolnHawk]

http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/03/11/lhvpd9/energylhvpd9-04.jpg

path of the tsunami

don't know why that shows up soooo large

[Master Splinter]

You can click here to send donations to the Red Cross https://american.redcross.org/site/Donation2?idb=1267460839&df_id=4988&4988.donation=form1

or just Text REDCROSS to 90999...

-ms

[Eiko]

Oh man first New Zealand and now Japan my thoughts go out to you guys.

[Raph's Girl]

Friend of mine was on a bus downtown Tokyo when the quake hit. She said the bus stopped and she could see buildings swaying all around her. Oi.

Transportation is down all over. Tokyo airport is closed but Okinawa is opened at least.

I was extremely worried for my friend but couldn't call cuz the cell phone lines were down but they were back up around 7am this morning so she's been able to call to give us updates.

[Ninja Turtles 25 Years]

Those people didn't deserve this. Nobody deserves the kind of horror of what I've been seeing and hearing all day. These people got an earthquake last week, this morning, the aftershocks, another earthquake that was not considered an aftershock (6.6), tsunami all the way to the California coast, neuclear powerplants going critical, gas refineries on fire. The sea is litterally swallowing up the farms and the towns and carrying the houses, the cars and boats out to sea. I hear that a man in very far northern California was carried out to sea and the harbors there, completely abliterated. I don't know if any of you know this, because it was not mentioned, but the sea floor where the earthquake hit, split wide open and now there is a whirlpool. For the exception of in your bathtub or sink, you never hear about whirlpools in the ocean. If you look at what this thing looks like, it resembles a spiral-looking hurricane when looking it one from space.

The latest thing I'm hearing is that those neuclear power plants, the pressure level in the reactors, has gone from 8 times to now 1,000 times where they should be. You know the last thing these unfortunate people need is a neuclear disaster on top of this. I also hear that Japanese who fled Japan just before it hit were diverted here in Chicago at O'Hare International.

Over an hour ago, on the news, I heard from a guest from the National Geological Survey about this and it sounds like that these earthquakes that have been hitting lately, as strong as they are, there is a pattern. You have the 9.0+ in Chile, New Zeland, Japan (multiple times), Haiti, and just a few minutes ago, another earthquake strikes the Pacific Ocean in the small island of Tonga (NE of Austrailia). As far as the one that hit Chile, the plates in the ocean are trying to push the ocean underneath the landmass of South America. It starting to look like the continents of the Pacific areas are beginning a major continental shift. I mean they're saying that there is a pattern going on to why major quakes at record breaking levels have been hitting a lot in the Pacific since 2004 (Indonesia).

Either way, this whole world feel like it's going crazy lately. We've had strong tornadoes hit the south and southeast USA; floods in the northeast US; 5-foot snow blizzard here in Chicago last month; the storms in California just since Christmas. The world is going crazy.

[Ninja Turtles 25 Years]

BREAKING NEWS

Two more earthquakes just hit the Pacific Ocean just moments ago. A 6.1 magnitude off the island of Tonga (which is northeast of Austrailia), and now a 6.8 off the coast of Japan (Honshu). Now there is another tsunami threat hitting the Pacific Ocean since the main one this morning. Again, two more ocean quakes hit the Pacific, one off the coast of Japan's western coast, causing now two more tsunamis. I wouldn't be surprised if this next quake off Japan's coast is part of the same faultline as the main one this morning.

My god, this day is completely crazy around the Pacific.

[Ninjinister]

Folks, for those of you considering donating to the victims of the disaster in Japan, keep in mind, as with any donation, to verify that you are donating to a legitimate charity or fund. Sadly, tragedies like this bring bad guys out of the woodwork, and many pretend to not only represent real organizations, but also set up their own with the sole purpose of pocketing your money.

[Katie]

Strong tornados? pssssh. Little tornados. Neither all that strong....or unusual at all for this time of year. And I've been in an F5 so I know a strong tornado.


The earthquake/tsunami is tragic for sure. However, people who live in areas prone to earthquakes and tsunamis are trained from childhood to have the skills to survive a big quake....and buildings are built to stand up to them. Just like I have been trained from childhood to know exactly what to do to survive a tornado.

Japan is a very prepared nation for things of this nature. It could have been much worse in a less prepared country.

[oldmanwinters]

And now a blast at one of Japan's nuclear plants.
(Doesn't appear to be as bad as it sounds at this point).

Geez, my prayers really go out to the Japanese right now.

[愛]

I have quite a few friends who live in Tokyo that were scared out of their minds. Luckily everyone is okay. It's a shame that this happened, but Japan is one of those countries who take precautions and are prepared for this kind of thing. Things could've been much worse, indeed.

My heart goes out to everyone who suffered in this tragedy.

[XERO]

It seems that just about almost every year, there is a major natural disaster. Haiti last year, and now this.

I really hope Japan can recover from this.

[chad]

It's sad that Japan went through all that. I hope they get better soon

[Fang Wolf]

Yes, Sad that this happened. :tconfuse:
But the latest bad news is nuclear power plant (Fukushima1 and 2) the explosions of the actual earthquake. :ohwell:

[Ninja Turtles 25 Years]

The irony of the neuclear power plant incident in Japan is that in a month from now is the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl incident of 1986.

[Raph's Girl]

Holy.... They just upgraded the quake to 9.0! :o

http://www.indianasnewscenter.com/news/local/89-Magnitude-Quake-Triggers-Devastating-Japan-tsunami--117792578.html

[GK Punk]

And the AP Is reporting that it is likely that a nuclear meltdown has occured

[Raph's Girl]

Holy crap. Look at this footage. This guy is walking around during the quake and water is coming out of the ground. The land he's walking USED to be part of Tokyo Bay. Uh looks like it's gonna be again soon!

-LPGzzaSsbU

[Katie]

You know what's totally insane about the nuclear reactor thing? The way the media keeps its cameras trained on that reactor like there's gonna be this giant made for TV explosion complete with mushroom cloud. That's not gonna happen. I also grew up near several nuclear power plants and it's just a leak.....like pollution out of a factory smokestack. The explosions they keep showing are non-nuclear materials being ignited by the heat.

I wish I could reach through my tv and smack the reporters sometimes

[Ninjinister]

You know what's totally insane about the nuclear reactor thing? The way the media keeps its cameras trained on that reactor like there's gonna be this giant made for TV explosion complete with mushroom cloud. That's not gonna happen. I also grew up near several nuclear power plants and it's just a leak.....like pollution out of a factory smokestack. The explosions they keep showing are non-nuclear materials being ignited by the heat.

I wish I could reach through my tv and smack the reporters sometimes

Thank you for starting my day with a laugh.

[shuriken]

This was insane. I woke up at 3 AM on Friday for reasons I can't remember turned on the TV and this news came up. I wish the people of Japan the best and hope they can recuperate.

[GK Punk]

You know what's totally insane about the nuclear reactor thing? The way the media keeps its cameras trained on that reactor like there's gonna be this giant made for TV explosion complete with mushroom cloud. That's not gonna happen. I also grew up near several nuclear power plants and it's just a leak.....like pollution out of a factory smokestack. The explosions they keep showing are non-nuclear materials being ignited by the heat.

I wish I could reach through my tv and smack the reporters sometimes

CNN: A Michael Bay film

[Raph's Girl]

Close up footage of the Tsunami ravaging a city. Boy that's one brave (or stupid) cameraman.

http://video.l3.fbcdn.net/cfs-l3-snc6/81489/34/1605260179420_2624.mp4?oh=ac31b4d8738221641ba49039 6dc19636&oe=4D7F9F00&l3s=20110313100648&l3e=20110315101648&lh=0a6cfa5eeaecd6dc12abf

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

I recall some tsunami in Japan back in 1993 or something (it was not Kobe, that was 1995) when a big boat suddenly crashed right into a town.

[Raph's Girl]

I knew it! I knew they should have been watching the Volcanoes in Japan! This happened sunday. This volcano is called Shinmoedake and is in Kyushu (the south island).

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[Volvagia]

I knew it! I knew they should have been watching the Volcanoes in Japan! This happened sunday. This volcano is called Shinmoedake and is in Kyushu (the south island).

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That Volcano erupted in January and that video was originally uploaded by hitosi49 here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32eQSTeTXQ4 so nothing to worry about

[Raph's Girl]

That Volcano erupted in January and that video was originally uploaded by hitosi49 here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32eQSTeTXQ4 so nothing to worry about

Well it still erupted again on Sunday. And that Jan eruption was the first time in 52 years!
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2011/03/13/2011-03-13_hundreds_flee_in_japan_after_shinmoedake_volcan o_begins_spewing_ash_boulders.html

[Fang Wolf]

A new explosion has occurred in the morning! (Nuclear power plants)
And lots of radioactive radiation leaked. (Damn)
The wind blows down the radioactive radiation to Japan's capital city.

[ssjup81]

Strong tornados? pssssh. Little tornados. Neither all that strong....or unusual at all for this time of year. And I've been in an F5 so I know a strong tornado.


The earthquake/tsunami is tragic for sure. However, people who live in areas prone to earthquakes and tsunamis are trained from childhood to have the skills to survive a big quake....and buildings are built to stand up to them. Just like I have been trained from childhood to know exactly what to do to survive a tornado.

Japan is a very prepared nation for things of this nature. It could have been much worse in a less prepared country.The earthquake yeah, the Tsunami, no. There's no way they could've fully prepared for it because of its magnitude, imo. I didn't even know how bad it was until Saturday afternoon when I got sick of having no power and no water and upped and went to the neighboring city which did have power and water and finally saw it on television.

I really do hope that people can recover from the Tsunami (it's sad to turn on the TV to see all the damage that's been done), I hope there isn't a meltdown (as I'm only about 50 miles away from Fukushima), and I hope that people who are trying to leave (I know of some) actually manage to. One friend of mine is literally "fleeing".

[Fang Wolf]

Now it has become an NEW explosion of nuclear power plants in the morning! (Tuesday)

The radiation threat is pretty serious now.
Death toll is 11,000+ atm

[BubblyShell22]

This is just so sad. My heart goes out to everyone in Japan. I've heard that there could be radiation clouds that are going to travel from Japan, hit California and go across the U.S. But I think that the weather may dilute any radiation that may come.

[The Stryker]

This is just so sad. My heart goes out to everyone in Japan. I've heard that there could be radiation clouds that are going to travel from Japan, hit California and go across the U.S. But I think that the weather may dilute any radiation that may come.

The clouds will also create multiple Rodans and possibly a Mothra.

[Leonardo Mystic]

The clouds will also create multiple Rodans and possibly a Mothra.

Not funny. :sweatdro:

[Jester]

The radiation threat is pretty serious now.
Death toll is 11,000+ atm
Can we please state that that's total for the entire disaster and not just the radiation from the reactors?

[Ninjinister]

Not funny. :sweatdro:

I beg to differ.

Mothra will save us all, as She has done countless times before.

Also:

GODZILLA IS SAD

http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/1614/quakebyloopydaved3bj23z.jpg

As well as a kiwi, 'cause, y'know, New Zealand.

[Fang Wolf]

Can we please state that that's total for the entire disaster and not just the radiation from the reactors?

Ok.
The earthquake started the whole disaster.

.....

But now it has become one the great earthquake (5.9 on the Richter scale)
close Fukushima. And Radiation levels remain high at Fukushima.

[Jester]

Ok.
The earthquake started the whole disaster.

.....

It's not that. The way that read, the nuclear plants meltdown, for lack of a better term off hand, killed 11,000 people. That's the toll for this entire disaster.

[Fang Wolf]

It's not that. The way that read, the nuclear plants meltdown, for lack of a better term off hand, killed 11,000 people. That's the toll for this entire disaster.

Ok. :ohwell:
There is a large scale of death toll. O_O
I hope to NO more accidents now.

[Ninja Turtles 25 Years]

Last I heard those workers in the nuclear power plants are now working a suicide mission. They say they have been exposed to enough radiation to where there is no chance they will survive.

You really got to give the Japanese a lot of credit. They are willing to sacrafice themselves for the sake of their people. Those are some major characteristics I love about mainstream Japan: loyal, dependable, brave, puts the needs and saftey for others at their own risk, well organized considering their situation.

[Master Splinter]

Last I heard those workers in the nuclear power plants are now working a suicide mission. They say they have been exposed to enough radiation to where there is no chance they will survive.

You really got to give the Japanese a lot of credit. They are willing to sacrafice themselves for the sake of their people. Those are some major characteristics I love about mainstream Japan: loyal, dependable, brave, puts the needs and saftey for others at their own risk, well organized considering their situation.

I think it would be safe to call these people risking their lives hero's... I would probably do the same if I worked there... These guys know the equipment and know how it all works, there wouldn't be anyone better to stay behind then them....

-ms

[Candy Kappa]

It is amazing reading about the firefighters working on cooling the reactors, and seeing how people are remaining so calm through the crisis.

It was a relief reading that the members of the martial arts school I'm a part of is okay and well, and I hope my Sensei's family is unharmed.

[Master Splinter]

I have my deepest respects for Japan, I hope everything can return to a somewhat normal life sooner than later...

-ms

[BubblyShell22]

Yeah, at least they're trying to do all they can to prevent a disaster.

[magicalgirlj]

my heart goes all out to those affected