Earthquake / Tsunami Hits Japan

[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!

[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]

Originally Posted by 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

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]

Originally Posted by 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

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-snc...eeaecd6dc12abf

[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).

[Volvagia]

Originally Posted by 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).

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]

Originally Posted by Volvagia

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/worl..._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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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]

Originally Posted by 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 clouds will also create multiple Rodans and possibly a Mothra.

[Leonardo Mystic]

Originally Posted by Stryker

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

Not funny.

[Jester]

Originally Posted by Fang Wolf

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]

Originally Posted by Leonardo Mystic

Not funny.

I beg to differ.

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

Also:

GODZILLA IS SAD



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

[Fang Wolf]

Originally Posted by Jester

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.