Japan Earthquake: Helicopter aerial view video of giant tsunami waves

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Looks bad and thousands are feared dead.

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This quake is massive and you have to wonder if their any kind of natural disaster that Japan doesn't get?

A magnitude 8.9 quake -- the biggest to hit Japan since record-keeping began in the 1800s -- slammed the country's northeastern coast, unleashing a wall of dark water that swept boats, cars, buildings and tons of debris miles inland. Authorities said 200 to 300 bodies have been recovered in Sendai, the northeastern coastal city closest to the quake's epicenter.

A massive tsunami triggered by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded smashed into Japan's eastern coast Friday, killing hundreds of people as it swept away boats, cars and homes as widespread fires raged.

Tsunami waves hit Hawaii hours later, and warnings blanketed the entire Pacific, as far away as South America, Canada, Alaska and the entire U.S. West Coast.

http://www.northcountrypublicradio.o...i-batter-japan

[Eddo211]

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One two punch Japs were well prepared for this. They even contained a immenent Nuclear disaster. The casualties will be much less than the last big one.

Hope the best for recovery efforts.



Only 5-7 min warning for this Tsunami. Most Japs know when earth shakes like that, you can bet tsunami will follow.

[gegev]

Japan nuclear plant explosion world wide aftereffects

Is it comparable with Hiroshima Nagasaki?
I mean the area it covers.

[Federate]

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Is it comparable with Hiroshima Nagasaki?
I mean the area it covers.

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Nuclear power station explosion Fukushima Japan

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Is it comparable with Hiroshima Nagasaki?
I mean the area it covers.

No it's more like a dirty bomb! Their are two off line, reactors melting down at the plant Fukushima, due to cooling systems failure. If the reactor in question, (no. 2) containment vessel has been badly breached by the explosion. The fallout area could be global and much would depend, upon how much radiological material is released into the atmosphere and weather pattens.

[Haykakan]

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Whatever the death toll ends up being in this disaster it will be far less then what it would have been if this happened anywhere else in the world. It is absolutely incredible to me that those buildings withstood such a quake. I cant help but remember the Spitak quake and all the deaths that could have been prevented.

[Christina]

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No it's more like a dirty bomb! Their are two off line, reactors melting down at the plant Fukushima, due to cooling systems failure. If the reactor in question, (no. 2) containment vessel has been badly breached by the explosion. The fallout area could be global and much would depend, upon how much radiological material is released into the atmosphere and weather pattens.

Reminds me of Chernobyl, when Russia was known as the Soviet Union. My friend, she was at the
beach and all of a sudden that night, her hair was falling out! She said no one of the local government
told the people. She said the government and mayor, all those, they were warned in advance.
The radiation via the wind, as you mention, made the radiation travel through Europe, and I clearly
recall the anger that the country of Switzerland spoke out on this. I do recall correctly it made it's
way to the United States and through western USA. I clearly recall the local news saying to the
citizens: close your doors and windows.
yeah. Right. radiation can go through anything. That is why when they do a test at the hospital or
doctor's office, they cover you with a heavy metal or something blanket so it susposedly
"absorbs" the radiation particles. yeah, right.
I say, this is a mess. I am not for nuclear power plants.
I like the traditional method. I know it had it's drawbacks, but sure beats this situation!

[Christina]

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Whatever the death toll ends up being in this disaster it will be far less then what it would have been if this happened anywhere else in the world. It is absolutely incredible to me that those buildings withstood such a quake. I cant help but remember the Spitak quake and all the deaths that could have been prevented.

I do believe there was a television program eons ago, like 20 years ago, studying the method of reinforcing
commercial and other buildings for earthquakes, that it made the building move a certain way to
take in the movement of the EQs.

Does anyone here remember those articles?
They made a big deal about how it is better improvement than the ones in United States and
else where. I wonder....But a Tsunami, that nothing can prevent or keep back.

Oh my.