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Major Earthquake & Tsunami in Japan
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No, I'm listening to the radio and they're only telling people living right on the coast and in low lying areas to go to higher ground. There are schools that actually haven't shut down in town.
Thanks for the heads up though
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Currently watching people play on the beach with their dogs.
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Same here, looks like California is alright for now.
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Im amazed at how well the buildings in Japan have handled such devastating punishment,
I haven't see any reports off buildings collapsing at all
Tho as i was typing this there was a report on sky news of a dam bursting
I haven't see any reports off buildings collapsing at all
Tho as i was typing this there was a report on sky news of a dam bursting
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Looks like California is going to be OK. Pretty sure if it was going to hit, it would have done so already.
Edit: Apparently the whole island of Japan has moved to the East by about 8 feet....
Edit 2: a part of the island, not the whole island.
Edit: Apparently the whole island of Japan has moved to the East by about 8 feet....
Edit 2: a part of the island, not the whole island.
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I've been lurking here for several months and had no urge to post until now.
I feel I'm the only person actually living in Japan who reads this forum.
I'm not Japanese but a Canuck pretending to be one. I've never been in any sort of natural disaster but it's reassuring and heartfelt to hear all of your words. Makes me feel better about the world.
If you think Tokyo did not get hit, it was the largest earthquake I had felt in my 5+ years in Tokyo. It was the first time I evacuated my office and the first time I stopped working because of an earthquake. Most of the time I don't even stop. You do get used to it, but this was different. It wasn't as bad as for those up in Miyagi and Aomori, but it was still big.
For those that make "jokes" about this situation, almost immediately after the first earthquake, a bunch of us at work were making similar jokes. Sometimes it bordered bad taste, but it was often due to nervousness. It put a good smile on my face for sure.
In terms of worrying about people in Tokyo, I wouldn't. There was a tsunami here but not big. Maybe a metre at most. Tokyo is protected by Tokyo Bay and an extensive dike system. The bay itself is a natural barrier to tsunami but they will still get in. The largest tsunami was about 10m in Miyagi. Watching the images when I eventually got home (without trains, foot power is the best way home) was sobering. It really is different when something like this happens in your own back yard, so to speak.
I feel I'm the only person actually living in Japan who reads this forum.
I'm not Japanese but a Canuck pretending to be one. I've never been in any sort of natural disaster but it's reassuring and heartfelt to hear all of your words. Makes me feel better about the world.If you think Tokyo did not get hit, it was the largest earthquake I had felt in my 5+ years in Tokyo. It was the first time I evacuated my office and the first time I stopped working because of an earthquake. Most of the time I don't even stop. You do get used to it, but this was different. It wasn't as bad as for those up in Miyagi and Aomori, but it was still big.
For those that make "jokes" about this situation, almost immediately after the first earthquake, a bunch of us at work were making similar jokes. Sometimes it bordered bad taste, but it was often due to nervousness. It put a good smile on my face for sure.
In terms of worrying about people in Tokyo, I wouldn't. There was a tsunami here but not big. Maybe a metre at most. Tokyo is protected by Tokyo Bay and an extensive dike system. The bay itself is a natural barrier to tsunami but they will still get in. The largest tsunami was about 10m in Miyagi. Watching the images when I eventually got home (without trains, foot power is the best way home) was sobering. It really is different when something like this happens in your own back yard, so to speak.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110311...DYWNjb3JkaW9uX3dvcmxkBHNsawNqYXBhbnRvZXZhY3U-
Nuke plant trouble after Japan quake; 3K evacuated
By MARI YAMAGUCHI and JEFF DONN, Associated Press Mari Yamaguchi And Jeff Donn, Associated Press 2 mins ago
TOKYO Japan's massive earthquake caused a power outage that disabled a nuclear reactor's cooling system, triggering evacuation orders for about 3,000 residents as the government declared its first-ever state of emergency at a nuclear plant.
Japan's nuclear safety agency said pressure inside one of six boiling water reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi plant had risen to 1.5 times the level considered normal. To reduce the pressure, slightly radioactive vapor may be released. The agency said the radioactive element in the vapor would not affect the environment or human health.
After the quake triggered a power outage, a backup generator also failed and the cooling system was unable to supply water to cool the 460-megawatt No. 1 reactor, though at least one backup cooling system is being used. The reactor core remains hot even after a shutdown.
The agency said plant workers are scrambling to restore cooling water supply at the plant but there is no prospect for immediate success.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said the 40-year-old plant was not leaking radiation. The plant is in Onahama city, about 170 miles (270 kilometers) northeast of Tokyo.
If the outage in the cooling system persists, eventually radiation could leak out into the environment, and, in the worst case, could cause a reactor meltdown, a nuclear safety agency official said on condition of anonymity, citing sensitivity of the issue.
Another official at the nuclear safety agency, Yuji Kakizaki, said that plant workers were cooling the reactor with a secondary cooling system, which is not as effective as the regular cooling method.
Kakizaki said officials have confirmed that the emergency cooling system the last-ditch cooling measure to prevent the reactor from the meltdown is intact and could kick in if needed.
"That's as a last resort, and we have not reached that stage yet," Kakizaki added.
Japan's nuclear safety agency said the evacuation, ordered by the local government of Fukushima, affects at least 2,800 people. Edano said residents were told to stay at least two miles (three kilometers) from the plant and to stay inside buildings.
He said both the state of emergency and evacuation order are meant to be a precaution.
"We launched the measure so we can be fully prepared for the worst scenario," he said. "We are using all our might to deal with the situation."
Defense Ministry official Ippo Maeyama said the ministry has dispatched dozens of troops trained for chemical disasters to the Fukushima plant in case of a radiation leak, along with four vehicles designed for use in atomic, biological and chemical warfare.
High-pressure pumps can temporarily cool a reactor in this state with battery power, even when electricity is down, according to Arnold Gundersen, a nuclear engineer who used to work in the U.S. nuclear industry. Batteries would go dead within hours but could be replaced.
It was not immediately clear how many of the site's six reactors were affected by the cooling problem.
Speaking at the White House, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also said U.S. Air Force planes were carrying "some really important coolant" to the site. She said "one of their plants came under a lot of stress with the earthquake and didn't have enough coolant."
At the Fukushima Daiichi site, "They are busy trying to get coolant to the core area," Sheehan said. "The big thing is trying to get power to the cooling systems."
Nuke plant trouble after Japan quake; 3K evacuated
By MARI YAMAGUCHI and JEFF DONN, Associated Press Mari Yamaguchi And Jeff Donn, Associated Press 2 mins ago
TOKYO Japan's massive earthquake caused a power outage that disabled a nuclear reactor's cooling system, triggering evacuation orders for about 3,000 residents as the government declared its first-ever state of emergency at a nuclear plant.
Japan's nuclear safety agency said pressure inside one of six boiling water reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi plant had risen to 1.5 times the level considered normal. To reduce the pressure, slightly radioactive vapor may be released. The agency said the radioactive element in the vapor would not affect the environment or human health.
After the quake triggered a power outage, a backup generator also failed and the cooling system was unable to supply water to cool the 460-megawatt No. 1 reactor, though at least one backup cooling system is being used. The reactor core remains hot even after a shutdown.
The agency said plant workers are scrambling to restore cooling water supply at the plant but there is no prospect for immediate success.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said the 40-year-old plant was not leaking radiation. The plant is in Onahama city, about 170 miles (270 kilometers) northeast of Tokyo.
If the outage in the cooling system persists, eventually radiation could leak out into the environment, and, in the worst case, could cause a reactor meltdown, a nuclear safety agency official said on condition of anonymity, citing sensitivity of the issue.
Another official at the nuclear safety agency, Yuji Kakizaki, said that plant workers were cooling the reactor with a secondary cooling system, which is not as effective as the regular cooling method.
Kakizaki said officials have confirmed that the emergency cooling system the last-ditch cooling measure to prevent the reactor from the meltdown is intact and could kick in if needed.
"That's as a last resort, and we have not reached that stage yet," Kakizaki added.
Japan's nuclear safety agency said the evacuation, ordered by the local government of Fukushima, affects at least 2,800 people. Edano said residents were told to stay at least two miles (three kilometers) from the plant and to stay inside buildings.
He said both the state of emergency and evacuation order are meant to be a precaution.
"We launched the measure so we can be fully prepared for the worst scenario," he said. "We are using all our might to deal with the situation."
Defense Ministry official Ippo Maeyama said the ministry has dispatched dozens of troops trained for chemical disasters to the Fukushima plant in case of a radiation leak, along with four vehicles designed for use in atomic, biological and chemical warfare.
High-pressure pumps can temporarily cool a reactor in this state with battery power, even when electricity is down, according to Arnold Gundersen, a nuclear engineer who used to work in the U.S. nuclear industry. Batteries would go dead within hours but could be replaced.
It was not immediately clear how many of the site's six reactors were affected by the cooling problem.
Speaking at the White House, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also said U.S. Air Force planes were carrying "some really important coolant" to the site. She said "one of their plants came under a lot of stress with the earthquake and didn't have enough coolant."
At the Fukushima Daiichi site, "They are busy trying to get coolant to the core area," Sheehan said. "The big thing is trying to get power to the cooling systems."
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The U.S. National Weather Service issued tsunami warnings to 20 countries.
That includes the Philippines on the list. I've got family there and in Japan as well... I really hope it's nothing too serious. I can't stand to watch being here while all that is happening.
It makes me wonder though... what is going on? So many natural disasters have been happening in a rather short period of time.
perhaps there is a theological explanation for this. Whatever the case, I wish for safety and quick recovery for all Japanese people affected by this natural disaster.
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Crescent City in CA just got hit by an 8 foot wave. Homes & boats have been destroyed.
Nuclear plant in Japan may have leaked radioactive vapor. It's also having problems cooling. However, the danger of a meltdown is very low. As they were able to shut it down quickly.
Nuclear plant in Japan may have leaked radioactive vapor. It's also having problems cooling. However, the danger of a meltdown is very low. As they were able to shut it down quickly.
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I'm listening to a USGS press conference right now, and they said 6 foot waves with damage in the harbor only.
I hate conflicting information.
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You got some things wrong here.
It has problems with the cooling and because of that, the pressure (and risk of a melt down) is rising, even after a shut-down, they might release radioactive vapor to relieve the pressure.
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I've been lurking here for several months and had no urge to post until now.
I feel I'm the only person actually living in Japan who reads this forum.
If you think Tokyo did not get hit, it was the largest earthquake I had felt in my 5+ years in Tokyo. It was the first time I evacuated my office and the first time I stopped working because of an earthquake. Most of the time I don't even stop. You do get used to it, but this was different. It wasn't as bad as for those up in Miyagi and Aomori, but it was still big.
For those that make "jokes" about this situation, almost immediately after the first earthquake, a bunch of us at work were making similar jokes. Sometimes it bordered bad taste, but it was often due to nervousness. It put a good smile on my face for sure.
In terms of worrying about people in Tokyo, I wouldn't. There was a tsunami here but not big. Maybe a metre at most. Tokyo is protected by Tokyo Bay and an extensive dike system. The bay itself is a natural barrier to tsunami but they will still get in. The largest tsunami was about 10m in Miyagi. Watching the images when I eventually got home (without trains, foot power is the best way home) was sobering. It really is different when something like this happens in your own back yard, so to speak.
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Oh well, what a disaster. Buildings, roads, bridges etc are all well built and "earthquake-ready" , but a 8.9 earthquake is serious business.
I've been in work all day, all I got was an text message by a friend, and now I see all those videos of fireballs, exploding tanks and 30 cars floating down some road.
Let's hope that casualties stay low and that Japan will recover soon
I've been in work all day, all I got was an text message by a friend, and now I see all those videos of fireballs, exploding tanks and 30 cars floating down some road.
Let's hope that casualties stay low and that Japan will recover soon
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Now a separate earthquake with a separate epicenter has occurred under Nagano, a city with two nearby nuclear reactors, It was reportedly a 6.2 or a 6.6.
Below is reported new volcanoes and earthquakes in Kamchatka.
http://translate.google.com/transla...e-trzesie-sie-ziemia-i-wybuchaja-wulkany.html
Below is reported new volcanoes and earthquakes in Kamchatka.
http://translate.google.com/transla...e-trzesie-sie-ziemia-i-wybuchaja-wulkany.html
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Heart goes out to all those affected!
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Reportedly the BBC and others are saying the whirlpool is very close to the epicenter of the earthquake, which was at a depth of 20 kilometers and resulted in the counter clockwise rotating whirlpool we saw. The quake has been upgraded to 9.0 magnitude.
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My brother and his Japanese wife left Japan yesterday to return to America, and something compelled me to pray for their safety, as well as Japan. It makes one wonder.
She has family in the south, so their immediate relatives should all be fine. But for the country as a whole, this is something on the scale of a small scale war, and has to be terrible for the nation, even if loss of life is low. And the one thing I was curious about, their nuclear power seeing as Japan has embraced it and advanced the technology quite a bit, it's tense with one or two reactors, but no disasters so far.
Someone mentioned 2012. It does seem that people of this planet are sensing something about this time we're living in, anticipation of a big change, and big disruptions to go with it. I've never believed in global warming, and you certainly can't blame the rise of earthquake activity on pollution. It does seem as if the world is responding to some sort of influence. Between the rise of human disasters like the world debt crisis and global Islamic Jihad, and natural disasters like earthquakes and the weather, I am mindful of things like the prophecies in the book of Revelation. I live my day and have things to look forward to, but I'm also wondering when I get up in the morning, what kind of news I'm going to hear.
For those religiously minded people who are praying for Japan, you might include this whole sorry planet in your prayers. It's the only place in this universe where we can live right now.
She has family in the south, so their immediate relatives should all be fine. But for the country as a whole, this is something on the scale of a small scale war, and has to be terrible for the nation, even if loss of life is low. And the one thing I was curious about, their nuclear power seeing as Japan has embraced it and advanced the technology quite a bit, it's tense with one or two reactors, but no disasters so far.
Someone mentioned 2012. It does seem that people of this planet are sensing something about this time we're living in, anticipation of a big change, and big disruptions to go with it. I've never believed in global warming, and you certainly can't blame the rise of earthquake activity on pollution. It does seem as if the world is responding to some sort of influence. Between the rise of human disasters like the world debt crisis and global Islamic Jihad, and natural disasters like earthquakes and the weather, I am mindful of things like the prophecies in the book of Revelation. I live my day and have things to look forward to, but I'm also wondering when I get up in the morning, what kind of news I'm going to hear.
For those religiously minded people who are praying for Japan, you might include this whole sorry planet in your prayers. It's the only place in this universe where we can live right now.
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