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And Still More Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Upadates

Friday, March 11th, 2011

My most recent post on the Japanese earthquake and tsunami is here.

Some more news tidbits on the Sendai earthquake/tsunami.

  • Evidently the possibility of a nuclear meltdown has been greatly reduced, with a backup cooling system now online. Early reports (from Hillary Clinton, no less) that U.S. armed forces flew emergency coolant to the plant appear to have been in error.
  • I’m still hearing casualty figures in the 1,000 range, but not significantly higher. Japan’s strict building code and high quality engineering probably saved, at a minimum, tens of thousands of lives.
  • Some 50 aftershocks have hit Japan, some as powerful as 6.6. Radically less powerful than the original earthquake, but unusually strong for aftershocks.
  • As bad as things are, the quake and tsunami have caused a lot less damage to businesses and industry than they might have.

    • Dawn just broke over there. Here’s footage of the aftermath:

    A video of the massive whirlpool formed off the coast in the wake of the tsunami:

    (If you know of a better video not recorded off a camera aimed at a TV, let me know.)

    And finally, a much-needed moment of levity. I LOLed…

    My earlier posts for earthquake/video footage can be found here, here, and here

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