8.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hit Japan

[Chaotic_Warlord]

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/0 ... tml?hpt=T1

Quake moved the Japanese coast 8 feet and shifted the Earth's Axis.

I knew this isht was bad, but damn. I watched 2012 last night for the first time, seemed fitting considering how much the Mother Nature is giving us the Finger over the last couple of years, needless to say as fake as a lot of the scenes were the way things happened is pretty damn close to what's being predicted.

[s0m3th1ngAZ]

I watched 2012 last night for the first time, seemed fitting considering how much the Mother Nature is giving us the Finger over the last couple of years.

Last couple of years? Nature has been systematically hunting down humans like dogs since the dawn of time...you just hear more of it thanks to increases in population and media coverage.

[themadscientist]

Can you blame it?
We loosly mirror the activity of a virus.

As I say to all the global warming people after a significant demonstration of the power of nature like this.

Does the planet look scared of us?

[nissangirl74]

The quake triggered more than 160 aftershocks in the first 24 hours -- 141 measuring 5.0-magnitude or more.

HOLY s***.

They thing they were saying is that the people are workinf together. There are no riots, no mobs, no random killings or lootings, no shotguns out and guarding food and water; they're relatively calm and organized as the Japanese naturally are. Thats the best thing in the most desperate times.

This part is awesome.

[themadscientist]

Tsunami model.



The earthquake in a photo montage.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/japan ... allery.htm

Natori



Miyagi


Minamisanriku


Sendai airport.


Fukushima reactor, before.


After explosion.


People being checked for radiation.

[alms24sebring]

This just keeps getting worse and worse. Nissan's VPC EXPORT lot, all Infintis...

that bloooooooooooooooooooooows

[nissangirl74]

Just a few hours after the earthquake, a volcano in Indonesia, also in the Ring of Fire, erupted.

http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=126132

[Captain Slow]

Before and After (Move cursor over pics)
http://www.vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/jords ... bilder.php

[Chaotic_Warlord]

Before and After (Move cursor over pics)
http://www.vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/jords ... bilder.php

That isht is crrraaaazzzzyyyyyyyy. Good find.

[audtatious]

http://www.infinitig37.com/japan-earthquake.html

The above article has video of the Infiniti shipping yard

[alms24sebring]

holy crap!. How does a fire like that even start?

[Gold Digger]

Just checking in with you while we still have power.

Starting this morning (Monday the 14th), Tokyo Electric Power COmpany (TEPCO) has announced there will be scheduled power outages in several major prefectures including Tokyo, Chiba and Saitama.

My city will be shut down from 3:20pm-7:00.

It supposedly will be a daily occurrence from now till sometime in April.

We are still getting aftershocks almost 3 whole days later. It's mind boggling. Last night was the first night I was actually able to get a restful sleep. Friday night and Saturday night were just to tense.

We are all ok, still, and trying to get some semblance of a life back.

I am off to work later this afternoon, because I have to make sure we have money should something happen and we need to haul a**.

I'll keep you updated as much as I can. Also, keep an eye on my FaceBook page. Although, I'll not be adding any new friends for the next few weeks, as I have other things to worry about than my friend count.

Take care and keep us and all of Japan in your thoughts/prayers.

[audtatious]

Thanks bro, keep us updated!!!!

[TurboSauce]

http://kumakubo.seesaa.net/upload/detai ... 6.JPG.html

[troskinatior]

This is going to sound bad but im mostly sadened by ebisu being destroyed. I think the reason for that is because I have no connection to japan other than cars

[Xdisaster240sX]

Good luck to all of my Nico family who live there. I wish I could be there to help you guys out.

[nissangirl74]

Just checking in with you while we still have power.

Starting this morning (Monday the 14th), Tokyo Electric Power COmpany (TEPCO) has announced there will be scheduled power outages in several major prefectures including Tokyo, Chiba and Saitama.

My city will be shut down from 3:20pm-7:00.

It supposedly will be a daily occurrence from now till sometime in April.

We are still getting aftershocks almost 3 whole days later. It's mind boggling. Last night was the first night I was actually able to get a restful sleep. Friday night and Saturday night were just to tense.

We are all ok, still, and trying to get some semblance of a life back.

I am off to work later this afternoon, because I have to make sure we have money should something happen and we need to haul a**.

I'll keep you updated as much as I can. Also, keep an eye on my FaceBook page. Although, I'll not be adding any new friends for the next few weeks, as I have other things to worry about than my friend count.

Take care and keep us and all of Japan in your thoughts/prayers.

Thoughts and prayers go out to you, yours, and everyone else. I honestly wish I was there and able to do something to help. However, you look at what is left and you wonder where to start. The clean-up is just a logistical nightmare, but that can't even be worried about until the reactors are stabilized, water and power are re-established, and food, clothing, and water are established for those who are displaced.

[Gold Digger]

I have no connection to japan other than cars

You have me.

[Jesda]

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id ... _article=1

"An explosion shook an earthquake-damaged Japanese nuclear power plant Monday sending plumes of smoke rising from the building, live television showed."

[BusyBadger]

Yeah, I just read this.

Hydrogen explosion at Japan nuclear plant; new tsunami warnings

Soldiers warn of tsunami threat in NE Japan


When is Japan going to catch a break.

[troskinatior]

I have no connection to japan other than cars

You have me.

I thought about all you guys in j-land first then I realized you all were ok

[PapaSmurf2k3]

According to the emails I get from corporate, no American Nissan employees that were visiting Japan at the time have died.

I'm glad Japan is showing the rest of the world "how it's done" as far as recovering from a disaster. Everyone seems to be working together and doing what they can to rebuild. What an amazing country, and amazing people.

[nissangirl74]

Yeah, I just read this.

Hydrogen explosion at Japan nuclear plant; new tsunami warnings

Soldiers warn of tsunami threat in NE Japan


When is Japan going to catch a break.

This is unbelievable.

[Ace2cool]

I wonder if the Navy is going to have humanitarian orders like they did for the Earthquake in Haiti? I would 100% volunteer to go help, assuming they would allow me.

[joe603]

Glad you're OK over there. My heart goes out to those who are suffering in this tragic event. Even the most prepared nation was still caught off guard...

[szh]

I may be wrong, but I believe quakes have been working their way up the edge of the Pacific plate since the quake in Indonesia.

Are you referring to the 2004 quake in Indonesia? I believe that that one was not considered part of the "Ring of Fire" ... it was farther west in the Indian Ocean - nearer to India and Sri Lanka.

Z

[szh]

Absolutely and completely nothing compared to the devastation in Japan, but, on a FAR smaller scale, the effects of the Japan earthquake hit home here in the S.F. Bay Area (and California/Oregon) too.

Boats and docks in Santa Cruz were destroyed by a tsunami surge, including a harbor patrol boat that sank (count is 18 boats sunk, 100 damaged, and 12 still unaccounted for). So far, one person is reported dead - he was swept away in Klamath, Oregon.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/201 ... nami_N.htm
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2011/0 ... 7-million/
http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-t ... 4529.story

Goes to show how far reaching the effects of Mother Nature can be ...

My prayers to everyone in Japan who are dealing with this disaster.

Z

[nissangirl74]

Saito vanishes
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110314/ap_ ... ed_village

Radiation leaks
http://news.yahoo.com/;_ylt=AuUYgDZAe9i ... NsawNob21l

More video:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookou ... 9vZnRlcnJp

[Gold Digger]

Ok...I just read an article on the Japan Times website and I read this.

But Kazuhiko Maekawa, professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo, said Tuesday that although this scenario is possible — at least at present — such a case would be different from the 1986 Chernobyl core meltdown in Ukraine that involved a large-scale nuclear explosion.

Even if the fuel rods melt down, they would remain in a liquid state, Maekawa said. If the primary reactor containment vessels "are not totally destroyed," lethal radioactive materials would remain within the reactor compound, he said.

"In the Chernobyl accident, the explosion spread nuclear materials containing 'death ash' and contaminated many people," Maekawa, a counselor at the Nuclear Safety Research Association, said, ruling out such an explosion in Fukushima.

"If you succeed in preventing melted fuel from leaking, the possibility of large-scale radioactive contamination is low. Local residents should remain calm and not panic," he said.

Ok, the points in bold...let's talk about those.

First off, the fuel rods being in a liquid state. Is that even possible? And can the primary containment vessels stay in tact as long as there is no structural damage to them?

Can melted fuel be prevented from leaking?


Another question I have is, is there any way to get these damn things completely cool so we don't have to worry about them? How long does it take to cool this crap? If they have to continually keep these rods cool, how the heck do you shut down a nuclear power plant short of letting it blow up?

Last I heard, the winds are blowing Tokyo way at a pretty good clip, but are supposed to head east starting tomorrow. I hope it happens sooner than later...that's for sure.

[drksolest]

Ok...I just read an article on the Japan Times website and I read this.

But Kazuhiko Maekawa, professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo, said Tuesday that although this scenario is possible — at least at present — such a case would be different from the 1986 Chernobyl core meltdown in Ukraine that involved a large-scale nuclear explosion.

Even if the fuel rods melt down, they would remain in a liquid state, Maekawa said. If the primary reactor containment vessels "are not totally destroyed," lethal radioactive materials would remain within the reactor compound, he said.

"In the Chernobyl accident, the explosion spread nuclear materials containing 'death ash' and contaminated many people," Maekawa, a counselor at the Nuclear Safety Research Association, said, ruling out such an explosion in Fukushima.

"If you succeed in preventing melted fuel from leaking, the possibility of large-scale radioactive contamination is low. Local residents should remain calm and not panic," he said.

Ok, the points in bold...let's talk about those.

First off, the fuel rods being in a liquid state. Is that even possible? And can the primary containment vessels stay in tact as long as there is no structural damage to them?

Can melted fuel be prevented from leaking?


Another question I have is, is there any way to get these damn things completely cool so we don't have to worry about them? How long does it take to cool this crap? If they have to continually keep these rods cool, how the heck do you shut down a nuclear power plant short of letting it blow up?

Last I heard, the winds are blowing Tokyo way at a pretty good clip, but are supposed to head east starting tomorrow. I hope it happens sooner than later...that's for sure.

I don't have answers but this is all really scary. I'm glad that you and yourz r ok so far. Please stay safe. this whole thing makes me tear up every time I look on the interwebz and see another "thing" going wrong...