Lordy, lordy!:eek:
Japan was just hit with an 8.9 earthquake that was followed by a 13 foot tsuami.
Prayers to them.:(
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Lordy, lordy!:eek:
Japan was just hit with an 8.9 earthquake that was followed by a 13 foot tsuami.
Prayers to them.:(
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42023385...fic/?gt1=43001
Japan and all the Pacific Rim nations, and our own Hawaii, which is now under tsunami warning, will be in our prayers. Stay safe as you can, everyone!
This is terrible to hear this news, after what we have been through ourselves here in NZ, our hearts and prayers go out to everyone in Japan,my sister's niece is in Japan, but luckily on one of the islands, but the Tsunami is a worry, also for here in NZ, but i think we should be ok.
The recovery down under is something that will take a long time,so we know what this effect will be on these poor people in Japan,we can only hope for the best outcome possible for everyone, this was even bigger than the one in Christchurch, and our damage was so bad,i can only imagine what it is going to be like in Japan.
Dreadful. :( Prayers for all those it has affected and for those in danger.
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The entire west coast of the U.S. is now under a tsunami warning, and Hawaii could be hit around 8 a.m. Eastern time. That only an hour from now.
Prayers for all.........
Many prayers to all affected.:(
Read it on my Yahoo Account's News Report. Sheesh, it was a real REAL hard one! :eek::eek: I just read it again on msn. Prayers and prayers for them and hopefully everything will go back to normal soon! :eek::eek: Prayers for all affected in Japan :love::(
Prayers for those in Japan, dealing w/ both a quake AND a tsunami. :eek: Also praying for others coping with the tsunami.
:( Yes this is all so sad & horrifing.. That was a HUGE Earthquake.. Prayers To All..
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I guess our coast lines felt it a little bit here. I saw some footage in Santa Cruz where a couple boats came loose and were crashing into docks and other boats.
Many thoughts to every one involved. :(
They say this is the 5th hardest earthquake in the world ever since they have been recording them. :(
Prayers on the way for all !!! :love::love::love:
One of their nuclear reactors is having problems. The have no power to cool it down and now pressure is building up inside it. The US has offered portable generators to help pump water to it to try and get it cooled down.
The videos are hideous to watch - so much damage so quickly.
Japan has my prayers. We must not forget New Zealand or Haiti or Chile - those countries have still not recovered.
I've heard that if it hits our northern West coast, the waves will only be about 2 ft which is nothing.
Have been praying all morning... :( Last I heard 1,000 dead... :(:(:(
Prayers for all affected by this. Horrible.
Reports coming in are conflicting. One says the situation is under control, and then another says it's not, and saying there could be a leak. Just pray that it doesn't melt down.....Quote:
Originally Posted by momoffuzzyfaces
The videos showing on CNN all day are horrific! So much damage ~~~ so many lives lost already. And they don't even have any idea how many are trapped and buried in collapsed buildings, or how many have been washed out to sea.
Those poor people. They need all our prayers, and so much more.
The latest report I have heard says it is still something they are struggling with, trying to cool the reactor down. That they have evacuated 3,000 people, even with the earthquake damage and tsunami damage, means they are taking this very seriously.
Our thought and prayers continue to go out to the people of Japan, as Carol knows, the aftershocks that continue can be just as bad, and psychologically even worse, and the unpredictable waves are just adding to their stress. We hope many people were able to evacuate to higher ground, and that many of the "missing" are someplace safe. Such a tragic day.
But if you hear about the USS Reagan, know we have one person on board at least - that's the ship my nephew is on, he's a nuclear engineer deep in the belly of the ship, but he's there. I heard on the news a couple hours ago that the Reagan, and the two ships accompanying it, should reach japan in 24 hours.
We have a small sales office in Japan, and heard from them today that they are all okay and not directly effected. Another friend, I met in Hawaii this winter is teaching in Japan and she is also okay, though nervous about the after schocks they have been dealing with all day. Thoughts and prayers for everyone there and around the world who have been effected by this.
From here too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cincy'sMom
I heard people saying at lunch that the two earthquakes were just over two weeks apart. And that one U.S. air craft carrier is already in Japan and at least one more is on its way.
we are ok here ,the waves were a bit higher and people were told not to go near the beach, but some never listen, idiots, we are out of danger at least for the tidal wave.
Thank you Gini and Karen, yes NZ is still trying to recover, so we know just how Japan is feeling right now, the devastation here was enormous, but it appears to be even worse for the people of Japan,our hearts go out to each and everyone affected by this,watching it on the telly is just heartbreaking and really frightening.
Usually the news report just the magnitude of a quake, never the actual length.
This EQ lasted about 5 minutes.
Start your watch or clock and think about the ground moving for that amount of time.:eek::(:confused:
Oz has dropped the Tsunami alert........no waves will reach here.
Reports still coming in of numbers of dead.....going up by the hour.
My gosh, just heard there was an explosion in the nuclear plant of Fukushima, and the roof of the reactor was blown away... :eek:
It's almost 25 years ago that we had to face Chernobyl, and now the same seems to happen again...
Cabinet secretary: Explosion at Japanese nuclear plant
The media seems to be downplaying this situation of the explosion - probably to avoid any panic. But this appears to be a very bad situation to start with, and now is just getting worse. How do they stop a meltdown once it's started?? Sorry, but I'm no nuclear genius, so darned if I know.
Oh gosh............ that' s terrible.........:eek::eek:!!
Let's hope that they can get control on that nuclear plant! My hubby says it is a different kind of reactor than Tjernobyl. Something about "graphite's"
So many people are suffering now...!
My main prayer is that there will not be a nuclear explosion , because if Tokyo gets hit, this is extremely bad for the world economy!! So many companies have their headquarters in Tokyo, so many people live in that huge city...:(:(
@Sirrahbed: where was Missy living in Japan a few years ago???
It's horrible, and now the Nuclear Plant blew. :( Many good thoughts going out the survivors and the remainder of the population there, and anyone effected elsewhere.
We were watching the devastation in Japan and I was shocked when they announced the plant blew. From what they were broadcasting yesterday it seemed they had that under control, I think maybe they are downplaying the situation.
Looking at all the videos and pictures on the news made me realize how lucky we are to live where we do. We get upset with snowstorms when they hit , we just got over another big one , having a few more into April would be no surprise but it sure made me appreciate that our only gripe is the sometimes heavy snow. Not much to get upset at compared to what some of those oter countries go through. Floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, etc..we never have to fear that.
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Originally Posted by Kirsten
I read this morning that the building housing the reactor blew up, but the
reactor was not affected. Scary stuff.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapc...x.html?hpt=T1#
It is quite clear that Japanese officials are lying about what is happening at the nuclear plant. We have seen the video of that explosion, and there is no plausibility to them saying that no or very little radiation has escaped.
That everyone within a 12-mile radius has been told to evacuate, and that ring keeps growing, is a very bad sign. We are afraid for all the people and animals - both pets and wild animals in the area.
They are saying now that a second reactor has moved into the red zone whatever that means. I imagine it's nothing good. :love:
My father is a radiologist and he had to travel to Japan as there is this society or some building which is called Sakura (I don't know all its name) but, anyway, my father had to go there for he had to do some seminars and stuff like that and these were the days when he had to go, Thank God my father didn't go there, the tsunami would have come in a few days from the time he would have reached there. Thank God, he is fine and stayed here, thank god!!! :love::love::eek::eek:
Of course they're lying - the same as our own government would do in the same situation. They are reporting that the level of radiation around the plant is dropping too - so why do they keep increasing the area of evacuation???? That just doesn't equate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Karen
A lot more videos on CNN and MSNBC that weren't available yesterday, have been playing today. It's so much worse than anything I could have imagined, or anything I saw yesterday. Also now reporting that 9500 people in one port town are missing, and that 4 trains that were traveling along the coast are gone. It just gets worse by the hour.
Yesterday we watched tv most of the day - MSNBC and CNN.
Today, I just couldn't. I did turn it on for an hour, CNN. Wolf Blitzer had the Japanese ambassador on, live, sitting right next to him. I felt so badly for the poor man. His English wasn't great, he seemed no match for Blitzer, and Blitzer kept on about the nuclear plant situation. It was clear he was giving the "party line." He just couldn't cover it
Finally someone sent in a Tweet, and Blitzer asked the man - all his immediate family is fine, but extended family and many, many friends have not made contact w/ anyone. :(
And more photos, more filming, MORE after shocks, MORE tsunami sirens -- one went off while Blitzer was on, he cut to the on sight journalist for that.
The film of that huge whirlpool, and the small boat being drawn in -- and so many other videos and photos -- seem like special effects from some movie. I have to keep reminding myself, this is REAL!
I had to stop watching, it was just SO MUCH; imagine the people there; they can't take a break from the flattened surroundings.
Its all terrible. I went to Lakeland College and had a lot fo friends from Lakeland College Japan. I just spent some time putting in searches for people on google's people finder for the earthquakes in Japan. I hope I get some responses soon.
From what I have heard, their next trick is to fill the reactor with sea water and boric acid, bringing the temperature down .... and killing the reactor completely. The very last resort is to fill it with concrete. I feel comfortable that the Japanese government has it under control. I don't think they want to panic the public. Since they knew all along that earthquakes were an issue, they prepared for it.... and have had all the plans in place, unlike some of the earlier meltdown failures. Of course, they had hoped that the diesel generators would have worked better - and the backup batteries worked better .... failed in both cases....now they are down to the last two resorts. The explosion wasn't a surprise to them from what I have heard in the reports... I predict that the concrete trucks are mixing up their loads right now. The seawater option creates a problem of where to expel the water...right back into the ocean? Radioactive water into the ocean? I hope not. Thus concrete sounds like the only option left.
Disclaimer: I could be totally wrong about this. Just gathered this information from what I have heard via the news reports. NPR mostly.:confused::confused:
This will change the world. This is but the tip of the iceburg.
Please explain how this will change the world.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marigold2
Gas prices, stock market, relations between Japan and China or national debt to Japan.
How we as Americans begin to understand that yes this can happen to us as well in CA where they are saying in the next 30 we are expected to have a major earthquake such as this.
We are only seeing the beginning of what could happen. If there is a true melt down this will affect climate throughtout the world, the effects of the radiation, how the wind blows............
Japen could be almost wiped out if the radiation gets too high, the soil, plants, wildlife, air will be damaged the people will die, the island will be uninhabitable of worst comes to worst for many years. The people who live in Japan will have higher rates of cancer for many years to come and the next generation will be affected as well by. Their children will have a highter rate of birth defects.
Yes I belive this will change the world.
To my knowledge Japan doesnt have their own domestic oil reserves. They dont control the global stock market either. China may own a lot of our national dept but I have to admit I dont know how much Japan owns.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marigold2
I live in Alaska, I am very aware this can happen here, Ive lived with earthquakes all my life. The Good Friday Earthquake of 64, second most powerful earthquake recorded, was bigger then this quake.
Japan has been through much worse, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. You do remember WW||?
Earthquakes like this are why Japan built small nuclear plants, to limit the radiation released in case of this type of catastrophe.
It is spelled Japan, not Japen.