Merged 8.8 quake in Sendai, Japan

It really annoys me and pisses me off that people write this as a conspiracy event. **** them.

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MattusMaximus said:
For what it's worth, folks:

Know Nukes: The Japanese Earthquake & Anti-Nuclear Hysteria

Cheers - MM
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Thanks for that. It's an interesting read and somewhat reassuring.

Of course, it isn't just the international media that is "hyping" this. The Japanese TV stations have been following the Fukushima story avidly. People are now being evacuated 20 kilometres from the site now except for some 400 or so who are too old or sick to move.

It seems clear to me though that if we were talking about some Armageddon-type scenario then moving 20 kilometres would hardly leave a sufficient margin of error.
 
dudalb said:
I think the plant was far enough inland so it the theory was that a tsunumi would not do serious damage to it.
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The Prime Minister said that the size of the tsunami exceeded the maximum size anticipated by the designers.

The ironic thing is that this reactor was going to be decommissioned later this month after 40 years of service.

Now, apparently another reactor has exploded.
 
Canadian Broadcast Corp is now officially listing the death toll at > 10,000.
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We knew it was true, but it is sad to see it become official.
 
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Skeptic Ginger said:
Canadian Broadcast Corp is now officially listing the death toll at > 10,000.
:( :rose: :( :rose: :( :rose: :(

We knew it was true, but it is sad to see it become official.
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:( :( :(

Yes, we knew 10,000 were lost in just one town.

I can't bear to keep watching, but I can't look away. :boggled: :( :(
 
Apparently the cooling system of the #2 reactor has stopped working too. #1 and #3 have already exploded. Looks like the same thing will happen at #2?
 
Wow, our media just keeps getting more mentally deficient. Today's paper:

"Sixth worst nuclear disaster in recorded history"

:hb:
 
DaN K. StAnLeY said:
News channels don't seem to be covering the situation in NZ ever since this story broke. I feel horrible for both countries, but it's weird when you see the media completely abandon one tragedy for another.
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Even our own media has largely forgotten about Christchurch. When the Japan quake and Tsunami first happened they had full coverage, but after half a day it fell off the front page and Christchurch was again the focus. But as soon as a nuclear problems started our media couldn't drop Christchurch fast enough. Since then we've had an endless parade of some of the most appalling media reporting I've ever witnessed.

There's still lots of Christchurch coverage at the secondary level, but to be honest I can't even look at it any more, let alone the stuff from Japan. Just thinking about what my countrymen are going through, what it's going to cost all of us, and now what's happening in Japan, it makes me feel almost physically ill.

Christchurch was tipped to become the most expensive insured natural disaster in history, topping Hurricane Katrina. Now this Japanese earthquake is set to blow that out of the water. The Queensland Floods are thought to be up there too with the cost reaching as high as $30 billion.

Quite aside from the destruction and loss of life, we can't afford to deal with disasters like this at the moment. With the problems from climate change, increasing economic pressure from China's emerging economy, unrest in the Middle East, and a global recession, these sorts of disasters could easily become the straw that breaks the camel's back.

To put this in perspective, the Christchurch earthquake is likely to cost 1/3 of our country's total GDP.
 
bookitty said:
In the midst of so much death, even the smallest life becomes precious. The frustration of not having the resources to save every creature affects us. Humans will get priority during rescue operations and there is nothing wrong with that. Left behind will be companion animals who are unable to comprehend why their world has suddenly become a nightmare. A terrified cat speaks for all of those.
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Those concerned for the pets will take comfort from one of the news segments showing a couple of people picking their way out of the debris field. One woman had a holdall in one hand and a kitty carrier in the other.

Rolfe.
 
technoextreme said:
Actually, even that claim is a grossly and dimwitted approximation of what goes on. If I wasn't ready to go to sleep I should go into details about why the hell that isn't the case.


Dude. I work with hydrogen practically every day.
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Are all scientists bad-tempered and obnoxious?

Belz... said:
...should get their priorities straight.
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Do you think closing their hearts would improve people's chances of long-term recovery and survival?
 
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Hindmost said:
Terrorist-proof...a difficult thing...but nuclear plants are "hardened" targets and not really easy to attack. There have always been provisions to prevent attacks and security systems are extensive.

asteriods would be a problem

glenn
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So most nuclear power plants are like small fortresses? Does the japanese have armed guards?
 
I'll tell you what is really awful. Going on the google street view for Natori and seeing how peaceful and content it all looks, and realising all you see has now been utterly obliterated.
 
I keep looking round the village where I live, and imagining what it would be like if it was completely flattened. Or perhaps more so the larger village where I used to live, which is more similar to the Japanese settlements.

Tragically, I imagine many elderly lost their lives because they couldn't get out fast enough, or be got out fast enough. It must have been a terrible dilemma for people unable to move elderly relatives, whether to get out and save themselves, or stay with their elderly parents. Especially in Japanese culture, perhaps, with their reverence for the old.

Rolfe.
 
Belz... said:
...should get their priorities straight.
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I think you're missing a point here. One of the main problems in getting people out of a danger zone is reluctance to leave pets behind. One of the main factors impelling them to go back in is the desire to rescue a pet. Arrangements for evacuating companion animals are essential if only for this reason.

Rolfe.
 
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