Latest on Japan earthquake and tsunami
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Japanese authorities widen evacuation area to 12 miles around stricken Fukushima nuke power plant bit.ly/hyHeq0- From the town of Minamisanrikucho, population 17,000, @judittokyo writes:
- From New York Times' lede blog: One of the most viewed videos from the Japanese earthquake so far features no scenes of heroism or vistas of tsunami devastation, only quavering images of a teenager's room, shaking cars and a woman crouching in the middle of an empty suburban road.
- A quake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 just hit Fukushima in northern Japan- the prefecture where the unstable nuclear plant is located.
- RT @SkyNewsBreak: AFP: Japanese military find 300-400 bodies in Iwate's Rikuzentakata city
- 1 killed, 3 others swept out to sea in Crescent City, Calif., near Oregon border - AP bit.ly/ewtsZF
NOAA Environmental Visualization Laboratory - Tsunami Wave Height Model Shows Pacific-Wide ImpactTsunami Wave Height Model Shows Pacific-Wide ImpactModel runs from the Center for Tsunami Research at the NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory show the expected wave heights of the tsunami as it travels across the Pacific basin. The largest wave heights are expected near the earthquake epicenter, off Japan. The wave will decrease in height as it travels across the deep Pacific but grow taller as it nears coastal areas. In general, as the energy of the wave decreases with distance, th...- Docks swept under waves in Crescent City, Calif. 35 boats crushed, says Office of Emergency Services - KGO Radio bit.ly/fW57v2
- Skyscrapers swaying in Tokyo:
Stunning photos of Japan's earthquake and tsunamiA collection of the most compelling images of the aftermath of one of Japan's largest recorded earthquakes
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- bitshare.tumblr.com has an impressive collection of YouTube videos from the Japan quake, including the one below:
- Kyodo News estimates the quake and tsunami death toll is likely to surpass 1,000.
