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June 20, 2011
Dear headline: We’d like to introduce you to the concept of “obvious.” It’s an obvious concept. Pretty much, if someone can reasonably deduct something based on readily-available information, such as the fact that the conditions at Fukushima right...

Dear headline: We’d like to introduce you to the concept of “obvious.” It’s an obvious concept. Pretty much, if someone can reasonably deduct something based on readily-available information, such as the fact that the conditions at Fukushima right after the tsunami were probably chaotic, it’s obvious. Anyway, we’d like to introduce you all to our latest masterpiece, “Man Writes Quip About Article, Posts it on Tumblr.” It’s a classic.

1:28 // 12 years ago
April 19, 2011

sunfoundation:

Recording the Sound Made by the 9.0 Magnitude Earthquake In Japan

It’s a strange thing to say, but they could hear Japan’s 9.0 magnitude earthquake in Alaska. At least Oregon State University scientists could, using the U.S. Navy’s SOund SUrveillance System (SOSUS) Monitoring System, previously intended for tracking submarines in the Cold War. The recording is now online and it is an awe-inspiring sound.

What an earthquake sounds like.

(via sunfoundation)

17:17 // 12 years ago
April 13, 2011

organikka-deactivated20110901-d says: What important lessons can other nations learn from the tsunami, earthquake and power plant crisis in Japan?:

» We say: Disaster-preparedness is too important to ignore, even if the benefit isn’t obvious right off the bat. Regulations need to be strong and well-thought-out. Don’t let up on them, or the issues will be worse when they happen. And no Monday-morning quarterbacking. Do it on Sunday and plan for the game before it happens. 

21:40 // 12 years ago
April 11, 2011

producermatthew:

New video filmed by an amateur photographer of the large tsunami that swept through Japan one month ago. In the film, villagers from an unknown town in the Miyagi Prefecture could be seen running for their lives away from a large wave of water, cars and homes. [Amateur video]

… speechless.

17:45 // 12 years ago
April 10, 2011

How the Japan quake and tsunami has affected the auto industry

  • parts Many auto manufacturers — especially in Japan — are struggling to return to their normal level of production after last month’s earthquake hurt numerous key factories in Japan.
  • labor Manufacturers at Toyota, Nissan and Honda plan to get their workers back on the job very soon — but only at half-time. Toyota’s U.S. factory workers also haven’t had as much work lately.
  • colors Ford, which isn’t Japanese, has its own problems — see, a key metallic pigment they use comes from a factory near Fukushima. Good luck getting a “tuxedo black” car. source

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10:41 // 12 years ago
April 7, 2011
nationalpost:
“ Tsunami warning lifted after 7.4 quake rattles Japan
TOKYO — A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.4 shook the northeast of Japan late on Thursday, and a tsunami warning was issued for the coast already devastated by last month’s massive...

nationalpost:

Tsunami warning lifted after 7.4 quake rattles Japan
TOKYO — A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.4 shook the northeast of Japan late on Thursday, and a tsunami warning was issued for the coast already devastated by last month’s massive quake and the tsunami that crippled a nuclear power plant.

No damage from Thursday’s quake was detected at the plant and NHK said workers had been evacuated without reports of any injuries.

Japan is struggling to bring the Fukushima Daiichi plant under control after the March 11 quake and tsnumai, which killed, or left missing, about 28,000 people.

You guys work quick.

12:29 // 12 years ago
March 28, 2011
The trench is located outside the building and the water contains radioactive materials. There is normally no water found in this area so it is difficult to compare this to normal levels.
TEPCO spokesperson Hiro Hasegawa • Discussing the finding of highly-radioactive water inside of a trench, outside of the Fukushima No. 2 reactor. The level matches the 1,000 millisievert level found inside the No. 2 reactor yesterday. “But we do not believe it is leaking into the ocean,” Hasegawa continued. “We are now working out where the cause of the leak is and finding ways to remove the water as soon as possible."  source (viafollow)
9:53 // 13 years ago
March 27, 2011
The drinking water supply in Massachusetts is unaffected by this short-term, slight elevation in radiation.
Massachusetts Public Health Commissioner John Auerbach • Discussing the “OMG OMG WE GONNA DIE” revelation that there is radiation in some Massachusetts rainwater resulting from the Fukushima crisis. Friends, this is not Chernobyl. Ain’t nothing to be afraid of. Auerbach knows the deal. source (viafollow)
21:17 // 13 years ago
It was just pitch black. It was the middle of the night and all we had to see with were our own head torches. We could see smoke and vapour coming up from the reactor. Everything else had failed, so they called us in to pump seawater to try to cool the thing. We don’t even work for the government, but for the city of Tokyo. They were desperate. They must have been on their last legs.
Fukushima crew leader Kazuhiko Fukudome • Describing what he saw as a member of the “Fukushima Fifty.” Fukudome was tracked down by The Daily Telegraph, who got the first interview with the once-anonymous crew of workers. We recommend you read the whole thing, but we’re sure you will after you read Fukudome’s description of the inside of the plant: “It was far worse than I expected. Everything was covered in rubble,” he said. Harrowing. (via Josh Sternberg) source (viafollow)
12:23 // 13 years ago

That “10 million times” number at Fukushima? An error, guys.

  • what The high level of radiation reported by TEPCO was a huge freaking error, and in reality, the level is much lower.
  • how The worker taking the test freaked out, apparently — wouldn’t you? — before doing a backup test to confirm.
  • reaction A TEPCO spokesperson apologized. “The number is not credible,” said  Takashi Kurita. “We are very sorry.”  source

(thanks isuree)

10:01 // 13 years ago