11 માર્ચ, 2011

8.9.

Dramatic photographs of the earthquake and tsunami.

35 ટિપ્પણીઓ:

sane_voter કહ્યું...

Watching the webcams of cars driving down the road with a wave bearing down on them was amazing. I wanted to see another view if they made it or not.

wv:trickero. What the WI GOP did to the fleebaggers

Tibore કહ્યું...

Wretchard at The Belmont Club blog also linked some videos. They're amazing.

http://pajamasmedia.com/richardfernandez/2011/03/11/tsunami/

The Dude કહ્યું...
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Lem Vibe Bandit કહ્યું...

Condolences to the families of the survivors.

lemondog કહ્યું...

Saw first videos early this morning. Unbelievable devastation. Vehicles on a highway speeding just ahead of the tsunami.

Nuclear plant was on fire but indications that the reactor was untouched at that time.

Matthew Noto કહ્યું...

Godzilla always does far greater damage, IMO.

Seriously, watching buildings BURN WHILE BEING CARRIED ON A 30' WALL OF WATER freaked me the hell out. That was incredible footage.

અજ્ઞાત કહ્યું...

Devastating snap..

Thoughts for the affected..

lemondog કહ્યું...

Pacific coast on alert.

Paddy O કહ્યું...

When I was watching the coverage last night and they upgraded the magnitude from 7.9 to 8.9 I didn't believe it. The famous world-series earthquake that hit the bay area in '89 was a 6.9.

The earthquake in Japan was 100 times stronger than that. If I have my richter scale right. Even an earthquake in the mid 6 range is just about mindboggling. Anything bigger can't be explained. It is awesome in the classic sense of the term.

The epicenter seems to be quite a ways off shore, though, so that makes a bit more sense why Japan isn't entirely crumbled. But it certainly explains the waves.

Very sad.

On the news right before this happened was live footage of the police raiding Charlie Sheen's home. I can't help but think he was pissed at getting his time in the spotlight bumped by a mere movement of earth that unfortunately affected the lives of mere mortals.

Unknown કહ્યું...

You can run, but you can't hide.

Literally.

In fact, your only chance is to run.

lemondog કહ્યું...

On the news right before this happened was live footage of the police raiding Charlie Sheen's home

Forces one to put things into perspective.

Lem Vibe Bandit કહ્યું...
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lemondog કહ્યું...

There were 20 aftershocks.

અજ્ઞાત કહ્યું...
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અજ્ઞાત કહ્યું...

This is looking like the most recorded catastrophic event I've ever seen, stunning video.

Prayers going out to the fallen.

Leland કહ્યું...

I've seen many pictures, but only one video so far. In the video I saw, at least 40 homes were completely wiped away as a tsunami pushed over a 1/2 mile inland. I found the location on Google Earth. The video alone was devestating, yet even it didn't really do justice to what was done.

That's enough for me. It's bad. Thoughts, prayers, and whatever aid I can provide.

Patrick કહ્યું...

Don't mess with Gaia, I guess. Wow.

rhhardin કહ્યું...

It certainly makes a mess.

I'm Full of Soup કહ્યું...

Another tragic reminder the world has bigger problems than an anti-bullying campaign.

If we learned the world was about to end in a week, how important would oil prices or unions be?

Alex કહ્યું...

Oh my god. My prayers are with the people of Japan.

Lem Vibe Bandit કહ્યું...

Japan earthquake shifted Earth's axis was(by) 10 cm

Triangle Man કહ્યું...

@lemondog

There have been 16 aftershocks of magnitude 6.0 or greater. If you look at IRIS for the area there have been something over 80 total, with the last one a magnitude 5.5 about 30 minutes ago.

Ignorance is Bliss કહ્યું...

Now will you people take global warming seriously?!?

*ducks*

Alex કહ્યું...

The earth cares not a whit what we grubs do no the surface. Greater forces at at work below.

Ignorance is Bliss કહ્યું...

On the news right before this happened was live footage of the police raiding Charlie Sheen's home. I can't help but think he was pissed at getting his time in the spotlight bumped by a mere movement of earth that unfortunately affected the lives of mere mortals.

You've got the cause and effect all mixed up. He was pissed by the police raid and lost his temper, causing the earthquake.

Ignorance is Bliss કહ્યું...

All snark aside, My thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families.

DADvocate કહ્યું...

The power of mother nature is almost unimaginable. My heart goes out to those hurt and killed by this event.

Emil Blatz કહ્યું...

Wow, the only thing missing in that first photograph is a pedestrian slipping on a banana peel. That's a mess of complications.

Emil Blatz કહ્યું...

I went to the marina, and a car lot broke out!

lemondog કહ્યું...

There have been 16 aftershocks of magnitude 6.0 or greater. If you look at IRIS for the area there have been something over 80 total, with the last one a magnitude 5.5 about 30 minutes ago.

Thanks for the link. The 20 was mentioned this morning at 4:30est

અજ્ઞાત કહ્યું...

The headline you won't be reading.

The Crack Emcee કહ્યું...

So How's All That God's Love And We've Got To Protect The Planet Stuff Looking This Morning?

Phil 314 કહ્યું...

The headline you won't be reading.

When I heard the magnitude of the quake and the initial death report (which I know will go up) I couldn't help but contrast it with Haiti. Preparation and infrastructure mean something don't they.

DaveW કહ્યું...

Wow I had no idea it was that bad. If you click the link be sure and check the picture of the airport, photo number 11 I think.

Automatic_Wing કહ્યું...

Has the NYT blamed Bush yet?

Don't be ridiculous. This is clearly the work of the Koch brothers.

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