BicycleOfDeath Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 (edited) 8.9 Quake hit off the eastern shore of Sendai, Japan sending a 33ft (I've also read 13ft) tall Tsunami into it. If you're ocean-side on the coast of the Pacific, you're likely under a warning and/or evacuation of some sort. Sky: Click here Yahoo!: Click here Google: Click Here Tsunami Travel Time Chart: Click Here Edited March 11, 2011 by AngryKidJoe Stand Your Convictions and You Will Walk Alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bendu Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Live Stream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azure79 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I'm in South Korea at the moment and been watching the news for the past hour. The footage of that massive wave wiping out everything in it's path is incredibly scary. All I could think was, OMG, there could be people in there. I can't even begin to manage how many lives have been lost. You can actually see people desperately driving away from the wave. Man, I hope they made it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgoth Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Makes me glad I live in a landlocked country. Rain makes everything better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkreku Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 We use Norway as a meatshield in case anything like this should happen in our part of the world. Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humodour Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Isn't this the third strong earthquake Japan has had in as many days? Ouch. Still, their buildings are designed to sway from side to side and stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Architect Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 (edited) The whales have struck back... too soon? No disrespect to the dead or anything, it's very sad, but there's nothing we can do to undo the damage that's been done. My thoughts are with those who are affected by this. Edited March 11, 2011 by The Architect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orogun01 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Yeah heard about the news yesterday before I went to bed. 8.8 on the Richter scale, big mess. I'd say the answer to that question is kind of like the answer to "who's the sucker in this poker game?"* *If you can't tell, it's you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humodour Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 The whales have struck back... too soon? I don't think so. I mean, my sympathies to those suffering in Japan certainly, but it's good to keep people aware of Japan's continual illegal slaughtering of endangered whale species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgon Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 My old japanese grammar teacher from uni is on the tube doing filler about Japan while they roll the same footage every 15 minuites. Natural disasters, what are you gonna do. **** happens. Looks like the death toll is less than expected, but infrastructure will be in recovery mode for a long time. Na na na na na na ... greg358 from Darksouls 3 PVP is a CHEATER. That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vilhelm Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 'twas quite hard. First time ever I got scared during an earthquake... I've never felt anything like this. Earthquakes are very common in Tokyo, but this was a completely different beast. According to most recent news 137 people have been confirmed dead (that's excluding 200-300 bodies that washed ashore after a tsunami hit Sendai city), 531 are missing. These numbers will without a doubt rise in the next few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tale Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Whoah whoah, 500+ missing and 200-300 bodies washed up that aren't what's included? I was considering 100+ dead to be an immense tragedy. I... am at a loss. My sympathies. "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blarghagh Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Hey Earth, what do you have against the human species? Stop killing us off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calax Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I'm just waiting for the inevitable "SF gets 8.4 earthquake!" (Geologists have suspected that San Andreas is gonna blow soon... should have 20 years ago actually) Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BicycleOfDeath Posted March 12, 2011 Author Share Posted March 12, 2011 Now I'm reading that the coolant systems are failing at the nuclear power stations. Stand Your Convictions and You Will Walk Alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walsingham Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 According to my attorney they have already failed. Huge sympathy to Japan right now, though. Can't really justify it particularly. Just a lot. "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BicycleOfDeath Posted March 12, 2011 Author Share Posted March 12, 2011 Right now they're releasing 'slightly radioactive' vapor in attempt to ease the pressure. Stand Your Convictions and You Will Walk Alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humodour Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/12/...E72B04C20110312 Apparently the emergency cooling systems for the reactor (to prevent a meltdown) have lost power. Christ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Architect Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 (edited) Death toll likely to be over 1000, and I don't even think that's including the potential casualties from the failures of the emergency cooling systems for the nuke reactors if they can't prevent a nuclear meltdown and radiation leaking into the atmosphere. Edited March 12, 2011 by The Architect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calax Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Well, it was an 8.7 earthquake, one of the strongest ever seen. Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vilhelm Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 A large explosion was seen (and heard) at the Fukushuma Daiichi nuclear power plant. Smoke now rises from the power plant. Picture of the power plant post explosion Also, the evacuation zone around the Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant has been expanded from 3 kilometer radius to 10 kilometer radius (source). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greylord Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 This is absolutely horrific in what's happening in Japan. I'm hoping they get the nuclear plant under control soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walsingham Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Hard to say what is going on, as officials are being very close lipped. However, indications are that the core was shut down early, and a meltdown is unlikely. "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bendu Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 According to the German media a meltdown is confirmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirottu Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Crap This post is not to be enjoyed, discussed, or referenced on company time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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