Tohoku Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Disaster!!!

by **legion** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 10:44 pm

Someone give the country a drink, it's got the DTs

by **Mock Cockpit** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 10:52 pm

Fullback wrote:The reporters are sitting under banks of lights. The people in the background are not. Did you notice we're still having quakes?

It makes perfect sense that you should be treated like a fucking idiot.

Yeah of course. Lights. They could be the only possible thing that could be of danger in a TV studio.

by **matsuki** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 10:55 pm

LOL

They aren't the only ones under the lights....and if it were such a hazard, WTF are they doing standing under the lights?

by **Fullback** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 10:59 pm

They are under the lights so you can see them on TV.

What are you, 12 years old?

Sayonara

by **matsuki** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 11:02 pm

Have you ever seen reporters from other countries wear hardhats in their studio?

by **FG Lurker** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 11:04 pm

Fullback wrote:If you want to speculate, speculate about Monday and the next decade. This will change the entire energy system of Japan.

This will depend on what happens with the reactor. If the amount of radiation released is minimal and the containment system worked even in this beyond-worst-case scenario I think it might actually result in more nuclear power as this shows how well these plants can manage through even this sort of disaster.

Fullback wrote:What happens when factories open, shopping centers open, all the trains run, lights are on, heaters and air conditioning is running?

This is a big problem, and will be compounded further by the separation of Japan's electric grid into East (50Hz) and West (60Hz). AFAIK power plants in West Japan will not be able to help pick up the slack in East Japan. I expect most of East Japan is about to have very little cooling during the upcoming summer months but I guess we'll have to wait and see how many of these plants go offline permanently.

by **FG Lurker** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 11:09 pm

chokonen888 wrote:Have you ever seen reporters from other countries wear hardhats in their studio?

No, and the whole thing is a ridiculous prop.

Earlier today I was watching one of the channels and they cut to some reporters before they were completely ready. The reporters were standing in front of the camera holding their hard hats. When the feed suddenly went live you could tell that someone was motioning for them to quickly throw their hats on (the reporters glanced off to the side). They got them on as quickly as possible and looked a bit embarrassed. Anyway, ridiculous prop. :lol:

by **Mock Cockpit** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 11:33 pm

BBC reporting 10,000 missing in one town only. Minamisanriku.

by **2triky** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 11:42 pm

by **wuchan** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 11:50 pm

Has anyone else noticed that the major news channels have included the kuril islands in the japan maps for the tsunami warnings?

EDIT: evidence

by **Mike Oxlong** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 11:54 pm

Tohoku disaster: How to help

by **Coligny** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 11:55 pm

2triky wrote:

yup, this meanwhile is absolutely inadmissible, any report from tokyo sky 3 ?

by **Iraira** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 12:03 am

Fullback wrote:We're headed to a decade or more of painful energy cuts. TEPCO can't generate enough power to meet demand with most Kanto businesses closed today. What about next week?

Energy prices are going to skyrocket. The anti-nuclear lobby will force more gas and oil generation. It looks like small-scale solar for shops and homes may finally become cost efficient soon.

Nah...nothing's going to change...earthquakes are shoganai, so the nuke plants will stay exactly as they are.

by **FG Lurker** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 12:15 am

Iraira wrote:Nah...nothing's going to change...earthquakes are shoganai, so the nuke plants will stay exactly as they are.

The problem is the nuke plants that are damaged. TEPCO doesn't have a lot of extra capacity AFAIK and it takes years to build new nuke plants.

by **AssKissinger** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 12:16 am

by **AssKissinger** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 12:20 am

Doesn't (didn't?) Big Booger live somewhere near the danger zones?

by **FG Lurker** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 12:23 am

AssKissinger wrote:Doesn't (didn't?) Big Booger live somewhere near the danger zones?

Nope, BB is in Hyogo AFAIK.

I think AO has family up north somewhere though? Hope everyone is okay.

by **AssKissinger** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 12:28 am

FG Lurker wrote:Nope, BB is in Hyogo AFAIK.

I think AO has family up north somewhere though? Hope everyone is okay.

If they're in Misawa that might not be good. Any word AO?

by **American Oyaji** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 1:12 am

My family is in Hachinohe too. I haven't been able to get in touch with them yet, but I have a friend in Tokyo who was able to get through.
Thanks for asking.

If there is an opportunity to go to Japan and help with clean-up efforts, I am there.

by **Tsuru** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 1:14 am

The imagery from Minamisanriku is just staggering... pretty much the only things that tell you there used to be a village there are the hospital and what remains of the rail line...

by **FG Lurker** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 1:23 am

American Oyaji wrote:My family is in Hachinohe too. I haven't been able to get in touch with them yet, but I have a friend in Tokyo who was able to get through.

Glad to hear that they are okay, I'm sure it was a helluva relief for you.

American Oyaji wrote:If there is an opportunity to go to Japan and help with clean-up efforts, I am there.

I've been thinking about how I might be able to help out too. I'm sure translators for the foreign aid workers will be in short supply...

by **tigermilk** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 1:24 am

For those of you affected in Japan, hang in there. I have many friends in the Tokyo, Yokohama, and Tsukuba areas and have heard from a few of them. The images of northern Japan look bad, and seeing entire towns wiped out by the tsunami reminds me of hurricane Ike here in the Houston area just a couple of years ago. Entire coastal communities wiped out from the storm surge. The good news is that northern Japan, just like coastal Texas, will rebuild. It will take some time, but they'll get back. And I can certainly sympathize with the power outages, disruptions to daily life, etc for you in the less affected areas.

My wife and I are looking forward to our next trip to Japan to do our part to stimulate the local economy. And along with AO, if there's a call for help from abroad, I certainly wouldn't mind an early, working vacation to lend a hand.

by **Coligny** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 1:38 am

More -global- pictures of the mayhem:
http://goo.gl/pSP33

http://goo.gl/yUD2v

If only there was a place were to put the planes safely when there is a tsunami alert...

by **Coligny** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 1:41 am

Sidenote... I'm watching 3 live feed in flash continuously since yesterday. Had to give up on firefox that crash every other hour... Safari on windows 7 have been rock solid...

Sort of... disapointing...

Sidenote 2

The Beeb specialist is openly calling the japanese governement 'liars' aboot the current situation in nuclear powerplants accusing them of covering the extend of the situation and putting population at risk in order to avoid panic and keep control (!?) of the situation... that's quite ballsy...

by **Coligny** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 2:13 am

rolling blackout of up to 3 hours to start on monday.

by **fast_dave** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 2:54 am

Send Lawyers, Guns and Money!
Warren Zevon

by **AssKissinger** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 3:20 am

American Oyaji wrote:My family is in Hachinohe too. I haven't been able to get in touch with them yet, but I have a friend in Tokyo who was able to get through.
Thanks for asking.

If there is an opportunity to go to Japan and help with clean-up efforts, I am there.

Word. Me too bro.

PS

Dude, thank God about your family.

by **Coligny** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 3:35 am

Collapsed roof in theatre during grad-ceremony in tokyo:

http://goo.gl/LtR2o

by **Jack** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 3:37 am

I was just telling my wife today that I wish I was there to be able to help or do something. We are scheduled to arrive in Tokyo in a couple of weeks.

I would imagine that foreign workers would not be as welcome given the crippled infrastructure. They could cause problems for shelters and food. Americans can help by having the crew rest on navy ships.

In any event, I have a question, has anyone seen oin the Internet or heard what the comments from China and Korea were? Japan was pretty quick to send help to China a few years ago.

by **Blah Pete** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 3:51 am

Jack wrote:I was just telling my wife today that I wish I was there to be able to help or do something. We are scheduled to arrive in Tokyo in a couple of weeks.

I would imagine that foreign workers would not be as welcome given the crippled infrastructure. They could cause problems for shelters and food. Americans can help by having the crew rest on navy ships.

In any event, I have a question, has anyone seen oin the Internet or heard what the comments from China and Korea were? Japan was pretty quick to send help to China a few years ago.

South Korea pledged help right from the beginning. I think they are in the process of sending search and rescue crews.
Haven't heard anything from China but that doesn't mean they haven't offered.

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