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Crisis in Japan - Page 132
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Thread is about the various issues surrounding Japan in the aftermath of the recent earthquake. Don't bring the shit side of the internet to the thread, and post with the realization that this thread is very important, and very real, to your fellow members. Do not post speculative and unconfirmed news you saw on TV or anywhere else. Generally the more dramatic it sounds the less likely it's true. | ||
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hmsrenown
Canada1263 Posts
Japan's economy will recover, it's only a matter of time. | ||
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lgn!
Italy224 Posts
On March 15 2011 12:59 hmsrenown wrote: Japan's economy will recover, it's only a matter of time. idd, let's hope everything will be fine soon, Japan FIGHTINGGGGGGG!!! On March 15 2011 12:41 Dimagus wrote: Kyodo BREAKING NEWS: Small amounts of radioactive substances detected in Tokyo (12:37) Yeah, it won't take 10 hours i found this, do you have an idea if it's fake or what? http://www.ustream.tv/channel/geiger-counter-tokyo | ||
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Kirb
Germany900 Posts
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TimeOut
Germany1277 Posts
On March 15 2011 13:01 lgn! wrote: idd, let's hope everything will be fine soon, Japan FIGHTINGGGGGGG!!! i found this, do you have an idea if it's fake or what? http://www.ustream.tv/channel/geiger-counter-tokyo Looks right so far. 13 CPM is 0,13µSv/hr, so that's just background radiation. It's not very helpful without a timeline anyways. There is at least one other Geiger counter in Tokyo that's posting live web updates. The site is overloaded though, so I don't want to post it. | ||
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Rus_Brain
Russian Federation1893 Posts
DJ: Tokyo Metropolitan Govt: Central Tokyo Radiation Level 0.809 Micro Severts As Of 0100 GMT ------------------------------ | ||
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fanta[Rn]
Japan2465 Posts
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Rus_Brain
Russian Federation1893 Posts
DJ: Tokyo Metropolitan Govt: Radiation Level 23 Times Normal Amount ------------------------------ 4:14 DJ: Tokyo Metropolitan Govt: No Immediate Harm To Human Health From Radiation In Central Tokyo ------------------------------ | ||
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Hinanawi
United States2250 Posts
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Zeles
United States335 Posts
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chaoser
United States5541 Posts
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Klamity
United States994 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + So I just had a phone call with a friend of mine who’s living in Japan. She’s living in Sendai and as you may know that’s the city that got hot the worst. Well, she’s okay and her family too so far, but she was close to tears when she called me and after she told me what happened… I’m crying too. She said that she’s been in the middle of the street after the earthquake and when the tsunami came, together with her mother and her little brother (2 years old). The water was too fast so they had to hide in the shelter of a house but they knew that the water would rise more and more and that they had to get away from there or else they would drown. They kept yelling and somehow a man saw them from a balcony of the house they were hiding behind. Well, that man jumped down from the balcony and into the water and helped my friend and her mother and brother to get up into the house and the safety even though the water was getting stronger and stronger and making it even more impossible to stand. My friend’s mother insisted on her kids going first and then the man helped her up the balcony too. She just turned around and he grabbed her hand to get out of the water too when a car (one of hundreds) was being washed down the street and in his direction. My friend’s mother and the other people were yelling… and he suddenly let go of her hand so that she wouldn’t get pulled into the water when the car hit and drowned him. My friend and her family survived… thanks to a stranger who gave his life to rescue them. He could’ve stayed in the save building but instead he helped them. I was so touched when she told me her story. I don’t know the name of this man, his story, who he was… but I want to give him a special moment in my prayers today and in the future. He’s a true hero. | ||
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RoosterSamurai
Japan2108 Posts
On March 15 2011 13:30 Klamity wrote: Tumblr - Story from Japan + Show Spoiler + So I just had a phone call with a friend of mine who’s living in Japan. She’s living in Sendai and as you may know that’s the city that got hot the worst. Well, she’s okay and her family too so far, but she was close to tears when she called me and after she told me what happened… I’m crying too. She said that she’s been in the middle of the street after the earthquake and when the tsunami came, together with her mother and her little brother (2 years old). The water was too fast so they had to hide in the shelter of a house but they knew that the water would rise more and more and that they had to get away from there or else they would drown. They kept yelling and somehow a man saw them from a balcony of the house they were hiding behind. Well, that man jumped down from the balcony and into the water and helped my friend and her mother and brother to get up into the house and the safety even though the water was getting stronger and stronger and making it even more impossible to stand. My friend’s mother insisted on her kids going first and then the man helped her up the balcony too. She just turned around and he grabbed her hand to get out of the water too when a car (one of hundreds) was being washed down the street and in his direction. My friend’s mother and the other people were yelling… and he suddenly let go of her hand so that she wouldn’t get pulled into the water when the car hit and drowned him. My friend and her family survived… thanks to a stranger who gave his life to rescue them. He could’ve stayed in the save building but instead he helped them. I was so touched when she told me her story. I don’t know the name of this man, his story, who he was… but I want to give him a special moment in my prayers today and in the future. He’s a true hero. Wow......That guy really is a hero. It's really heartbreaking that he didn't make it. | ||
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dump
Japan514 Posts
On March 15 2011 13:14 TimeOut wrote: Looks right so far. 13 CPM is 0,13µSv/hr, so that's just background radiation. It's not very helpful without a timeline anyways. There is at least one other Geiger counter in Tokyo that's posting live web updates. The site is overloaded though, so I don't want to post it. That's an indoor reading. | ||
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vek
Australia936 Posts
On March 15 2011 12:54 Cramsy wrote: Bit of good news "TimeOutTokyo TimeOutTokyo Nikkei reporting that 9,700 missing people in Minamisanriku have been accounted for. http://s.nikkei.com/iiC9vj At last, some good news!" Really great news, thanks. | ||
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WindOw
Sweden407 Posts
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TimeOut
Germany1277 Posts
Thanks. Still not very useful, but I guess it can be fun to watch. To post something that's positive: Japan Earthquake Update (15 March 2011, 03:35 CET) Japanese authorities yesterday reported to the IAEA at 21:05 CET that the reactors Units 1, 2 and 3 of the Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant are in cold shutdown status. This means that the pressure of the water coolant is at around atmospheric level and the temperature is below 100 degrees Celsius. Under these conditions, the reactors are considered to be safely under control. Source: http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/tsunamiupdate01.html Although it was pretty clear that most of the Daini plants were safe, it's nice to get official confirmation on that. | ||
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moochu
Australia374 Posts
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Cedstick
Canada3336 Posts
On March 15 2011 13:30 Klamity wrote: Tumblr - Story from Japan + Show Spoiler + So I just had a phone call with a friend of mine who’s living in Japan. She’s living in Sendai and as you may know that’s the city that got hot the worst. Well, she’s okay and her family too so far, but she was close to tears when she called me and after she told me what happened… I’m crying too. She said that she’s been in the middle of the street after the earthquake and when the tsunami came, together with her mother and her little brother (2 years old). The water was too fast so they had to hide in the shelter of a house but they knew that the water would rise more and more and that they had to get away from there or else they would drown. They kept yelling and somehow a man saw them from a balcony of the house they were hiding behind. Well, that man jumped down from the balcony and into the water and helped my friend and her mother and brother to get up into the house and the safety even though the water was getting stronger and stronger and making it even more impossible to stand. My friend’s mother insisted on her kids going first and then the man helped her up the balcony too. She just turned around and he grabbed her hand to get out of the water too when a car (one of hundreds) was being washed down the street and in his direction. My friend’s mother and the other people were yelling… and he suddenly let go of her hand so that she wouldn’t get pulled into the water when the car hit and drowned him. My friend and her family survived… thanks to a stranger who gave his life to rescue them. He could’ve stayed in the save building but instead he helped them. I was so touched when she told me her story. I don’t know the name of this man, his story, who he was… but I want to give him a special moment in my prayers today and in the future. He’s a true hero. Link? This is a great story, and despite the loss I think it's more optimistic than pessimistic, showing how truly great human beings can be against adversity and the negative perspectives of modern society. I'd love to share it. My only hope is that man is identified and given the recognition he deserves. | ||
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chaoser
United States5541 Posts
Cute japanese graph to show levels of radiation | ||
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dump
Japan514 Posts
On March 15 2011 13:47 Cedstick wrote: Link? This is a great story, and despite the loss I think it's more optimistic than pessimistic, showing how truly great human beings can be against adversity and the negative perspectives of modern society. I'd love to share it. My only hope is that man is identified and given the recognition he deserves. Yeah no kidding... altruism is a boogeyman in the modern sociobiology, although some studies suggest it exists. This gives hope that it really does. On March 15 2011 13:47 moochu wrote: Can we get some warnings/bans on people who come in here without reading the thread? Maybe we can get some kind of Wiki or something to summarize what we've discussed so far. Too bad Google Wave died. | ||
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