{"id":1073,"date":"2011-03-15T13:05:54","date_gmt":"2011-03-15T21:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stevenbrown.ca\/blog\/?p=1073"},"modified":"2011-03-15T13:42:06","modified_gmt":"2011-03-15T21:42:06","slug":"japan-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stevenbrown.ca\/blog\/archives\/1073","title":{"rendered":"Japan Disaster"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1091\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1091\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/03\/massive_earthquake_hits_japan.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1091\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.stevenbrown.ca\/blog\/archives\/1073\/bp1\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stevenbrown.ca\/blog\/wordpress\/..\/files\/2011\/03\/bp1-e1300221447679.jpg?fit=400%2C469&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,469\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Photo from Boston.com\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/03\/massive_earthquake_hits_japan.html&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stevenbrown.ca\/blog\/wordpress\/..\/files\/2011\/03\/bp1-e1300221447679.jpg?fit=255%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stevenbrown.ca\/blog\/wordpress\/..\/files\/2011\/03\/bp1-e1300221447679.jpg?fit=400%2C469&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stevenbrown.ca\/blog\/wordpress\/..\/files\/2011\/03\/bp1-e1300221447679.jpg?resize=400%2C469&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/03\/massive_earthquake_hits_japan.html\" title=\"Photo from Boston.com\" width=\"400\" height=\"469\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1091\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1091\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/03\/massive_earthquake_hits_japan.html<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As you no doubt already know, Japan has been devastated by a monstrous natural disaster.  On Thursday March 11th, at 2:46pm, Japan experienced a massive magnitude 9.0 earthquake originating just a few hundred kilometers north-east of Tokyo.  The quake caused a giant tsunami which actually caused much more damage than the original earthquake.  I&#8217;ve been constantly glued to the news.<\/p>\n<p>An effort to summarize some key events follows&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>At this time:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Over 3000 confirmed dead, <em>many<\/em> more expected (upwards of 10,000)<\/li>\n<li>Thousands still missing<\/li>\n<li>Complete cities destroyed, thousands made homeless.<\/li>\n<li>A nuclear power plant in Fukushima was damaged from the quake.  People near the plant were evacuated and fears of a meltdown are growing as the plant grows more unstable.<\/li>\n<li>Aftershocks are expected to continue for months, most recent one was magnitude 6.1.<\/li>\n<li>To provide power to the eastern part of the country, all <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kant%C5%8D_region\">Kanto<\/a> regions have cycling blackout periods, which apparently also affects hospitals.<\/li>\n<li>Food and gas are running out and being rationed.  A friend of mine, in an area largely unaffected by the quake and tsunami, says it takes 2-3 hours to get to a gas station.<\/li>\n<li>In the areas hit hardest, it has become colder and snow is expected, lowering chances for trapped survivors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Vivid Images<\/strong> at Boston.com: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/03\/massive_earthquake_hits_japan.html\">1<\/a> (source of image above), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/03\/japan_earthquake_aftermath.html\">2<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/03\/japan_-_vast_devastation.html\">3<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/03\/japan_-_new_fears_as_the_trage.html\">4<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>News Coverage<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-middle-east-12307698\">BBC Live<\/a>.  BBC has been my primary source for the above information.<\/p>\n<p>If you are able, you may want to consider donating to relief efforts.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redcross.ca\/article.asp?id=38380\">Donate to the Canadian Red Cross<\/a>.  Or, take a look at some other <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/japanrelief\/\">well known charities<\/a> listed at the CBC.  <\/p>\n<p>Japan is special to me.  Having lived there for a year, I fondly consider Japan to be a second home.  I have many friends and acquaintances in Japan.  Fortunately, everyone I&#8217;ve contacted, so far, is safe.    I still can&#8217;t believe the destruction.  My heart goes out to all of Japan&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>I encourage you to leave links to images, videos, news updates, and corrections in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you no doubt already know, Japan has been devastated by a monstrous natural disaster. On Thursday March 11th, at 2:46pm, Japan experienced a massive magnitude 9.0 earthquake originating just a few hundred kilometers north-east of Tokyo. The quake caused a giant tsunami which actually caused much more damage than the original earthquake. 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