8.8 Magnitude Earthquake hits Japan, Tsunami warnings have been issued

[samamar21]

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the most expensive catastrophe hit japan!!

[tophat]

here is a fascinating but very sad and grim picture of japan quake aftermath. just mouse over and see a before and after comparison.

ABC News - Japan Earthquake: before and after

[tikud]

Those asking what is meant by the Half-Life of the Radio Active Element .... palihug na lang ko Google.

pero quick explanation....
if the half-life of the radio active element is 30 years and if the amount in rads for example is 3000
after 30 years it will be 1500
after 60 years it will be 750
after 90 years it will be 375
after 120 years it will be 187.5 rads

imagine how long the radiation will stay in a certain locality if a leak will occur. That is the long term environmental concern if radiation leaks will occur.

but again as i have said ... Chernobyl disaster is Old School. This is Japan and containment chambers are well designed. the Tsunami factor destroying their cooling system was not anticipated to its optimum with all the redundancies simultaneously bugged down.

Still, its good to be well informed. ayaw mo pataka istorya maka spread ug fear.

If the radiation from Hiroshima and Nagasaki didn't reach us during WWII. More unlikely for a Modern Nuclear Power Plant to do so.

[nightzlayer]

Maybe one of the reason why they stop bataan nuclear plant or corrupt lng jud ang gov't nato?
Nya dawat limpyu?...

[dark_phoenix]

Red Cross: Pinoys may ‘text’ donations for Japan

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/215177/r...ions-for-japan

http://twitter.com/#!/philredcross

Filipinos who wish to help earthquake- and tsunami-stricken Japan may send their monetary donations via text message to the Philippine Red Cross, the humanitarian organization’s secretary-general Gwendolyn Pang said Sunday.

People who wish to donate must type on their mobile phones 'RED (space) AMOUNT’ and send the message to 2899 (Globe) or 4483 (Smart).

Globe subscribers may also send donations through the G-Cash transfer scheme by typing ‘DONATE (space) AMOUNT (space) 4-digit M-PIN (space) REDCROSS’ and then sending the message to 2882.

The Philippine Red Cross website also lists donation schemes through PayPal, cash or check, or bank deposits.

In an interview with GMA News Online, Pang said the Philippine Red Cross and its counterparts worldwide can extend their assistance by initially assessing the situation in Japan, tallying the casualties and taking charge of the logistics.

She explained, however, that the Philippine chapter is waiting for the go-signal of the Japanese Red Cross before mobilizing a team of experts to Japan.

She noted that Japan, which continues to experience aftershocks, remains unstable. “We also have to check if we are clear to enter," Pang said.

Medical teams

Other groups from the Philippines have volunteered to pitch in their services for relief assistance to Japan.

Philippine Medical Association spokesperson Mike Aragon has disclosed plans to send an "elite volunteers' group" to the disaster-stricken country.

In a comment posted on GMA News Online, an Internet user identified as “Democracy_In_Action" also suggested that the government tap the Philippines’ unemployed nurses to help in the relief efforts.

“In this way, we can help our nurses' experience requirements, financially support them, and most of all do our share as a Christian Asian neighbor," the Internet user said. Due to an oversupply of nurses, Filipino nursing graduates have found it tougher to look for opportunities to gain professional experience, which will serve as their ticket for better-paying jobs abroad.

PHL once a beneficiary

The Philippines itself largely benefited from international aid after tropical storm Ondoy (Ketsana) inundated Metro Manila and nearby provinces with up to two-storey high floods.

Less than a week after Ondoy unleashed its wrath on the Philippines, half-a-billion pesos in foreign assistance poured in. The Philippine government then pegged the damages at almost P5 billion.

No less than the United Nations also called on the international community, at that time, to extend assistance to the Philippines.

Text nata guys!! This was also announced in ANC awhile ago.

[peewee_toot]

daghan na sd mga OFW nga nanguli from japan. nag-abot2x na...

[rodsky]

den what i've seen last night wasn't for real...

It was for real--you just misread/misheard it--again, accuracy, accuracy, accuracy!

The actual report that you misread:


"...On Monday the Navy said it was repositioning ships after tests had detected low levels of radioactivity on 17 U.S. Navy helicopter crew members that had been conducting disaster relief missions in Japan.

No further contamination was detected after the crew members washed with soap and water, the Navy said..."

Errors: 17 Crew members, NOT ships. Low-levels of radiation, NOT contamination.

Accuracy! Accuracy! Accuracy!

-RODION

[peterpan1980]

The story is still unfolding and we are all anxiously hanging on the words of this expert and that expert, but truth be known nobody knows the real extent of this disaster because it is still ongoing. Once the situation is stabilized I think we will quickly see the big picture.

Ayaw ka balaka bai..

Experts says.. Radiation in Chernobyl accident may actually extend more lives than it shortens..

Expert na gud na sila.. alangan to-o gyd ta dayon..

No worries.. kay all experts are correct man even though they are obviously contradicting each other..

No worries.. Radiation Leak? It's Good for you..

Business is business.. We should understand them..

On the Biological Effects and Health Risks.. by: Chris Busby PhD

Depleted Uranium paper to Royal Society

[stew_griff]

6.0 magnitude aftershock somewhere in akita,, just saw from al jazeera news

[gpcortes07]

we just had another strong aftershock at 10:31PM Japan time, magnitude 6.4 at Shizuoka epicenter the home of Mt. Fuji. I hope it will not activate the sleeping Fujisan.