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sarahlee310:

decompositionbeauty:

ileftmyheartintokyo:

Typhoon Talas hits Japan. There are 47 people confirmed dead and 56 are yet still missing. It hit mainly the western part (Wakayama, Nara and Mie) and it left 24 000 households without power. Spread the news, find ways to donate and if you think it helps, pray. It’s truly a horrible year for Japan…

Oh my god…

Geez.  This happened last week and these are the first pictures I’ve seen.  Tumblr, your failing me.  How horrific for the people of Japan.  They have been through hell this year.

(Reblogged from sarahlee310)

pantslessprogressive:

Six months ago today: the Japan earthquake and tsunami

15,781 people were killed as a result of the devastating 9.0 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Tohoko, Japan and the resulting tsunami waves. Around 83,000 have been displaced from their homes.

4,086 people are still missing.

[Photos: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters; Kyodo/Reuters; Yomiuri Shimbun/AFP/Getty Images; Damir Sagoli/Reuters; Kyodo/Reuters; Gregory Bull/AP; Yomiuri/Reuters; Amit Dave/Reuters]

(Reblogged from pantslessprogressive)

sarahlee310:

Radioactive waste swamps Japan sewage plants - Asia-pacific - Radioactive waste is piling up at several sewerage plants, well away from the crippled Fukushima reactor.  (via Al Jazeera English)

More evidence that disasters are frequently more terrible over the long haul.

(Reblogged from sarahlee310)
inothernews: “Inside the Fukushima-Daiichi Exclusion Zone,” by photojournalist Patrick Lundin. Haunting. (via MSNBC.com) View high resolution

inothernews:

“Inside the Fukushima-Daiichi Exclusion Zone,” by photojournalist Patrick Lundin.

Haunting.

(via MSNBC.com)

(Reblogged from inothernews)
mothernaturenetwork: Japanese breakthrough will make wind power cheaper than nuclearA surprising aerodynamic innovation in wind turbine design called the ‘wind lens’ could triple the output of a typical wind turbine, making it less costly than nuclear power. View high resolution

mothernaturenetwork:

Japanese breakthrough will make wind power cheaper than nuclear
A surprising aerodynamic innovation in wind turbine design called the ‘wind lens’ could triple the output of a typical wind turbine, making it less costly than nuclear power.

(Reblogged from pieceinthepuzzlehumanity-deacti)
pantslessprogressive: Residents Return $78 Million From Rubble While looting often becomes an issue post-disaster, it’s been the exact opposite in Japan. Since the March earthquake and tsunami that leveled much of Japan, thousands of wallets containing a total of $48 million in cash have washed ashore — and been turned in, ABC reports. In addition, 5,700 safes containing $30 million in cash also have turned up. Ryuji Ito, professor emeritus at Japan’s Yokohama City University, tells the Daily Mail that these acts of integrity are simply reflective of the culture: “…The fact that a hefty 2.3 billion yen in cash has been returned to its owners shows the high level of ethical awareness in the Japanese people.” [read more; March 13 photo: Jiji Press/AFP/Getty Images] View high resolution

pantslessprogressive:

Residents Return $78 Million From Rubble

While looting often becomes an issue post-disaster, it’s been the exact opposite in Japan.

Since the March earthquake and tsunami that leveled much of Japan, thousands of wallets containing a total of $48 million in cash have washed ashore — and been turned in, ABC reports. In addition, 5,700 safes containing $30 million in cash also have turned up.

Ryuji Ito, professor emeritus at Japan’s Yokohama City University, tells the Daily Mail that these acts of integrity are simply reflective of the culture:

“…The fact that a hefty 2.3 billion yen in cash has been returned to its owners shows the high level of ethical awareness in the Japanese people.” [read more; March 13 photo: Jiji Press/AFP/Getty Images]

(Reblogged from pieceinthepuzzlehumanity-deacti)

Higher Radiation Levels Found at Japanese Reactor

By DAVID JOLLY and HIROKO TABUCHI

More than two weeks after a devastating earthquake and tsunami, he ( Yukiya Amano, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency) cautioned that the nuclear emergency could still go on for weeks, if not months, given the enormous damage to the plant.

His concerns were underscored on Sunday when officials in Japan announced higher levels of radiation in pools of water at the facility’s stricken reactors.

The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said that water seeping out of the crippled No. 2 reactor building into the adjacent turbine building contained levels of radioactive iodine 134 that were about 10 million times the level normally found in water used inside nuclear power plants.

The higher levels may suggest a leak from the reactor’s fuel rods — from either the suppression chamber under the rods or various piping — or even a breach in the pressure vessel that houses the rods, the Japanese nuclear regulator said.

guillee:

New video of the tsunami sweeping away an entire town. Unbelievable. I’m speechless.

The power of lots of water

(Source: guillee)

(Reblogged from whisperingwillow-deactivated201)

Japan Won't Comply With Bluefin Tuna Ban

secrets0ciety:

The U.S.’s announcement that it will support an international trade ban on the Atlantic bluefin tuna (whose population has declined by 72% over the past 40 years) was shocking news for Japan, given that about half of their supply comes from the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, Reuters reported.

Japan says it won’t comply with an international ban on the fish.

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