Friday, March 11, 2011

TSUNAMI TODAY-HAWAII-THEN OREGON-NEXT?



go to
http://www.npr.org/sections/news/
scroll to bottom of page and
Subscribe to Breaking News
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also see these items from
therumpus.net
(look for a future post from about this extraordinary site)

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Japan has more experience with earthquakes
and tsunamis than almost any other nation,
their planning undoubtedly saved lives.
*
Slate runs down
how Google both responds and helps responders
in crisis situations.
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One of the biggest concerns facing the Japanese government
involves two of their nuclear power plants.
*
Some of the programs facing cuts under the Republican House’s
continuing resolution
(which failed in the Senate yesterday)
include cuts to programs that monitor, among other things, tsunamis.
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&

http://blog.onbeing.org/post/3791176936/
googles-helps-people-find-survivors
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Added Saturday
3.12
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/13/world/asia/13nuclear.html?_r=1&hp

Added Sunday
3.13
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2058641,00.html 

Added
3.29
Amazing story of the man who used scuba equipment to rescue his wife and his mother
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-japan-quake-scuba-20110317,0,7192950.story




 

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