Several injuries reported after an explosion at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant (see video below) caused by a pumping system failure damaged the building housing nuclear reactor No. 1, but did not not damage the reactor itse
2011 Sendai Earthquake / How To Help: President Obama released a statement earlier announcing that "[t]he United States stands ready to help the Japanese people in this time of great trial." Below is a list of charities and relief organizations you can donate to in order to help bring aid to those affected by the worst earthquake in Japa
Putting Things In Perspective of the Day: NOAA has released this image showing maximum computed tsunami amplitude (in cm) "during 24 hours of wave propagation."
The data was calculated using the MOST (Method of Splitting Tsunami)forecast model. According to NOAA, "this method takes into account three processes of tsunami evolution: earthquake, transoceanic propagation, and inundation."
Breaking News of the Day: An 8.9-magnitude Earthquake struck some 80 miles off the coast of Japan's Miyagi Prefecture (230 miles northeast of Tokyo) around 2:45 PM local time. It is the most powerful earthquake to hit Japan in recorded history, and the seventh largest
Can Art of the Day: This is what a can of Dr Pepper looks like in Japan because of course it is.
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The House That Fun Built of the Day: Yokohama-based LEVEL Architects' "House with Slide" is a private, three-story residence located in the Higashiyama district of Meguro City in Tokyo.
Dibs!
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