Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Why tides Occur ?

 
 
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Rajesh
 
 
 
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Saturday, March 19, 2011

Tsunami - Miyako City, Iwate, Japan

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wYiNnHEGyY&feature=player_embedded

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Things are improving in Japan


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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Japan's Earthquake/Tsunami/Nuclear/Economic Disaster - Donate generously

Hi Friends,
 Some more videos of Japan's Earthquake/Tsunami/Nuclear/Economic Disaster. Interested folks please come forward and donate through International Agencies (like Redcross) and don't declare it to us. I have listed Google's crisis response International Agency below, if you are interested to donate. (Ekantika isn't collecting any donations on this cause so don't donate to Ekantika for this cause, but definitely encouraging you folks to donate directly, if you are interested in helping).
 
Tsunami wave destroying a town
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFvy2Lb_wEw&feature=player_embedded

Japan's earthquake, Tsunami survivors Begin Digging out as death toll climbs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cxJfe_w9LQ&feature=fvwkrel

Damage and Survivors in Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5In0PffdNuA&NR=1&feature=fvwp

Japan Before and After Earthquake
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQCsH2sa_Uk&feature=relmfu

8.8/8.9/9.0 magnitude values declared.. the scene inside the shaking building
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-GpHf6fEmY&feature=related

Japan How to Help ? - Google Crisis response Provides methods to donate.
http://www.google.com/crisisresponse/japanquake2011.html

For latest information on Japan's crisis :
http://www.newsonjapan.com/

Regards,
Rajesh KVP

http://www.rajeshkvp.blogspot.com
http://www.ekantika.com


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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Friends Please donate generously to International Aid Agencies Supporting Japan in the wake of Earthquake/Tsunami/Nuclear/Economic Crisis that hit Japan last week and ongoing..

Hi All,
 
Friends, Please donate generously to International Aid Agencies Supporting Japan in the wake of Earthquake/Tsunami/Nuclear/Economic Crisis that hit Japan last week and ongoing..
 
Saturday, March 12, 1:37 (JST) INSIDE JAPAN
Hardships, suffering in earthquake zone Rescue workers used chain saws and hand picks Monday to dig out bodies in devastated coastal towns, as the nation faced a mounting humanitarian, nuclear and economic crisis in the aftermath of a massive earthquake and tsunami that likely killed thousands. Millions of people spent a third night without water, food or heating in near-freezing temperatures along the northeastern coast as death estimates continued to rise. More than 10,000 people are estimated to have died in Friday's tragedy, which is causing hardships on a scale that hasn't been seen since World War II. In many areas there is no running water, no power, and four- to five-hour waits for gasoline. People are suppressing hunger with instant noodles or rice balls while dealing with the loss of their loved ones and homes. (Japan Times)
 
Tsunami-ravaged hospitals leave the sick in misery Within the dark and fetid wards of the Senen General Hospital, some 120 patients lie in their beds or slumped in wheelchairs, moaning incoherently.
"There is no food!" cries an old man in a blue gown, to no one in particular.
 
Last week's powerful earthquake and tsunami heaped untold new misery on those already suffering - thousands of elderly, infirm and sick people in hospitals that were laid to waste by the violent shaking and the walls of water that followed. There are no figures yet on how many hospitals were ravaged, but few could have escaped unscathed given the scale of the destruction.
 
Senen General Hospital in Takajo town, near Miyagi prefecture's capital of Sendai, had about 200 patients when the earthquake hit, tossing its medical equipment around and collapsing part of the ceiling in one wing.
 
All of its food and medicine was stored on the first floor. Everything was ruined or lost in the 30 minutes when Takajo, a small town of about 12,000, was flooded by the tsunami. (AP)
Radiation leaps after Japan plant blasts  Japan warned radioactive levels had become "significantly" higher around a quake-stricken nuclear power plant on Tuesday after explosions at two reactors, and the French embassy said a low level radioactive wind could reach Tokyo by the evening. Prime Minister Naoto Kan urged people within 30 km (18 miles) of the facility north of Tokyo to remain indoors, underscoring the dramatic worsening of Japan's nuclear crisis, the world's most serious since the Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine in 1986. Winds over the facility are blowing slowly in a southwesterly direction that includes Tokyo but will shift westerly later on Tuesday, a weather official said.
Crisis continues at Fukushima nuclear plant as fuel rods exposed again  A crisis continued Tuesday at the troubled No. 2 reactor at the quake-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, as fuel rods became fully exposed again after workers recovered water levels to cover half of them in a bid to prevent overheating. The plant operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co., said steam vents of the pressure container of the reactor that houses the rods were closed probably due to the battery problem, raising fears that its core will melt at a faster pace. The firm said it will first lower the pressure of the reactor by releasing radioactive steam and open the vents with new batteries to resume the operation to inject seawater to cool down the reactor.
 
Source :
 
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The risks of radiation exposure

Hi All,
  Let us understand the risk to radiation exposure.. and the Risks involved. How to protect oneself from absorbing Radioactive Iodine.
The risks of radiation exposure
Leaks, explosions and meltdowns at any of Japan’s troubled nuclear reactors could expose large numbers of people to radiation. These are some of the potential health risks of radiation exposure and how the condition can be treated.
Health risks
Humans are exposed to low doses of radiation on a daily basis, including natural sources such as the sun and radon in the soil, medical tests such as CT scans, and from industrial and commercial products such as tobacco and smoke detectors.
Infographic
Media
Mapping the scenes of destruction in Japan
Video
Ground level view of tsunami's carnage
The cumulative effect of this low dose of exposure is not clearly understood, said Fiona McNeill, a professor of applied radiation sciences at McMaster University in Hamilton.
But the fear in Japan is that damage to nuclear plants could result in the release of high doses of radiation and those dangers are far more clear.
Dr. McNeill said the health effects of radiation exposure are strongly dose related: The greater and more prolonged the exposure, the sicker a person gets.
Most of what we know about the dangers radiation poses to human health comes from studies of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during the Second World War, and large-scale nuclear industrial accidents such as Chernobyl in 1986 and Three Mile Island in 1979.
Radiation dosage is measured in sieverts (Sv). A dose as small as 0.25 Sv can cause detectable changes in blood but signs of radiation sickness do not usually appear below 0.1 Sv.
The first signs of radiation sickness are nausea and vomiting and, by 0.3 Sv, hair loss. Radiation can damage the gastrointestinal tract, the reproductive tract and, in particular, the thyroid.
Radiation also destroys white blood cells, leaving people susceptible to infection. With mass exposure, such as would occur with an explosion at a nuclear plant, the greatest risk in the short term would by the rapid spread of infectious disease.
By 4.5 Sv exposure, about half of people exposed die and 8 Sv or more is invariably fatal.
At Chernobyl, for example, firefighters at the scene were exposed to more than 16 Sv of radiation, while those living in surrounding areas had exposure ranging from 0.5 Sv to 5 Sv.
Over the long term, exposure to radiation, because it damages bone marrow, greatly increases the risk of developing cancer, particularly leukemia and thyroid cancer.
Treatment and prevention
When there is a threat of radioactive material being released, the first action of public health officials is to evacuate citizens from the immediate area of a plant, to minimize exposure.
After a leak occurs, one of the key actions is the simplest: To decontaminate. That means removing clothes and shoes – which capture about 90 per cent of radioactive particles in the air – and washing away residue. It is particularly important to keep radioactive particles away from wounds.
In news reports, you will often hear of plans to distribute “iodine.” In fact, the pill that is used is potassium iodide. Iodine is essential to proper function of the thyroid gland and the thyroid will absorb radioactive iodine; iodine is given because it will fill the space in the thyroid and prevent radioactive material from being absorbed.
There’s a catch, though: “It only works if you take the potassium iodide tables before being exposed to radioactive iodine,” Dr. McNeill said. So the pills need to be distributed and taken before a leak occurs.
People who suffer from radiation sickness, meaning they have ingested or absorbed significant quantities of radioactive material (of which there are several kinds) can be treated with drugs called filgrastim (brand name Neupogen) or pegfilgrastim (Neulasta). These blood-derived medications stimulate the growth of white blood cells and help people fight off infections.
Prussian blue is a dye that binds to the radioactive elements cesium and thallium and helps the body excrete them. Another drug, DTPA (Diethylene Triamine Penta Acetic Acid) acts in a similar manner to help clear the body of the radioactive elements plutonium, americium and curium.
 
{This blog is used only to spread awareness of the effects of Radioactive material and not to intend any harm, either to person/country}
 
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Rajesh
 
 
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Sunday, March 13, 2011

Japan Earthquake and Tsunami : After Effects

Hi All,

Nuclear explosion
History Repeating? Fears Fukushima may turn into Chernobyl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLFbZ0eo1rY&feature=relmfu

Radiation Level Rising
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyQn4PgMkaE&feature=related

Japan Earthquake: Helicopter aerial view video of giant tsunami waves
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3AdFjklR50&feature=related

Aerial View-2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CJXPIu8Zgo&feature=related

Aerial View-3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTfAmjnqwqc&feature=related

Another Coverage
http://www.reuters.com/news/video/story?videoId=194505631&videoChannel=2602


Regards,
Rajesh
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Saturday, March 12, 2011

Japan M8.9 Earthquake Effect : More Videos & News

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Damage from megaquake increasing, death toll feared to top 1,600

http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/death-toll-from-powerful-japan-quake-likely-to-top-1000

Tsunami rose to a height of 3 floor City Hall Building
from the 4th floor of City hall building no buildings could be seen
55 lakh people without electricty
1 lakh people without water
3400 partially/full destroyed buildings
expected death toll above 1600
Nuclear plant "Tokyo Electric Power Co's Fukushima No. 1-> Nuclear plant exploded and injured 4 workers

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Rajesh
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Japan Tsunami and after effects : Pictures

Source : NDTV website

Tsunami pics
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342

Waves of tsunami hit residences after a powerful earthquake in Natori, Miyagi prefecture (state), Japan.
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/3?cp

Flames rise from an oil refinery after a powerful earthquake in Ichihara, Chiba prefecture (state), Japan.
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/4?cp

Sendai Airport is surrounded by waters in Miyagi prefecture (state), Japan.
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/5?cp

A building is in flames near Sendai airport, Miyagi prefecture (state).
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/6?cp

Tsunami swirls near a port in Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture (state) after Japan was struck by a strong earthquake off its northeastern coast on Friday
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/7?cp

Houses are in flame while the Natori river is flooded over the surrounding area by tsunami tidal waves in Natori city, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/8?cp

People wait for buses at a bus terminal near Tokyo railway station as train and bus services were suspended. The largest earthquake in Japan's recorded history slammed the eastern coasts Friday
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/9?cp

People gather outside Sendai station after a powerful earthquake hit northern Japan on Friday March 11, 2011. The ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan's eastern coast Friday, killing scores of people as it swept away boats, cars and homes while widespread fires burned out of control
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/10?cp

A child reacts to an aftershock at a temporary shelter in Tokyo for people affected by a strong earthquake which hit Japan on Friday
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/11?cp

In central Tokyo, trains were stopped and passengers walked along the tracks to platforms. NHK said more than 4 million buildings without power in Tokyo and its suburbs
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/12?cp

TV footage showed a large building on fire and bellowing smoke in the Odaiba district of Tokyo
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/13?cp

A woman caught in the fury is seen desperately waving a flag and asking for help
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/14?cp

An entire bridge was uprooted due to the sheer force of the devastating earthquake. This was massive
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/15?cp

The owner of a ceramic shop checks his damaged wares following the massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Tokyo on March 11, 2011
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/16?cp

Dozens of fires were reported in northern prefectures of Fukushima, Sendai, Iwate and Ibaraki. Houses collapsing and landslides were also reported in Miyagi
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/17?cp

In various locations along Japan's coast, TV footage showed severe flooding, with dozens of cars, boats and even buildings being carried along by waters. A large ship swept away by the tsunami rammed directly into a breakwater in Kesennuma city in Miyagi prefecture, according to footage on public broadcaster NHK
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/18?cp

The quake that struck 2:46 p.m. was followed by a series of aftershocks, including a 7.4-magnitude one about 30 minutes later. The U.S. Geological Survey upgraded the strength of the first quake to a magnitude 8.8
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/19?cp

Several quakes had hit the same region in recent days, including a 7.3 magnitude one on Wednesday
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/20?cp

Thirty minutes after the quake, tall buildings were still swaying in Tokyo and mobile phone networks were not working. Japan's Coast Guard has set up task force and officials are standing by for emergency contingencies, Coast Guard official Yosuke Oi said
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/21?cp

In downtown Tokyo, large buildings shook violently and workers poured into the street for safety. TV footage showed a large building on fire and bellowing smoke in the Odaiba district of Tokyo
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/22?cp

TV announcers urged viewers near the shore to move to strong concrete buildings and stay above the third floor
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/23?cp

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii said a tsunami warning was in effect for Japan, Russia, Marcus Island and the Northern Marianas. A tsunami watch has been issued for Guam, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia and the U.S. state of Hawaii
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/24?cp

Here a washed out scene after the waves swept the area
The destruction has been massive and scary to say the least.
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/26?cp

The tsunami roared over embankments in Sendai city, washing cars, houses and farm equipment inland before reversing directions and carrying them out to sea
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/27?cp

The tsunami roared over embankments in Sendai city, washing cars, houses and farm equipment inland
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/28?cp

The ceiling in Kudan Kaikan, a large hall in Tokyo, collapsed, injuring an unknown number of people, NHK said
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/29?cp

Vehicles are crushed by a collapsed wall at a carpark in Mito city in Ibaraki prefecture on March 11, 2011 after a massive earthquake rocked Japan
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/30?cp

Japanese tourists watch a TV news program about a strong earthquake hitting their country at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/31?cp

Black smoke rises from a burning building in Tokyo Bay area after Japan was struck by a magnitude 8.9 earthquake off its northeastern coast on Friday
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/32?cp

Smoke rises from a burning building in Tokyo after Japan was struck by a magnitude 8.9 earthquake off its northeastern coast on Friday
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/34?cp

Warnings have also been issued for Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Chile, Peru. There is no Tsunami warning issued for the Indian Ocean
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/35?cp

The signs of ravage were visible all over, with roads caving in and buildings collapsing
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/37?cp

In this video image taken from Japan's NHK TV, ships and boats are washed ashore in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefectur, Japan Friday March 11, 2011 following a masive earth quake
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/38?cp

In this video image taken from Japan's NHK TV, an oil refinery burns in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture Japan
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/40?cp

Reporters at the Associated Press Tokyo Bureau in Tokyo take shelter under a table while a strong earthquake strikes eastern Japan Friday afternoon, March 11, 2011
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/41?cp

The meteorological agency issued a tsunami warning for the entire Pacific coast of Japan. National broadcaster NHK was warning those near the coast to get to safer ground
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/42?cp

Train passengers watch TV at Tokyo's Shinagawa train station to get first-hand information on a very strong earthquake on Friday March 11, 2011
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/44?cp

A station staff directs passengers at Tokyo's Shinagawa train station after a magnitude 8.9 earthquake slammed Japan's eastern coast on Friday March 11, 2011
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/45?cp

People walk past a ruined bus stop which was crushed by part of fallen outer wall of a nearby building in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture (state) after Japan was struck by a strong earthquake off its northeastern coast Friday, March 11, 2011
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/46?cp

A magnitude 8.9 earthquake slammed Japan's northeastern coast Friday, unleashing a 13-foot (4-meter) tsunami that swept boats, cars, buildings and tons of debris miles inland. Fires triggered by the quake burned out of control up and down the coast.
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/47?cp

In this video image taken from Japan's NHK TV, water floods across the runway as airplanes are seen parked near the airport building at Sendai Airport, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan Friday March 11, 2011 following a massive earth quake
http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-9342/48?cp

Regards,
Rajesh
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Friday, March 11, 2011

Japan Tsunami : Videos - Mar 11, 2011

TOKYO: The biggest earthquake to hit Japan in 140 years struck the northeast coast on Friday, triggering a 10-metre tsunami that swept away everything in its path, including houses, cars and farm buildings on fire.
 
Japan hit by quake measuring 8.9 on Richter scale
 
Sendai Airport submerged
 
Japan quake causes fires, landslides
 
Japan: 5 nuclear plants shut down
 
13-foot tsunami hits northern coastline
 
 
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Rajesh
 
 
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