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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:05 AM Original message |
Breaking: 8.9 Earthquake Causes Many Injuries in Japan, 30-Ft. Tsunami |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:06 AM Response to Original message |
1. 7.9? Yikes........that's a monster quake. |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:55 AM Response to Reply #1 |
106. Images: |
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slay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 03:06 AM Response to Reply #106 |
108. Updated to 8.9! |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 03:14 AM Response to Reply #108 |
114. Yes, missed fixing it on the Greatest Page by 3 minutes. |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 03:17 AM Response to Reply #106 |
115. NATO Press Room stops to watch coverage: |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 05:43 AM Response to Reply #115 |
157. PHOTO THREAD Here: |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 07:54 AM Response to Reply #157 |
171. From Photo Thread: |
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SheilaT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 10:04 AM Response to Reply #1 |
180. I'm now finding that the BBC has |
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Webster Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:07 AM Response to Original message |
2. Jeezus 7.9? |
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Sonoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:12 AM Response to Original message |
3. Whoa.. 7.9? |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:13 AM Response to Original message |
4. According to the USGS earthquake site |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 08:22 PM Response to Reply #4 |
192. They often show doubles that are single events. A seismologist will review and cleanup. |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 08:55 PM Response to Reply #192 |
193. Okay, |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 09:20 PM Response to Reply #193 |
195. Maybe triangulated with a different set of seismometers. |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 09:30 PM Response to Reply #195 |
197. Thanks. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:14 AM Response to Original message |
5. got a link for you... |
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necso (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:15 AM Response to Original message |
6. Link: |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:21 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. If I hadn't been up late, you would have had the link first |
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necso (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:34 AM Response to Reply #8 |
16. I clicked again on both our links, |
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necso (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:28 AM Response to Reply #6 |
83. Edited to remove various inappropriate asides, |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:15 AM Response to Original message |
7. Message one from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center |
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tabatha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:21 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Thanks. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:25 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. When I lived in Hawaii I learned how to find those two FAST |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:41 AM Response to Reply #7 |
24. And Hawaii is UTC-10 hours, or 5 hours behind Eastern Standard Time. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:21 AM Response to Original message |
9. short youtube vid, interesting tsunami barriers |
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LunaSea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:27 AM Response to Original message |
12. Upgraded to 8.8 |
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Vehl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. wow!! |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. And now a 3.2 in the "Hawaii Region" |
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FVZA_Colonel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:56 AM Response to Reply #15 |
33. It may be irrational, but with Christchurch and then Tokyo, |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:00 AM Response to Reply #33 |
44. The Ring of Fire does seem to be awfully active lately. |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:53 AM Response to Reply #33 |
105. Been thinking about that |
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Project Grudge (228 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:31 AM Response to Original message |
14. This is terrible. |
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GReedDiamond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:34 AM Response to Original message |
17. I just spoke to my girlfriend in Itabashi section of Tokyo... |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:38 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Good vibes for her! |
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GReedDiamond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:41 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Thanks...nt |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 08:06 AM Response to Reply #17 |
172. Kyodo reporting that over 700 flights from Japan have been cancelled, with 13,000 people stranded at |
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GReedDiamond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 10:16 AM Response to Reply #172 |
182. Just got a call from my girlfriend... |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:45 PM Response to Reply #182 |
187. Please keep us updated. nt |
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GReedDiamond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 07:44 PM Response to Reply #187 |
191. I just spoke to her again, around 4:15 PM... |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 09:28 PM Response to Reply #191 |
196. I, too, am very concerned about the power plants. |
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GReedDiamond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 09:41 PM Response to Reply #196 |
198. Thanks, I'll update whenever I hear any more news...nt |
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GReedDiamond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 08:28 PM Response to Reply #198 |
200. Update, Saturday... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:35 AM Response to Original message |
18. Expanding regional warning |
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jannyk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:40 AM Response to Original message |
20. Watchinng live on BBCTV Boats sailing down streets along with cars |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:41 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Damn |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:41 AM Response to Reply #20 |
23. I see building being swept along with them boats, cars and trucks too |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:42 AM Response to Reply #23 |
26. delete |
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jannyk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:52 AM Response to Reply #23 |
30. Saw that too - got my husband up to watch - we're on the West Coast |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:42 AM Response to Original message |
25. 6.4 aftershock according to USGS |
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Newsjock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:46 AM Response to Original message |
27. NHK World live on SF Bay Area TV |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:47 AM Response to Original message |
28. The tsunami will hit us in about an hour, but... |
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Kuroneko (32 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:56 AM Response to Reply #28 |
32. I'm glad that your ok |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:57 AM Response to Reply #32 |
35. Yeah, it is scary. We are watching the chaos on the TV |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:58 AM Response to Reply #35 |
39. Get some bottled water, more than just a few gallons |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 03:22 AM Response to Reply #39 |
122. I'm in the volunteer fire dept and we just closed the flood gates. |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:50 AM Response to Original message |
29. NHK English live feed |
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jayfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:59 AM Response to Reply #29 |
41. They (NHK) just had live helocopter video of a Tsunami rolling in. |
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nonconformist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:55 AM Response to Original message |
31. CNN just reported that the first quake was an 8.9 |
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obxhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:56 AM Response to Original message |
34. MSNBC showing new video of tsunami. nt |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:17 AM Response to Reply #34 |
60. Someone also needs to give their anchor/newswoman a quick education |
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obxhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:29 AM Response to Reply #60 |
84. Yes, she changed it to calling it a 30 foot wave. |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:33 AM Response to Reply #84 |
88. I missed that because I have to go to bed |
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obxhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:40 AM Response to Reply #88 |
95. No worries. |
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Brother Buzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 03:06 PM Response to Reply #60 |
188. 9 Meters In English Is What? Science wasn't Rick Sanchez's strong suite |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 09:03 PM Response to Reply #188 |
194. The anchorwoman I was watching at the time I made my comment |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:57 AM Response to Original message |
36. msnbc live now |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:57 AM Response to Original message |
37. Wow, Live pictures from CNN - mud and debris as tsunami flows across landscape seen from air. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:57 AM Response to Original message |
38. live coverage here too, top right, click box for connection speed |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:58 AM Response to Original message |
40. Oh my God. |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:01 AM Response to Reply #40 |
45. Boats and houses heading for cars driving on road! Just saw a car with someone in it get caught up |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:03 AM Response to Reply #45 |
47. Probably seeing some people die live here. |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:04 AM Response to Reply #47 |
49. Just saw another couple of cars caught up. |
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AsahinaKimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:59 AM Original message |
MORE INFO HERE |
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AsahinaKimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:59 AM Response to Original message |
42. Duplicate |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 01:59 AM Response to Original message |
43. Can we get a couple of more recs to get this on Greatest Page so people can find it? |
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nonconformist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:03 AM Response to Reply #43 |
48. Done. |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:05 AM Response to Reply #48 |
51. Warnings for Marshall Islands, Wake Island, Taiwan - Stay away from coastal areas. |
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jannyk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:03 AM Response to Original message |
46. Oh Fuck those cars have no escape- oh shit - poor bastards. |
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jannyk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:05 AM Response to Reply #46 |
50. It's so flat - they have no high ground to escape to!. nt |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:06 AM Response to Reply #50 |
52. Iwate Prefecture, Sendai area. |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:11 AM Response to Original message |
53. Live stream links below |
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SheilaT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 08:59 AM Response to Reply #53 |
176. Once again Al Jazeera is the best coverage. |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:11 AM Response to Original message |
54. Showing huge breakers heading in yet again. Second wave moving in now live. |
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jannyk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:14 AM Response to Reply #54 |
56. BBC Showing same helicopter coverage. So many lives ending as we write. |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:12 AM Response to Original message |
55. Matt Alt on CNN says he could literally not stand up during 5-10 minute duration of quake. |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:18 AM Response to Reply #55 |
62. I know Matt. He is on CNN@!??? WTF? |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:19 AM Response to Reply #62 |
63. I didn't hear her introduce him. He is talking about his calm wife. |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:19 AM Response to Reply #63 |
65. Hiroko. She IS calm. |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:21 AM Response to Reply #65 |
67. He is talking about not knowing about the fate of people caught up in cars. |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:22 AM Response to Reply #67 |
71. Not the guy I know in Tokyo, I guess it is a reporter. lol nt |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:23 AM Response to Reply #71 |
73. O.K. |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:21 AM Response to Reply #65 |
69. Sendai Airport completely inundated with water. |
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jannyk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:26 AM Response to Reply #69 |
78. Many on the roof surrounded by water - can't they 'heli' them off? |
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nonconformist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:19 AM Response to Reply #62 |
64. He's on the phone |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:20 AM Response to Reply #64 |
66. Is he self-promoting? I bet he is. nt |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:21 AM Response to Reply #55 |
68. I am listening now. That is not the Matt Alt I know. LOL nt |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:22 AM Response to Reply #68 |
72. Yes, he's doing good. |
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nonconformist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:23 AM Response to Reply #68 |
74. This is his Twitter |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:28 AM Response to Reply #68 |
81. "Co-author of Super #1 Robot, Hello, Please!" |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 03:23 AM Response to Reply #81 |
123. LOL. Yeah, that's the guy I know. nt |
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jayfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:21 AM Response to Reply #55 |
70. They need to get this wretched Rosemary person off the air. |
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laundry_queen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:40 AM Response to Reply #70 |
97. God, I agree. |
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nonconformist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:16 AM Response to Original message |
57. This is heartwrenching to watch. |
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FVZA_Colonel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:16 AM Response to Original message |
58. Apparently the US Air Force flew a bunch of planes out of Okinawa |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:16 AM Response to Original message |
59. Reuters: BREAKING NEWS: Tsunami washes away houses, land in northern Japan after quake: TV |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:17 AM Response to Reply #59 |
61. It is 10m in some places. nt |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:24 AM Response to Original message |
75. International Red Cross donation link: |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:24 AM Response to Original message |
76. Reuters: Power Outage Hits 4 Million Homes in Tokyo, surrounding area. |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:24 AM Response to Reply #76 |
77. Large fire at oil refinery in Ichihara, Chiba prefecture, northeast of Tokyo |
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FVZA_Colonel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:28 AM Response to Reply #77 |
80. God, for a moment I thought that was a nuclear plant on fire. |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:26 AM Response to Original message |
79. BBC: Five nuclear plants shut down in Japan, tsunami waves continue |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:28 AM Response to Original message |
82. Message Two, Pacific Tsunami Center |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:30 AM Response to Reply #82 |
85. "Estimated Earliest Arrival Of First Tsunami Wave in Hawaii is 0259 AM HST FRI 11 MAR 2011" |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:35 AM Response to Reply #85 |
90. Well at least the idiots wil stay out of the water at North Shore |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:39 AM Response to Reply #90 |
91. Well, that's about like the surfers here that |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:32 AM Response to Original message |
86. "My grandfather has been killed in the tsunami." Tweet to CNN |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:33 AM Response to Reply #86 |
89. Person on second floor of house waving white cloth asking for help. |
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jannyk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:32 AM Response to Original message |
87. God, look at those people waving from upper windows to attract attention |
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jannyk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:39 AM Response to Original message |
92. New Widespread Tsunami Warning posted from Russia to Antartica! |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:39 AM Response to Original message |
93. @Cabel: Kenichi hears that Tokyo Disneyland, right on Tokyo Bay, is beginning to get flooded. This i |
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nonconformist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:46 AM Response to Reply #93 |
102. Tokyo Disneyland car park has been obliterated |
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nonconformist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:39 AM Response to Original message |
94. Yen is falling fast. Insult to injury. |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:40 AM Response to Original message |
96. @REUTERSFLASH BreakingNews Indonesia issues tsunami warning for eastern Indonesia after Japan quake |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:41 AM Response to Original message |
98. Japan PM speaking live on NHK, says doing everything possible to aid situation. |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:42 AM Response to Original message |
99. CNN: This quake ranked 7th strongest since records kept. |
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nonconformist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:51 AM Response to Reply #99 |
104. Daaaaaaaamn. |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 04:57 AM Response to Reply #99 |
153. Oh man...Thanks for the info. |
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alp227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:43 AM Response to Original message |
100. Crazy right here. CNN and BBC World are simulcasting NHK World footage |
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jannyk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:43 AM Response to Original message |
101. Hawaii - Urgent Action Shoud be Taken to Protect Lives/Property! |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:49 AM Response to Original message |
103. NHK: Tsunami warnings issued for Hawaii, Australia, NZ, Mexico, Chile, Peru, Guam, Wake Island... |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 03:05 AM Response to Original message |
107. Tsunami Watch Issued for Washington and Oregon Coastlines |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 03:10 AM Response to Reply #107 |
110. wcatwc doesn't agree... |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 03:21 AM Response to Reply #110 |
120. Source: The Oregonian |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 05:44 AM Response to Reply #120 |
158. Thanks, the alert went out about 30 minutes later. |
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jannyk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 03:12 AM Response to Reply #107 |
113. Not according to NOAA - I'm on the PacNorWest and am checking every few mins. |
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jannyk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 03:20 AM Response to Reply #107 |
119. All areas 'Except' AK/OR/WA/CA & Canada |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 03:09 AM Response to Original message |
109. AP: Tsunami warning sirens sounded in Honolulu |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 03:11 AM Response to Reply #109 |
111. First fatality confirmed: |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 03:11 AM Response to Reply #109 |
112. However it isn't due for another 4-5 hours. Time to prepare |
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sce56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 03:18 AM Response to Original message |
116. Still no good info for my neck of the BEACH! |
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jannyk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 03:22 AM Response to Reply #116 |
121. Am at our beachfront cabin in BC - I share your fears and will be up all night monitoring! |
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jannyk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 03:23 AM Response to Reply #116 |
124. NOAA stillo saying we're ok - so far |
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sce56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 03:27 AM Response to Reply #124 |
126. KCAL9 Just said we are under a Tsunami WATCH |
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nonconformist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 03:18 AM Response to Original message |
117. Holy shit did you see that mushroom cloud? |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 03:19 AM Response to Original message |
118. HUGE fireball at burning Ichihara oil refinery. |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 03:26 AM Response to Original message |
125. Government: 8 Confirmed Dead |
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sce56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 03:30 AM Response to Original message |
127. Finally updated |
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jannyk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 03:36 AM Response to Reply #127 |
129. We go up to a warning and I've got a lot of elderly folks to wake up. |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 03:33 AM Response to Original message |
128. Reuters: U.N. Says 30 International Search/Rescue Teams On Alert |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 03:40 AM Response to Original message |
130. NOAA: "Wave heights are amplified by irregular shoreline and are difficult to forecast." |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 03:41 AM Response to Reply #130 |
131. Tsunami arrival in Taiwan: 1 Hour |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 03:43 AM Response to Reply #131 |
132. Shannon Moore in Alaska: "You can't be too careful..." |
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sce56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 03:45 AM Response to Original message |
133. Take a look at this video Feb 27th 2010 Ventura Harbor Chilean Tsunami |
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AsahinaKimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 03:53 AM Response to Original message |
134. I have family in Osaka |
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industry_ (31 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 04:49 AM Response to Reply #134 |
151. i'm in osaka too |
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AsahinaKimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 06:01 AM Response to Reply #151 |
161. I know about quakes.. |
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AsahinaKimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 06:01 AM Response to Reply #151 |
162. dupe |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 03:54 AM Response to Original message |
135. 14 Japan Quakes in About 2 Hours: 8.9, 6.4, 6.4, 6.8, 7.1, 6.3, 6.3, 5.8, 5.9, 6.3, 6.2, 6.2, 5.9... |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 03:55 AM Response to Original message |
136. Reuters: Over 10 Dead |
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jannyk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 03:55 AM Response to Original message |
137. UN Concerned! Wave Now Higher than Some Pacific Islands!! |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 03:56 AM Response to Original message |
138. Reuters: Red Cross says biggest concern is tsunami, wave now higher than some Pacific islands |
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VermeerLives (287 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 03:57 AM Response to Original message |
139. This is beyond terrible |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 04:06 AM Response to Original message |
140. 11K people evacuated in Kuril Islands. |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 04:13 AM Response to Reply #140 |
141. NHK said: Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant is in trouble now. The emerging diesel plants to cool Nucl |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 04:19 AM Response to Reply #141 |
143. AP: Philippine officials order eastern coastal areas evacuated in expectation of tsunami |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 04:35 AM Response to Reply #141 |
146. NWS issues tsunami warning for parts of California, Oregon, Alaska, Washington, British Columbia |
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Liberty Belle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 04:14 AM Response to Original message |
142. News editor here needs public domain photos of quake, tsunamis |
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Waiting For Everyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 04:22 AM Response to Original message |
144. Livestream from Japan |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 04:25 AM Response to Original message |
145. 4.5 quake measured in Hawaii - USGS http://1.usa.gov/giDeqa |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 04:40 AM Response to Original message |
147. Correction: Tsunami warning for parts of Calif., Ore., Alaska; Advisory, not warning, expanded to Wa |
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Turborama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 04:42 AM Response to Original message |
148. Incredible screenshots from Japanese TV... |
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Tunkamerica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 05:13 AM Response to Reply #148 |
156. In the new video that whole refinery is on fire now. |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 04:45 AM Response to Original message |
149. K&R n/t |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 04:48 AM Response to Original message |
150. 22 people dead after Japan quake: media |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 04:50 AM Response to Original message |
152. @RodrigoEBR: Fire at Tohoku Elec Onagawa nuclear plant, the government had decided to declare a nucl |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 05:04 AM Response to Original message |
154. Al-Jez: Deep ocean sensor bouys reporting 1-3 meter rises, at least one bouy presumed destroyed |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 05:05 AM Response to Original message |
155. TBS now reporting 33 dead, 40 missing. |
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chollybocker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 05:45 AM Response to Original message |
159. A 4.5 quake just hit Hawaii, according to CBC news. |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 05:51 AM Response to Original message |
160. Bali Shakes from 6.2 Earthquake Source: Bali Discovery |
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Lars77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 06:11 AM Response to Original message |
163. Pictures. Holy shit. |
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BumRushDaShow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 06:28 AM Response to Reply #163 |
164. Yeah, the news channels have been showing video |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 09:12 AM Response to Reply #164 |
179. I watched it live. |
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Adenoid_Hynkel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 06:32 AM Response to Original message |
165. CNN: Officials fear tsunami may have washed over entire islands in Pacific. |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 06:43 AM Response to Original message |
166. REUTERS FLASH: 44 confirmed dead, many missing after Japan quake: report |
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jannyk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 07:01 AM Response to Original message |
167. BBCWorld TV reporting Ship with 100 passengers swept away... |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 07:07 AM Response to Original message |
168. praying for japan. nt |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 07:27 AM Response to Original message |
169. FLASH: Train unaccounted for in tsunami-hit coastal area of Japan's Miyagi: report |
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drm604 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 07:49 AM Response to Original message |
170. Live Japanese news feed in English |
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somone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 08:10 AM Response to Original message |
173. This is a truly horrific event |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 08:12 AM Response to Original message |
174. AP: Police Say 60 Dead; 56 Missing |
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Stuart G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 08:13 AM Response to Original message |
175. Hard to even imagine something like this.,,, |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 09:04 AM Response to Original message |
177. K&R |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
178. Jiji Press: As Many As 300 Bodies Have Been Found in Japanese City of Sendai |
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Lars77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
181. Dear CNN, Please stop calling this an event |
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Ter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 03:12 PM Response to Reply #181 |
189. One is a terrible tragidy |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
183. Here's a quake map for those keeping track |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 11:44 AM Response to Reply #183 |
184. Horrific. Rec and thanking everyone for keeping this current n/t |
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Viva_La_Revolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:37 PM Response to Reply #183 |
185. Just posted un YouTube.. close up map shows circular pattern |
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MrMickeysMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 02:45 PM Response to Reply #183 |
186. Thank you... kick eom |
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SlipperySlope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
190. 8.9 - one of the strongest ever recorded. |
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sce56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
199. Yeah Breaking got me to looking! The tide is back up and down again the Harbor Patrol is tired! |
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