The news is currently jam packed with stories relating to the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in reccent days. This is a tragedy on so many levels. Read the following article on the effects of radiatin on humans. Several nuclear power plants were damaged in this disaster and it is now leading to a nation-wide state of emergency. After you have read the article search other news outlets (CNN, Global news, Yahoo, etc.) and find three more related articles on various problems Japan is facing. Paste each link in a post and summarize each article under each link. You will be asked to share your findings with the class.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/21/japan.radiation.food.risk/index.html?hpt=T2
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/21/japan.disaster/index.html?hpt=T2
ReplyDeleteMore bodies are being found and people are still missing.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/03/21/japan-tsunami-survivors-face-long-wait-return-home/
Many home have been destroyed and cleanup will take a while
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704355304576214291364018666.html
A lack of fuel in Japan has slowed relief efforts.
There is not much one can say about this sort of thing, I just pray that Japan gets the help they need at this difficult time.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.sfexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/2011/03/japan-s-crisis-and-future-nuclear-power-us
ReplyDeleteJapan's nuclear disaster could effect US nuclear plants
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/Resource-Wars/2011/03/21/Japans-nuclear-disaster-boosts-renewables/UPI-28501300714143/
Causing Japan to buy more renewable energy
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1367684/Japan-earthquake-tsunami-Fukushima-nulear-plant-radiation-leak-kill-people.html
Admitting that the radiation is high enough to kill people.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8394963/Japan-nuclear-crisis-fears-over-food-contamination.html
ReplyDeleteEngineers have hooked up 6 power cables to reactors and also started a water pump again this will reverse the over heating that caused this nuclear crisis in the first place.
http://blogs.wsj.com/marketbeat/2011/03/21/japan-nuclear-crisis-simmers-companies-start-resuming-production/
Japans electricity generation capacity has been reduced by 20%.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-18/japan-nuclear-crisis-remains-very-grave-as-forecasts-show-shifting-winds.html
Changing wind may now bring the radation in the air closer to Tokyo sometime before the end of the weekend.
(CNN) -- Japan's alarm over radiation found in spinach and milk has also raised questions, given that little is known about its effect on the human body. I thing that as the year moves on there is going to be more trouble with radiation no matter what the government of japan has to say.This story came from (yahoo), FUKUSHIMA, Japan – Gray smoke rose from two reactor units Monday, temporarily stalling critical work to reconnect power lines and restore cooling systems to stabilize Japan's radiation-leaking nuclear complex. I feel bad for these people in Japan they need are help and its time we start moving these people to a safer please then where they are at now. this story came from (MNS),TOKYO — The operator of Japan's tsunami-damaged nuclear power plant told safety regulators less than two weeks before disaster struck that it had failed to carry out some scheduled inspections at the facility. This should have been take care of along time ago, if something that important needs to be done then it should have. Many live are lost because of big mistakes and this one was on called for. Japan has always been on the edge of disaster. Its a small Island with lots of trouble just waiting to happen, to me there should have never been a nuclear power plant on that Island.
ReplyDeletehttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_earthquake
ReplyDeleteWorkers are having a hard time trying to fix two of the nuclear plants due to smoke, and others are still trying to escape.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/21/japan.nuclear.food/index.html?hpt=T2
Food contaminated by the radiation, is still safe for people to eat, and have seen no short-term risks.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/03/21/nuclear-commission-examine-safety-reactors-wake-japan-crisis/
In the wake of the nuclear disaster in Japan, the U.S. is going to examine their own reactors to make sure they are safe.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42188697/ns/world_news-asiapacific/
ReplyDeleteThis article said it was a lot more serious than they originally thought. And the people don't even really know what all the numbers they're spouting off are. It said that the plant workers were evacuated from the plant and the smoke plume could have contained radiation. And people should invest in Japanese stocks.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8392328/Japan-earthquake-Radiation-found-in-food-near-nuclear-plant.html
Australian rescuers pulled out on March 20th as the hope of finding survivors faded. The military thought they had rescued a man but it turns out he had just gone back to his house the previous day. And the Japanese government said that the amount of radiation you would accumulate from a year of drinking contaminated milk would be about the same as a CAT scan.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/03/20/japan-discovers-radiation-tainted-food-faces-troubled-nuclear-plant/
Not only do milk and spinach have radiation in them, but now so do canola, crysanthemum greens, fava beens and tap water. The Japanese government isn't optimistic that this can all be fixed, but the seafood isn't contaminated yet. There was also an 80 y.o. woman and her teenage grandson found after nine days. But the bodies of some of the recently found dead are too bad to show to the family. The water-found dead have been eaten by crabs and fish.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110321/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_earthquake_asia_3 Japan supplies Asia with supplies and the earthquake caused shortages of critical raw materials and parts, especially for electronics, autos and shipbuilding. Oil is also expected to rise which affects a lot of countries. It also says Thailand will be hit the hardest.
ReplyDeletehttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110321/ap_on_sc/as_japan_s_fault_line;_ylt=Ak1AjtrscQtgT8Sfmw0wFl1v24cA;_ylu=X3oDMTNiYTFuYm0wBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTEwMzIxL2FzX2phcGFuX3NfZmF1bHRfbGluZQRjY29kZQNtcF9lY184XzEwBGNwb3MDMTAEcG9zAzEwBHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcmllcwRzbGsDamFwYW5xdWFrZWxv
The earthquake created a trench in the sea floor 240 miles long and 120 miles wide as one tectonic plate dove 30 feet under the other. The earthquake relieved stress at the breaking points, but put pressure on adjacent segments
http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/08599206042000
This talked about how the nuclear plant incident scared the people in Germany and they are holding elections, so Merkel (the current president) announced that she would be shutting down six of the old nuclear plants and they are adopting uniform nuclear-safety standards. She wanted to do this to ensure that she was re-elected.
http://www.examiner.com/homeland-security-in-chicago/travelers-from-japan-set-off-radiation-detectors-at-o-hare-airport
ReplyDeleteTravelers from Japan are setting off radiation detectors in airports.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/21/business/global/21econ.html?_r=1&hp
The disaster in Japan is affecting the Global Economy, agriculture in particular.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article1558741.ece
Temporary housing is beginning to be be built for those displaced by the Tsunami and Earthquake.
1. http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/21/japan.nuclear.food/index.html?hpt=T2
ReplyDeleteThis article is called, "WHO: No short-term risk from contaminated food." The article is also about food contamination from Japan's damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The article states that it doesn't feel the high levels of radioactive iodine and cesium found in milk and spinach are an immediate health risk.
2. http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2011/03/world/slider.japan.photos/index.html?hpt=T2
This link is to the page on "Before and After: Devastation in Japan." It is pictures of many different spots in Japan and shows how badly it was devastated. Besides now dealing with radiation in their food, it shows how much of the land and homes are now wiped out or under water.
3. http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/asia-pacific/japan/110319/japan-tokyo-nuclear-plant-quake
"Japan declares 7,348 dead, nearly 11,000 missing" is an article about the death toll in Japan from the earthquake and tsunami. It talks a little about the people's lives now and how many are homeless, have no running water, or electricity. It also is about how engineers in Japan are trying to restore the nuclear plant by cooling it off then restarting it. They are also attempting to stop, as well as prevent more ratiation leaks.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_earthquake
ReplyDeleteTalks more about the radiation that has been leaking from the plants and contaminating the food and water in the surrounding area. Also talks about having to move workers out of the area when Unit 3 and Unit 2 began smoking due to unknown reason.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110320/ap_on_en_tv/us_tv_japan_images
Talks about how there is a massive amount of footage from the tsunami that struck Japan. Personal footage and footage from News crew give a person the ability to see the disaster from almost every aspect.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ap_on_re_as/as_japan_earthquake_global_tragedy
Talks about how the tragedy with the quake, the tsunami, and the reactors could potentially reshape alot of way the world is run.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/21/japan.nuclear.reactors/index.html?iref=NS1
ReplyDeleteSmoke spewed from two nuclear reactors in Japan, setting back safety efforts.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/03/21/nuclear-commission-examine-safety-reactors-wake-japan-crisis/
U.S. Nuclear Commission is examining the safety of nuclear reactors to determine whether upgrades or shutdowns are needed.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-china-radiation-salt-20110322,0,1924696.story?track=rss
Chinese citizens are looking for refunds for salt, but some are being refused. The fear of contamination led to price gouging, and many chinese citizens are looking for refunds after it was discovered that coastal sea salt deposits were not contaminated.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/03/20/chu-nuclear-regulatory-commission-look-moving-future-reactors/
ReplyDeleteThis article is on Fox News and it talks about whether or not the U.S should shut down or reevaluate its nuclear reactors, and if they should begin to be built around less populated areas.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/03/21/state-department-gives-anti-radiation-meds-employees-japan/
This is another article from Fox News, say how the U.S is offering potassium iodine to its staff in Japan as a precaution against any of the radiation from damaged reactors.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/22/world/asia/22japan.html?_r=1&hp
This article from the New York Times says how engineers are trying to hurry and fix the reactors, but are running into problems several of the reactors have had white smoke start to rise out of them so workers had to evacuate and another reactor has severe damage and will take a few days to fix.
http://www.isuppli.com/Teardowns/News/Pages/Japanese-Earthquake-Poses-Potential-Supply-Problems-for-iPad-2.aspx
ReplyDeleteThis article talks about something that may seem a little trivial but in the end could cause some major difficulties. The production of the IPad 2. Without their production lines they are losing alot of money.
http://fenixintl.com/post/284284-life-in-japan-after-the-earthquake
Here is a short depiction of what life was like for some people following the earthquake. Anything from living in the cold and dark to not being able to withdraw money from ATM's due to power failures.
http://www.canada.com/technology/Travel+warnings+after+Japan+earthquake/4449324/story.html
This is a composition of several different countries warnings about traveling to Japan after the earthquake due mostly to the instability problems.
There isn't much to say about this tradegy, I just pray for my friends and family thats in Japan gets the help they need at this difficult time.
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ReplyDeletethe treasury for the world or everyone who has an investment in japan.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-19/japan-s-tepco-seeks-to-restore-power-to-damaged-nuclear-plant.html
hopeing the worst is over for the nuclear disaster, the tsunami, and the earthquake.
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/toc/11_13/B4221japan-crisis.htm
A look at how the disasters will affect the crippled asian nation and the world