Technically a no fly zone simply means that no aircraft can fly in a specific area. At the most this should mean that if an aircraft is found flying in such area it will be shot down. But the current United Nations resolution against Libya is NOT a no fly zone.
The resolution allows any […] Continue Reading…
Russia’s Ambassador to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, warned that any “humanitarian consequences” following any military action to enforce a no fly zone, will be on those enforcing the no fly zone: “Responsibility for inevitable humanitarian consequences caused by excessive use of outside force in the Libyan situation would be fully born by […] Continue Reading…
France will host a summit meeting later on Saturday. Rumors are that air strikes by U.K. and French forces could start air strikes within hours of the meeting’s end.
Saturday’s meeting will be between the European Union, Arab League and African Union. UN chief Ban Ki-moon will attend as well.
Japan’s Nuclear Safety Commission recommended that people near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant should take iodide. That recommendation was made to local officials on 16 March 2011.
Japanese Cabinet Secretary, Yukio Edano, announced that milk and spinach has tested positive for radiation contamination.
The milk tested came from Fukushima Prefecture. The spinach came from Ibaraki Prefecture. 6 samples of spinach were tested. The radiation levels exceeded Japanese Food Safety codes. They are now trying to determine if any contaminated milk, or spinach […] Continue Reading…
People outside the immediate Fukushima evacuation area, are being told that if they must go any where do so inside a vehicle. Also they should wear clothing so that it covers all their body. People are being told to stay out of rain or snow.
A concrete spraying truck, a type similar to that used […] Continue Reading…
Water spraying with fire trucks resumed. The target is the spent fuel pool on reactor 3, Fukushima Daiichi plant. Temperatures are still rising.
They will attempt to spray water for 7 hours on Saturday for a total of 60 tons of water. They also say the trucks are set up so they do not have […] Continue Reading…
Japan’s Prime Minister, Naoto Kan, says the situation in Japan is as worse as at the end of World War 2, after the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Japan. Because of that Kan tried to unite the main political parties, starting with the main opposition party.
Officials with the Liberal Democratic Party (right wing conservatives), […] Continue Reading…
The tsunami destroyed most sea walls in the ground zero areas. The sea walls were ten meters tall.
Sea walls also controlled periodic flooding by the rising of normal tides. This means the areas that have lost their sea walls will suffer tidal flooding in the near future.
Japanese scientist say there is a new threat associated with tsunamis: Fire.
Thanks to our reliance on petroleum products, especially fuel, coastal cities face destruction by fire, as well as water.
Several Japanese coastal towns burned to the ground because of fires started by the tsunami. Boats, cars and fuel storage facilities hit by the tsunami, […] Continue Reading…