On site radiation levels at 20 millisieverts (20,000 microsieverts) per hour. This is why attempts to hook up outside electrical power has not taken place.
Tokyo Fire Department staging to take over cooling operations at the plant, when the JSDF has completed their cooling operations.
Officials confirming that water levels still falling in reactors 1, 2 […] Continue Reading…
Officials in Japan now confirm that liquefaction took place during the 9.0 quake.
This added to the destruction. Roads, power poles and buildings were damaged directly by liquefaction.
Liquefaction is a major concern in the United States along the New Madrid fault line. There is evidence, and reports of liquefaction during a series of strong quakes […] Continue Reading…
Not reported by the main stream U.S. media was the fact that New Orleans police took guns from law abiding residents.
Bar owner Joann Guidos, said if it wasn’t for her shotgun her business would have been looted. “There were vans with thugs in them. They were breaking into any businesses where there was […] Continue Reading…
There are reports that President Barak Obama is looking into the possibility of issuing an executive order, to over ride the Second Amendment.
Reportedly he has asked the Justice Department to look into the legalities of such a move. President Obama has made statements recently in which he expressed desires to make current gun control […] Continue Reading…
Bank of Japan officials began selling off Yen, to buy U.S. Dollars.
Besides getting a deal, the move was to prevent a negative impact on world markets. The DOW and the Dollar went up as a result.
G7 (Group of Seven Industrial Countries) also agreed to take actions that would help float international markets (buying U.S. […] Continue Reading…
NHK reported that for the first time since the quake/tsunami disaster the JSDF (Japanese Self Defense Force) will help supply survivors with food, water and other necessities.
They will begin by sending out helicopters to shelters to determine what is needed. This action is being taken after more than 6 days since the 9.0 quake/tsunami […] Continue Reading…
President Barak Obama said he was ready to take military action, along side France, Italy and Britain, against Libya.
The Libyan government responded by saying that if they are attacked by foreign forces they will launch attacks against international shipping, air traffic and civilian targets.
The UN Security Council decision to use military force was influenced […] Continue Reading…
Latest press conference from Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano.
Officials still not sure about water levels at the reactors & spent fuel pools. Deciding if radiation levels are low enough to fly recon aircraft over to take photos.
Officials still evaluating the effects of yesterday’s water dropping & spraying.
Workers still struggling to get new power lines hooked […] Continue Reading…
General Motors (GM) has announced that due to auto parts shortages, caused by the disasters in Japan, they will have to shut down some production in the United States.
A GM plant in Louisiana is the first to be closed, for a week, as a result.
Toyota had announced that it would slow production in its […] Continue Reading…
While most American’s attention has been focused on the disasters in Japan, the governments of the United States, France and several other countries, have been pushing for military action against Libya.
The first step towards that has been accomplished, with the UN (United Nations) passing a security resolution which will result in air strikes against […] Continue Reading…