How a Reactor Shuts Down and What Happens in a Meltdown

The operating reactors at Fukushima Daiichi power station automatically shut down during the earthquake.But after subsequent cooling failures, two of them went into partial meltdown.The Crippled Japanese Nuclear ReactorsJapanese officials were scrambling to avoid meltdowns...

Japanese Earthquake : Update

Dear Brothers & Sisters,Here is a more comprehensive update on the situation in Japan:"Dear Family and Friends,Yes, we are alright! It was a big one this time and the tsunami has been devastating. At this writing there...

News and Videos from Japan

Dear brothers and sistersbellows are some links to the videos to the YouTube. Tokyo where I live is relatively undamaged by  the earthquakes norTsunami.But the damage is really bad in the north-east part of Japan.The damage...

Earthquakes—How You Can Prepare for Survival!

By Awake! correspondent in Japan“We have no knowledge of what we should do. Panic would break out.” So said a meteorologist from Pakistan regarding the effect an earthquake would have in his land. In reality,...

Is Your Home Earthquake Resistant?

By Awake! correspondent in Japan“HELP me! Help me!” In the early morning darkness of January 17, 1994, a man cried out from the first floor of an apartment house into which the top two stories...

EarthQuake update letter

Good morning brothers and sisters.Thank you very much for all of your emails. It is very comforting.  I will let the elders in the congregation know that brothers and sisters from Canada, USA,Germany, Hawaii, Mexico,Africa, Spain,...

The big pictures: The moment Japan’s cataclysmic tsunami engulfed a nation

Japan was today plunged into chaos after a cataclysmic earthquake sent merciless tsunami waves rushing through its helpless streets.The unforgiving tide of water unleashed after one of the biggest quakes in recent history obliterated tens...

Japan warned of a possible radiation leak

(Reuters) - Japan warned of a possible radiation leak on Saturday as authorities battled to contain rising pressure at two nuclear plants damaged by a massive earthquake, but said thousands of residents in the area...

Google enables Tool were can try to find a people after the tsunami in Japan

Google enables Tool were can try to find a people after the tsunami in Japan http://japan.person-finder.appspot.com/   

News from Japan from a sister

Dear brothers and sisters .Thank you very much for the kind concern.I can not believe what I am watching on TV .A huge TSUNAMI is swelling cars, roads, bridges,  fields and the airport.Tsunami warning have...