We live on a thin crust on top of masses of molten moving rock.
The Guardian’s interactive guide to how earthquakes happen.
Our thoughts are with the people of Japan.
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NYT: Huge Quake and Tsunami Hit Japan.
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An excerpt from After the Quake (stories)
by Haruki Murakami
Five straight days she spent in front of the television, staring at crumbled banks and hospitals, whole blocks of stores in flames, severed rail lines and expressways. She never said a word. Sunk deep in the cushions of the sofa, her mouth clamped shut, she wouldn’t answer when Komura spoke to her. She wouldn’t shake her head or nod. Komura could not be sure the sound of his voice was even getting through to her.
Komura’s wife came from way up north in Yamagata and, as far as he knew, she had no friends or relatives who could have been hurt in Kobe. Yet she stayed rooted in front of the television from morning to night. In his presence, at least, she ate nothing and drank nothing and never went to the toilet. Aside from an occasional flick of the remote control to change the channel, she hardly moved a muscle.
Continue reading UFO in Kushiro.
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Tsunami Alert 2: Mandatory Evacuation. Stay away from the beach. Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, Isabela, Quezon, Aurora, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, Catanduanes, Sorsogon, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Surigao del Norte, Davao Oriental, Davao del Sur. Be safe.
Answers to questions you might be asking, unless you wandered onto this site purely by accident >>>
March 11th, 2011 at 19:43
so sad, hindi ko ma-contact pinsan ko.
March 11th, 2011 at 20:42
@atomic_bum, hope it all turns out okay. baka nagsusumpong lang yung mga linya.
to lighten things up, here’s Haruki Murakami with a kitty…
http://cuteboyswithcats.tumblr.com/post/1242937215/haruki-murakami-marla-ahhhhhhhhhhhhh-3-3-3
March 11th, 2011 at 22:40
thank you monocerot..malayo naman siya sa iwate. but shizuoka is a port.
nice photo with a kitty. ang taray ng look ni murakami. must be the kitty.
March 11th, 2011 at 22:54
ngayon ko lang nauunawaan ng lubos ang stellar flare. paano pa kaya ang supernova?
March 11th, 2011 at 23:10
ang kagandahan lang ng stellar flare, yung aurora borealis..
March 12th, 2011 at 12:23
I’ve been trying to get in touch with a friend who lives somewhere north of Tokyo since yesterday :(
While Phivolcs says Manila can’t handle a 7.2 shaker, it might still help to read up on these tips on disaster preparedness since in case a big one strikes, you’re basically on your own.
http://72hours.org/earthquake.html