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Forging Ahead on Nuclear Energy in Turkey
Japan nuclear crisis: The downside of using sea water to cool reactors
Frustratingly, just as things were starting to look like they might be getting a bit more under control, another couple of problems have arisen at the beleaguered Fukushima Daiichi power plant. Chief among these is a problem that stems directly from using sea water to cool the nuclear reactors.
Site Lets You Offer A Home for Japanese Quake, Tsunami Victims
by Zachary Sniderman
Radiation Dosage & Its Sources Explained [CHART]
from Mashable! by Ben Parr
Implications of radioactivity levels
XKCD’s radiation dose chart
from Boing Boing by Sean Bonner
After Fukushima, Rebecca Johnson
There is still a long way to go before anyone can feel reassured that the disaster caused by Japan?s massive off-shore earthquake and tsunami will not result in an additional nuclear catastrophe. We have to hope that the coolants and controls are fully restored, and that the severely damaged reactors at Fukushima and elsewhere will be made safe pending their dismantlement. It is a tragic lesson to see so many resources diverted to preventing a nuclear catastrophe, when Japan needs to mobilise resources to provide for half a million survivors left homeless and traumatised.
LivingSocial Deal Contributes $2 Million to Japan Disaster Relief
from Mashable! by Sarah Kessler
New Website Crowdsources Japan Radiation Data
from Mashable! by Charlie White
RDTN.org: crowdsourcing and mapping radiation levels
from Boing Boing by Sean Bonner
Japan: ?The Light and Darkness of Social Media?
Written by Tomomi Sasaki
This post is part of our special coverage Japan Earthquake 2011.
It’s human nature for rumors to run rampant in a high pressure situation, and social meda tools can be a double-edged sword in expediting this situation. Yasuhisa Hasegawa gives an analysis in his blog post ?The Light and Darkness of Social Media? (???????????????), drawing parallels between social media usage and consumption of mass media.
Japanese Disasters Need-to-Know Glossary Update
Added: Chest x rays, Black swans, Dinosaur extinction event, Two packs-a-day
AUSTIN, Texas, March 21, 2011 ? (Updated Daily) The Global Language Monitor has assembled the Japanese Disasters Need-to-Know Glossary to help understand the sometimes obtuse and ofter obscure terminology used in describing the concurrent Japanese Disasters that we are now witnessing.
Response, recovery and social dimensions of the disaster in Japan
from anthropologyworks by admin