events in japan

[shovelon]

Reports of over 9,000 people missing from a seaside town.
Approximately half it's population.

Sad.

 

[Sithlord]

This is so shocking ,, my thoughts go out to all those affected by this.

 

[brocklanders023]

Terrible events and my heart goes out to all the victims. Check out this link to see just how much damage has been done (click on the slide bar to see the full effects). Just horrible.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011 ... unami.html

 

[IDB1]

mother natures way of saying
'your becoming too much'
natural selection?

Nope... just 'natural' according to Prof. Brian Cox..

If we (Earth) didn't have earthquakes, volcanoes etc. etc. the planet wouldn't be able to sustain life..

 

[cyfa2809]

oh how is that?
just how the world works

brocklander, cheers for the link
is rather devastating

in those pictures, it looks like a good couple metres are now covered by water which werent before
will they have to build further back now?!

 

[Drencrom]

oh how is that?
just how the world works

It's complicated, obviously, but ithis link might be useful:

http://www.astrobio.net/exclusive/3039/plate-tectonics-could-be-essential-for-life

 

[cyfa2809]

very interesting
cheers for link

 

[IDB1]

Josh . . Prof Cox has a series on at the mo... bringing science to the masses he is... well worth watching.

 

[cyfa2809]

on the bbc?
i think i watched it the other evening
very good programme
reminds me of that programme a while back where he did water, fire, wind etc.
same bloke?
(he was in a stalactite cavern thing)

 

[IDB1]

Possibly.. I only know about it because he was on 'Something For The Weekend' on Sunday....