1. THE SCALE OF THE DISASTER IN JAPAN IS OVERWHELMING
DAY 4
A GRIM ASSESSMENT
MARCH 14, 2011
Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA

2. FROM M8.9 TO M9.0
After a review of the world’s seismograms, the official magnitude of the earth-quake is now 9.0, substantially larger than first reported.

3. THE PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING
FOOD, WATER, ELECTRICITY, SHELTER, COLD, MEDICINE, AND THE RADIATION THREAT

4. MORTALITY TOLL FROM EARTHQUAKE/TSUNAMI IS RISING RAPIDLY
THE LARGE NUMBERS OF BODIES BEING FOUND OUTSTRIPS THE CAPACITY TO CREMATE

5. A RACE WITH TIME: THE INVISIBLE THREAT
Experts are working at the margins of their capability to prevent the threat of a nuclear melt down from becoming a reality.

6. THE TSUNAMI WAS DEVASTATING In a matter of minutes, the M8
THE TSUNAMI WAS DEVASTATING In a matter of minutes, the M8.9 earthquake and its accompanying tsunami caused enormous damage in Japan

7. BEFORE MARCH 11TH

8. AFTER MARCH 11th

9. TSUNAMI WAVES DEVASTATE SENDAI

10. TSUNAMI DAMAGE

11. TSUNAMI DAMAGE

12. TSUNAMI DAMAGE