Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

Dramatic tsunami during-and-after photos [The Atlantic]

Slideshow of satellite before-and-after photos [Picasa]

Video of the earthquake happening - views from streets and inside various buildings [Russia Today]

Aerial view of tsunami approaching the shore, bulldozing Sendai, and spreading across farmland. [Russia Today] [AP] [BBC]


Tsunami arriving, sweeping over a seawall and into a city [BBC]

Tsunami surging into a city [Russia Today]

Tsunami flowing through the city, people fleeing [AP]

Tsunami flowing under a bridge [Russia Today], and close-up of cars and boats it's washing away [Russia Today]

CCTV footage of tsunami flooding Sendai airport [Russia Today]

Tsunami battering boats, washing away cars and buildings [Russia Today]

Tsunami washing through a parking lot full of cars [JNN News]

Ground level view of flattened towns of Minamisanriku [BBC] and Rikuzentakata [Russia Today]

Aerial view of devastation, Miyagi and Iwate prefectures [BBC] [Russia Today]

Huge fire at oil refinery in Ichihara City [NHK World]

Explosions at Fukushima nuclear plant: first [Russia Today] and second [BBC]

Tsunami hitting Santa Cruz Harbor [Santa Cruz Sentinel]