Japan tragedy

I lived in Japan in the late 1960s and found it to be one of the most beautiful and wonderful places on Earth. These links are thanks to our friend Steve Bass:

By now you've heard that Japan was hit by an 8.9 earthquake. The huge earthquake was incredibly destructive and there's definitely more bad news to come. I've watched YouTube videos to get a better handle on what happened. There's some from major news sources, but also lots of amateur footage. I've listed what I found the most compelling below. The latest news: NHK TV (English) [Go fullscreen] Yes, that's a building going into the water! At about one minute into the video, you see the tsunami roll on land and crush whatever's in its path, includes houses. Chilling. Aerial video from town closest to Japan's mega-quake epicenter Tsunami flood waters rush over town in Japan Stunning photos: Before and after the Japan earthquake. Japan earthquake caught on camera live (amateur video) Scenes from the airport Tsunami surge (news) Tsunami demolishes Japan's north coast CNN Video Street in Japan 'moving like an island' (amateur forage via CNN News) Whirlpool off the coast of Japan Images from CNBC Impact on California coast Santa Cruz video Crescent City, California amateur time lapse video (turn down the column) These three videos show how far out the water pulled back in Crescent City, California Video one Video two Video three Santa Cruz wave surge along docking area. Another from local news station. Surge in Brookings, Oregon If you're concerned about someone in Japan, look at the Google Crisis Response.