Friday, March 11, 2011

Earthquake and Banner update

I'm STUNNED at the low casualty numbers for Japan's 8.9 earthquake.  News sources say that their ultra strict building standards probably saved many lives.  Haiti's 7.0 quake killed (I think) 220,000 to put that in perspective and Japan will be predicted to have lost just over 1,000 with its' 8.9 earthquake.  Friggin' engineers and building policy writers definitely deserve from praise for preemptively saving a TON of people.  If you haven't heard of all this, I've been keeping tabs on Aljazeera livestream news  for updates and information.

Posted by Con Queso at 12:58 PM

20 comments:

  1. ShutterbugMarch 11, 2011 at 3:26 PM

    I'm so glad that I am not living in Japan right now.

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  2. appleciderMarch 11, 2011 at 3:43 PM

    Japan had always been an earthquake zone, I think so they had always been more ready to deal with this kind of stuff than other countries

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  3. Aaron M. GipsonMarch 11, 2011 at 7:03 PM

    Al Jazeera has really been stepping up to the plate lately...

    Yeah I would say that all of the engineers and architects in Japan should be high-fiving each other tonight. Unfortunately though 1000 deaths is still 1000 deaths. My heart really goes out to these folks.

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  4. AnonymousMarch 11, 2011 at 7:03 PM

    It's good that Japan has prepared themselves for the worst! I hope they are doing ok :(

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  5. Lendo KharMarch 11, 2011 at 8:45 PM

    >News sources say that their ultra strict building standards probably saved many lives
    Hope my country could learn from this, we live next to the pacific and our capital is next to the sea.

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  6. Major MackMarch 11, 2011 at 11:12 PM

    Shit...

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  7. BartMarch 11, 2011 at 11:38 PM

    rii seubbj ti jbiq qt to sY

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  8. AnonymouseMarch 12, 2011 at 1:27 AM

    ah, i knew something happened to japan but i wasnt sure what. thanks for filling me in, since i never watch the news.

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  9. UnknownMarch 12, 2011 at 4:00 AM

    such a tragedy

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  10. Disser2March 12, 2011 at 5:52 AM

    God bless Japan

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  11. TheHarvesterMarch 12, 2011 at 5:59 AM

    i love the new banner but i dont like the yellow font so much :/

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  12. UnknownMarch 12, 2011 at 8:59 AM

    I heard somewhere that the standards for Japanese buildings was to withstand up to and 8.5. I'm glad the devastation wasn't worse.

    Still, I think the tsunami did more damage than the quake...

    Hey QC, I just gave you a blogger award on my site. Go claim it! NAO!

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  13. ChrisMarch 12, 2011 at 9:29 AM

    I think Japan, being located on the Pacific ring of fire, are better equipped to due with natural disasters like this. Their buildings tend to be stronger, and glasses dont shatter as much.

    Btw, loving the new banner.

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  14. JaylanMarch 12, 2011 at 9:54 AM

    wow..

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  15. JungMarch 12, 2011 at 11:55 AM

    Even if the earthquake is offshore, the tsunami gets you.

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  16. AltenfrostMarch 12, 2011 at 1:45 PM

    Nice banner. Japan... tragedy... I don't know ,what to say.

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  17. ChristopheMarch 12, 2011 at 2:12 PM

    Major props to the engineers and the foresight of the Japanese to plan for this. Unfortunately, I read that many are still missing, so the casualties could rise.

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  18. wMarch 12, 2011 at 2:40 PM

    yeah, heard that Japan has been in constant preparations for earthquakes since a big one hit in the early 1900s

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  19. GMarch 12, 2011 at 2:53 PM

    I heard on the news that there is one small town where 10,000 people aren't accounted for yet!
    Scary times

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  20. AdaMarch 12, 2011 at 9:25 PM

    That is good news. I can only pray for the best :(

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