perfectbluefan Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 I think it's a very different situation from Chernobyl isn't it? Yeah, it's a terrible situation, but I've heard a lot of experts dismiss the Chernobyl comparisions and say it won't be anything like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perfectbluefan Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 He put his paw around the injured one. Â Â Yeah, that part what was got me. Â Hopefully they get adopted by the same person and can stay together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 To put it into perspective though, this incident is already worse than 3 Mile Island, according to experts. So while it may not be as bad as Chernobyl, there are a LOT more people in close proximity to the Fukushima plant. So if Reactor 4 were to go critical and re-ignite, it could be pretty bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Astro Hollywood Posted March 18, 2011 Moderators Share Posted March 18, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3TM9GL2iLI Dog refuses to leave injured friend. This had me a little misty eyed, I have to admit.  There's no way I can watch that, I'll cry like a little girl. Dogs are the best. I bawled  I put off watching this clip until now, as dogs are my emotional achilles heel.  Current status: WEEPING LIKE BABY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members GlennCullen Posted March 18, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted March 18, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3TM9GL2iLI Dog refuses to leave injured friend. This had me a little misty eyed, I have to admit.  There's no way I can watch that, I'll cry like a little girl. Dogs are the best. I bawled  I put off watching this clip until now, as dogs are my emotional achilles heel.  Current status: WEEPING LIKE BABY  I relented. Heartbreaking. Those dogs better get found a new home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Rob Lowe Posted March 18, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted March 18, 2011 I thought the other dog was dead at first, but then he moved when his mate sat on his head. Â Theres a facebook link in the description and it says they are both in a vet clinic and are looking for the owners. At least they are both alive and safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Frankie Crisp Posted March 18, 2011 Awards Moderator Share Posted March 18, 2011 The nuclear accident level has been raised, from 4 to 5.  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-12783832  Japan has raised the accident level at a stricken nuclear plant from four to five on a seven-point international danger scale for atomic accidents. The move places the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi site two levels below Ukraine's Chernobyl 1986 disaster.  The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog warned in Tokyo meanwhile that the battle to stabilise the plant was a race against the clock.  The crisis was triggered by last week's 9.0-magnitude quake and tsunami.  The Japanese nuclear agency's decision to raise the alert level to five classifies the Fukushima situation as an "accident with wider consequences".  It also places the crisis on a par with Three Mile Island nuclear accident in the US in 1979. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Rob Lowe Posted March 18, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted March 18, 2011 from inside a driving car as the wave hits. Fuck Me! Description said the driver stayed in his car till the waves receded and survived. Was there not a predicted impact time given out? A few of the videos I've watched, I notice cars driving along roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostface1982 Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Didn't the wave hit about 15 minutes after the quake? Even if they did give out a warning theres not much you could do if you're out somewhere in your car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Rob Lowe Posted March 19, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted March 19, 2011 Yeah. I just read a Time article that said the worst hit areas only had about 15 minutes warning. Â I think because it was being talked about throughout the day in the UK, I figured the gap was a lot longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Stevie C Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Is DJ Stevie C over there? Â No, but thanks for the thought. Â I've managed to contact my friends in Osaka and Tokyo, everyone's fine if a little stressed. A lot of what's going on now is press scaremongering, things are getting under control. Â Horrifying watching though. I still stop every time they show the Tsunami sweeping away entire towns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perfectbluefan Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Yeah, there's a lot of fear mongering over the nuclear stuff. I don't think it's nearly as bad as people are making out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vito Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 The other night one of my friends told me that this is going to be worse than the "Chernobyl bomb". When I asked what the "Chernobyl bomb" was I was asked how I hadn't heard about the "Nuclear bomb that was dropped on Chernobyl a few years ago". I asked him if he understood the difference between a meltdown and a bombing and he just looked at me like I was the stupid one. People, eh? Â But all week I've listened to armchair experts talking about what Japan should be doing right now. It's incredible really, I never knew that there were so many Nuclear physicists with backgrounds in large-scale disaster management so close to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perfectbluefan Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 My favourite was the headline that blasted "radiation from Japana turns up on US shores!" Â Then there's a quote from a scientist mentioning its like 1 billionth about as much as it would need to be dangerous to anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamtheman Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Â When bill o reily thinks your a div its quite an acheivement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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