The massive 8.9 quake off the East coast of Japan will most definitely go down as one of the great natural disasters of our time. Similar in size and strength to the 2004 quake that spawned a tsunami claiming 200,000+ victims in Indonesia, this one could have a far greater impact as meltdown of a nuclear reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi facility appears to be underway. It is now anyone's guess as to what will be done next but one thing is clear, it appears that efforts to pump sea water and boron gas into the reactor core have failed and temperatures and pressures continue to rise along with the threat for widespread radioactive contamination. There are now reports coming in from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) confirming that the entire main island of Japan has shifted by about 8 feet. There are also reports from the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology in Italy claiming that the Earth was shifted on it's axis by about 4 inches. This event is being covered almost 24/7 by all major news outlets around the world so I will not elaborate too much unless major news breaks but keep checking back for updates as history is being re-written right now. Have a good night!
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