Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan

The vivid pictures of the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan have touched the hearts of many with a mixture of compassion, awe, and a number of other emotions. It is a good reminder of the power of the forces that God put together as he fashioned what we often term Mother Nature.

Here are a few of the many media reports:

BBC: Japan earthquake: How the Japan tsunami unfolded (11 MAR 11)

CNN: Tsunami waves strike Japan (11 MAR 11)

YouTube: Fairfax County Urban Search & Rescue Team Mobilizes to Japan (11 MAR 11)

CNN: Quake moved Japan coast 8 feet, shifted Earth's axis (12 MAR 11)

CNN: Concern about food, fuel in wake of Japan disasters (12 MAR 11)

New York Times: Japanese Scramble to Avert Meltdowns as Nuclear Crisis Deepens After Quake (12 MAR 11_

BBC: Japan earthquake: Aerial footage of devastation (12 MAR 11)

BBC: Tsunami sweeps through Kesennuma City in Japan (12 MAR 11)

BBC: Japan: A fragile country at the mercy of nature  (12 MAR 11)

Washington Post: Japan begins grim relief mission with towns flooded, thousands reported missing (13 MAR 11)

BBC: Japan crisis 'worst since WW2' (13 MAR 11)

CNN: Tsunami-hit Sendai faces uncertain future (13 MAR 11)

BBC: Japan earthquake: Minamisanriku port swept away (13 MAR 11)

CNN: Photos: Earthquake rocks Japan

Background information:

CNN: Quakes not increasing, but human risk is (12 MAR 11)

CNN: What is a tsunami? (12 MAR 11)

BBC: Japan earthquake: Can you tsunami-proof a country? (11 MAR 11)

Smithsonian: Future Shocks (March 2005)

National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program

NOAA Center for Tsunami Research: Tsunami Event - March 11, 2011 Honshu

Response to the need:

A Concord Pastor Comments: For the people of Japan (12 MAR 11)

The Deacon's Bench: Pray. Hope. Give. (12 MAR 11)

CNA/EWTN: Japanese Church mobilizing tsunami response, Pope 'deeply saddened' by disaster (12 MAR 11)