Better than average collection of photos.
>From various sources.
May or may not be legitimately aggregated here - well worth a look.
(I find myself wondering what my motivations are for being drawn to such a
catastrophic set of images. Complex mix, as always)


http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/03/earthquake-in-japan/100022/

ref: Ken

If you MUST follow it online.

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/03/how-to-follow-the-jap=
anese-earthquake-on-the-web/72342/


NEWS RESOURCES

   - AP summary<http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_JAPAN_EARTHQUAKE?=
SITE=3DMITRA&SECTION=3DHOME&TEMPLATE=3DDEFAULT>
   - BBC liveblog <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698>
   - Wikipedia page for the Sendai
quake<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Sendai_earthquake>
   - Japanese New York Times' commenters
<http://community.nytimes.com/comments/www.nytimes.com/2011/03/12/world/asi=
a/12japan.html>write
   about the quake
   - NPR Facebook
page<http://www.facebook.com/NPR#%21/NPR/posts/10150159323216756>
about
   the disaster
   - CNN Video<http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2011/03/11/vo.whi=
rlpool.earthquake.nhk?hpt=3DC2>
   - @earthquake_japan <https://twitter.com/#%21/earthquake_jp> [updates in
   Japanese]
   - The Atlantic's In Focus photo
blog<http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/03/earthquake-in-japan/100022/=
>
   - The Atlantic Wire
liveblog<http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2011/03/japan-earthquake/357=
62/>
   - Mostly English Twitter hashtags:
#japanquake<https://twitter.com/#%21/search/%23japanquake>
   , #jpquake <https://twitter.com/#%21/search/%23JPquake>,
#earthquake<https://twitter.com/#%21/search/%23earthquake>
   , #Japan <https://twitter.com/#%21/search/%23Japan>,
#tsunami<https://twitter.com/#%21/search/%23tsunami>
   ,#hitsunami <https://twitter.com/#%21/search?q=3D%23hitsunami>
   - Mostly Japanese Twitter hashtags:
#saigai<https://twitter.com/#%21/search/%23saigai>
   , #eqjp <https://twitter.com/#%21/search/%23eqjp>
   - Columbia journalism professor Sree Sreenivasan's link
aggregation<http://www.facebook.com/notes/sreetips/japanquake-collecting-li=
nks-notes-reax/10150110400443692>

GENERAL RESOURCES

   - CrisisWiki.org<http://crisiswiki.org/2011_Sendai_Japan_Earthquake_and_=
Tsunami>
   - U.S. Geological Survey quake
updates<http://www.usgs.gov/blogs/features/2011/03/11/preliminary-magnitude=
-8-9-near-the-east-coast-of-japan/>
   - Humanitarian Early Warning Service <http://www.hewsweb.org/hp/>

RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE IN JAPAN

   - Google Person Finder <http://japan.person-finder.appspot.com/?lang=3De=
n>:
   a pop-up message board to post and find information about people missing=
..
   Almost 7000 records have been entered into the database.
   - Global Voices' bloggers on the ground in
Japan<https://twitter.com/#%21/globalvoices/global-voices-in-japan-8>
   - Japanese Fire and Disaster Management Agency<http://www.fdma.go.jp/en/=
>

RESOURCES FOR THE PACIFIC

   - Pacific Tsunami Warning Center <http://www.weather.gov/ptwc/?region=3D=
1>
   - Tsunami travel time
map<http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/03/11/lhvpd9/01/ttvulhvpd9-01.jpg>
   - @HawaiiNewsNow <http://www.twitter.com/HawaiiNewsNow/>
   - HITsunami.com <http://www.hitsunami.com/>
   - Live cam at Ocean Beach in San
Francisco<http://www.ustream.tv/channel/emptyage> by
   Mat Honan
   - Inundation map for the Bay Area <http://1.usa.gov/e1AxTL> [PDF]


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