Remembering Pearl Harbor 70 Years Later

Typhoon Roke taking Japanese Nuclear Plant

From bloomberg:

Roke, with winds of about 139 kilometers (86 miles) per hour, was near Motegi, Japan, about 145 kilometers north- northeast of Tokyo, according to an advisory at 8:40 p.m. local time by the Japanese Meteorological Agency. It was moving northeast at 55 kph.

The storm’s winds are expected to weaken to 120 kph from 148 kph as it approaches Fukushima as a Category 1 hurricane, the weakest on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale..

Japan Devastated by 8.9 Earthquake and Tsunami; Please Keep in Thoughts & Prayers

A 8.9 earthquake hit Japan earlier and then a huge tsunami devastated Japan afterward. This is such an awful tragedy!  Please keep your thoughts and prayers with the people in Japan.

Here is video of an office, this one in Sendai, near the epicenter which shows when the earthquake hit: 



From a Tokyo Supermarket:



Here is picture of the tsunami hitting the city of Sendai:




I found some excellent footage on Youtube of both the earthquake and tsunami which hit Japan earlier today.



H/T The NY Times 

Remembering Pearl Harbor

Here are some pictures of the attack on Pearl Harbor I found at The Seattle Times:

God bless those who sacrificed their lives that fateful day.