The Calm


Just a quick update on the recent earthquake in Japan. While I mentioned in my previous post that I wouldn't be posting pictures of what happened, I happened across this New York Times post with a before and after comparison of some of the affected areas. The images are just amazing and I felt compelled to share them with you.

The pictures were taken with GeoEye and show a very bleak after landscape in contrast to the cheery before shots. Hopefully, we will see a similar comparison a year from now that replaces the dull grays with the hopeful blues and greens of the previous pictures.


Check out my original post which has links to other blogs with relevant help information.

Comments

  1. oh really impressive.

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  2. Those are great shots.
    With all the pictures and video coming out now, people are starting to see just how devastating it really was.

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  3. Wow.. the buildings got washed out.

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  4. Moving shots. If it is rebuilt, I hope they take in to consideration the vulnerability of the location..

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  5. omg...the only good thing I can think of is that it'll rebuilt better but at what cost?

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  6. It's really beyond my imagination...How horrible it is! I am sorry for all the innocent people who have lost their lives of loved ones.

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  7. I hope the worst is behind them...

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  8. oh god this looks so horrible. if they are not going to be able to control their nuclearplants this will even get worse

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  9. It was a tragedy, I hope people can rebuild their lives.

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  10. Damn,i stared at those pictures and was shocked at the power of nature. Great pictures nice find

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  11. Jeez! shots are incredible! thanks for sharing!

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  12. holy crap i live a block away to the pacific ocean....

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  13. This is Japan, the cohesion and unity of these people is ridiculous. The damage will be repaired in no time.

    Hopefully.

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  14. sad times... whole towns just washed away. It's hard to comprehend

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  15. Looking at these photos make me feel the pain of Japan :(.

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  16. Its amazing how much power water has

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  17. this is a complete disaster for them.. i feel bad for japan.

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  18. It's so sad. Japan is so beautiful and most of it is destroyed... :(

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  19. Those pictures are crazy, my heart goes out to Japan

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  20. Daaaaamn. That's really mind blowing... so much damage that prayers can't help!

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  21. Saw this in the NY Times. Insane how much destruction water can cause.

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  22. Big difference in those shots. I can't believe it was that devastating. Hope they can reclaim areas like that and build again.

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  23. It is soo terrible. Just terrible

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  24. That's more than just a little freaky.

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  25. wow, this reminded me of acheh, everything is gone!

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  26. Oh man...everythings gone. Shit really sux.

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  27. This story makes me very upset. I was crying reading about it at one point. :(

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  28. ...my god.... everything got perished! (btw I fixed the image in my blog, if you want to still check it out)

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  29. so sad. This is going to cost sooo much to rebuild. hope nothing like this happens again any time soon :/

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  30. The effects look so devastating when seen from this angle.... =|

    Followed.

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  31. Incredible pictures. Thoughts are with Japan!

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  32. im shocked of the destruction caused by the wave in japan.

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  33. the devastation to the landscape is saddening

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  34. This makes me so sad. But Japanese people are the hardest working people in the world and this might just make then even stronger, who knows. You gotta look on the bright side on everything.
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    www.sesamburger.blogspot.com

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  35. This reminds me of the endings of zombie movies...like the ending of the Crazies...just empty..

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  36. So sad to see the before photo and then the wiped out one.

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  37. Pictures like these really make it seem even more real. Just to see that much devastation is heartbreaking

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  38. Those are really impressive. The whole place looks like it has been "shaved" you can only imagine the power of the wave that hit them

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  39. Looks so beautiful before, even like a painting.

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