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Powerful video of earthquake and tsunami in Japan

I think its awesome to see how countries come together at a time like this. This should make the United States feel better about themselves also. By helping others, it will give us a good impact and if we are in need of help someone will be there for us.

Absolutely, Kristen. It is very devastating, too, and unfortunate. Most people don't realize that it is in every country's best interest to do so. In this day and age, our economies are much more interdependent and like throwing a pebble into the pond, there will be some ripple effects that will surface within our own economy as a result of the Japanese events.

A retired Tri-Valley teacher and former Pitman resident and her husband must relocate because of the radiation scare in Japan.

thats kinda crazy somebody from around this area lives in japan. its sad that they lost their stuff but good that they are relocating.

With the destruction of the nuclear power plants in Japan, the wind turbines are holding up strong. But the downfall of the turbines, is that they only produce a small fraction of Japans energy needs.

Powerful images of the earthquake and Tsunami in Japan

there is radiation in the drinking water and in the food supply and its not safe for infants at all and any women who are pregnant need to drink bottled water.

This is crazy that these earthquakes all the way over in Japan are affecting states over here in the U.S.

Helicopters are being used for air support in japan to douse the nuclear reactors to keep the cool so they do not meltdown.

I think that this is good. Japan is already in a horrible situation with the Tsunami and if they had a nuclear meltdown, it would just cause even more damage then what's going on now.

Hopefully they can put it out so that there is no nuclear pollution on top of all of the devastation.

Conditions worsening at nuclear power plant after earthquake and tsunami. Possible damage to containment vessels could lead to leaking radiation.

Japan is going to be a disaster if the radiation leaks.

Iodine-131 was found in Colorado and Oregon by a monitor in Colorado. The trace amounts of radiation found is about 100,000 times less than the natural radiation we receive from the sun, so it really is no threat.

Two more states Oregon and Colorado join radiation problems with other western states. These radiation problems have spread about 5,000 miles away from Japan.

i feel really bad for all of the states and the family's that lost someone or something. This earth Quake really bad and the radiation was even worsted. I just hope everyone is ok

During an annual Easter message Pope Benedict the XVI called peace in the Midwest and areas in Africa. The pope also urged the restoration of "peaceful coexistence" in Ivory Coast, where a political stalemate led to violence. The pope also said that young people of Western Nations should work together for a common good. He also said that the people of these nations should build a society where poverty is defeated. Finally, the pope hopes that the victims in Japan will find consolation and hope in the after math.

It would be nice if his ideas actually became true but they probably never will.

People do need peace right now. There is so much fighting going on throughout the world that could be stopped.

A robot Japanese used found sauna-like conditions inside the reactor number 2 building at the Fukashima Daiichi power plant. The number two reactor has less radiation in it then the other reactors says the building owner. Reactor No. 2 is said to be leaking radioactive water. The water is filling the basement of the turbine plant and utility tunnels. The robot they used to go into the plant found temperatures up to 106F and humidity from 94-99 percent. The conditions were so bad that they fogged up the lenses of the probe's cameras, causing operators to get the robot out after only a few minutes, company officials said.

Robots are getting a lot smarter as the years go on. I wish I had one.