Mar 15 Watch New Fire at Damanged Japanese Nuclear Plant Escalates Radiation Concerns An explosion rocked another reactor at a damaged Japanese nuclear power plant as authorities stepped up efforts to protect people living nearby from radiation exposure. Tom Clarke of Independent Television News reports on Japan's scramble to prevent the a nuclear… Continue watching
Mar 14 Watch Boiling Water Reactors 101: Science, Health Concerns of Japan’s Nuclear Plants Japan Strains to Thwart Nuclear Meltdown at Three Reactors… Continue watching
Mar 14 Watch Japan’s Earthquake, Tsunami Survivors Begin Digging Out as Death Toll Climbs The death toll climbed to 1,900 after a massive earthquake and tsunami crippled northeastern Japan, but some officials estimated the toll would exceed 10,000. James Mates, Alex Thomson and Angus Walker of Independent Television News report from Japan on the… Continue watching
Mar 14 Aid for Victims of Japan’s Disaster The Japan Red Cross is working around the clock to provide food, shelter and medical services to the many people injured and displaced by Friday's earthquake and tsunami. Continue reading
Mar 12 Explosion Rocks Japanese Nuclear Power Plant in Quake’s Aftermath By News Desk Updated 4:15 p.m. ET | In a last-ditch effort to avert a nuclear meltdown, officials in Japan flooded a nuclear reactor with seawater on Saturday, the New York Times reported. Japan's chief cabinet secretary, Yukio Edano, said Tokyo Electric… Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch Obama News Conference Tackles Libya’s Revolt, Budget Stalemate Obama Tackles Libya, Japan, Budget Stalemate in Press Conference… Continue watching
Mar 11 Watch U.S. Pacific Rim on High Alert After Japan Quake Triggers Tsunami Along U.S. West Coast, Tsunami Warnings Heeded Amid Some Damage… Continue watching
Mar 11 View Live Aftershock Activity in Japan By Travis Daub Aftershocks continue to rock cities across Japan after an 8.9-magnitude struck off the country's east coast. To see a live view of seismic activity in the region we created a Google Earth map, overlaid with… Continue reading
Mar 11 Japan’s Earthquake, Tsunami: What We’re Reading on Economic Impact By Elizabeth Shell Editor's Note: Paul Solman is traveling today but we here at Making Sen$e wanted to share a list of reports we've been following on the financial impact of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Though it's too… Continue reading
Mar 11 What We’re Reading: Economic Impact of the Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan By Elizabeth Shell EDITOR'S NOTE: Paul Solman is traveling today but we here at Making Sen$e wanted to share a list of reports we've been following on the financial impact of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Though it's too soon to say… Continue reading