The GeoEye satellite is providing 'before and after' images from various sites in Japan. The level of destruction is breathtaking. Click the link, and then drag the images on the right to the left atop of the image first appearing. The largest mobilization of the Japanese military is underway to provide civil emergency response to the tragic 9.1 magnitude earthquake, subsequent tremor aftershocks, tsunamis, atomic plant meltdowns at two, if not three reactors, and, lastly, volcanic eruptions. It is a surreal situation for the Japanese people.
An interesting tidbit of trivia here, Mt. Shimoe-dake is the volcano that Sean Connery (James Bond 007) secreted into during the film You Only Live Twice from back in 1967. Shinmoedake is a very large and powerful volcano located on the southern Japanese Island of Kyushu, about 950 miles south of the epicenter of Friday’s earthquake. The volcano is thought to have formed between 7,000 and 25,000 years ago, and has erupted in the past during the years; 1716, 1717, 1771, 1822, 1959, 1991, 2008, and 2009. The last major eruption of the mountain before January was 52 years ago.
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