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slantback:

Sekiya’s earthquake model consists of three twisted copper wires that are mounted side by side on a lacquered wooden stand. Each wire shows the path traced out by the motion of an ‘earth-particle’ during the Japanese earthquake of 15th January 1887 (as recorded at Sekiya’s observatory in Tokyo). The horizontal and vertical motion of the ground is magnified 50 times. (via Explore Whipple Collections - A Japanese earthquake model)

1.8 million LEGO map of Japan

via Spoon & Tamago

climateadaptation:

Cool map. Each color represents a year. Also, another fantastic tumblr to follow is sunfoundation:

NGA Providing Imagery for Tracking Japan Tsunami Debris Hitting U.S. Shores

One year after the devastating tsunami in Japan sent a wall of water that overtook much of eastern Japan, it seems that debris from that tragedy is making its way to the shores of California. It is estimated that 20 million tons of debris was swept out at sea, and many experts predicted that it would end up in the “great Pacific garbage patch,” which is the swirling area in the Pacific that has become a holding ground for plastic and other floating debris.

According to a recent New York Times article, a month after the tsunami the debris was no longer visible in NOAA’s satellite images. And, to assist in the search, officials have requested higher-resolution satellite images from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA).

Back Up Japan (Soichiro Kanbayashi) - the base of the tables are in the shape of the four main islands of Japan

via Spoon & Tamago

artprize:

Tōhoku Japanese Earthquake Sculpture by Luke Jerram. 

About the piece:

This sculpture was made to contemplate the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan. To create the sculpture a seismogram of the earthquake, was rotated using computer aided design and then printed in 3 dimensions using rapid prototyping technology. The artwork measures 30cm x 20cm and represents 9 minutes of the earthquake.

Look for it soon at the Jerwood Space in London for a show called Terra. The show will also include his fantastic virus sculptures.

You may remember Luke Jerram for placing pianos all over Grand Rapids during ArtPrize 2010.

robertogreco:

Hand Made Tokyo, by a-small-lab

For more information and photos see the book project page and the Flickr set of the same name.

Pick one spot in the city and begin to think of it as yours. It doesn’t matter where, and it doesn’t matter what. (P. Auster, 2003)

inky:

Radiation in Japan, as measured by Safecast.

311 Scale (Radiation) - radiation levels around the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

Basic policy

1. No dramatization
2. No opinions
3. Communication that can be easily understood by people around the world
4. Maximum possible accuracy

Sendai/Tohoku-oki earthquake displacements across the entire Japanese GPS monitoring network (University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute)

via Highly Allochthonous

anfischer:

Google.org Disaster relief page.
The image shows the wave height distribution of the Tsunami in the pacific, taken from this image. via @flight404