An Apocolypse of Elements

As i'm sure that many of you will know, on March the 11th this year there was a catastrophic earthquake just off the coast of Japan. This quake measured a 9 on the richter scale and caused a huge Tsunami suspected of killing at least 10,000 people. The force of the earthquake was enough to shift the country of Japan 7ft (approx. 2.5m) closer to China and to alter the Earth's rotational axis.

After the earthquake it was realised that the Fukushima Nuclear power station had malfunctioned and more than one of the reactors had failed to shut down automatically as is proceedure. A large area surrounding the power station has now been evacuated, however the reactors are not cooling correctly and there is a danger of melt down.

There was also a fire at an oil refinary.

Thousands of people have been left homeless and yesterday it began to snow.

I know that you will all join me in hoping that Naoko Takeuchi and her friends and family are all safe and well, but i hope that you will join me too, in extending this hope to all the people of Japan. The people of Japan have bourn this tragedy with dignity and patience. There have been no reports of violence or looting and people have been helping each other as much as possible during such a difficult time.

If you have any money to spare at all, pleae donate it to the Red Cross who are doing fantastic work out there, bringing food, providing blankets and shelter and giving medical care. If you don't want to give to the Red Cross then please donate to which reputable charity are doing work in Japan.