This One Goes to 7: Japan’s Nuclear Crisis Now at Chernobyl Severity Level Japanese officials have raised the nuclear threat level at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant from 5 to 7. The severity of Japan’s nuclear crisis is now on par with the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. Read more More
The Sheer Power of Water: Two More Must-See Tsunami Videos You’ve seen some incredible footage already, but check out these two frightening videos of tsunami waves washing over Japan. Then check out this helicopter fly-over of the crippled nuclear reactors. Read more More
Weekend Edition: Libya, Japan, Wisconsin & Wyclef Jean Shot in Haiti It’s the weekend, and instead of hunting around for everything you need to know, here’s a tidy list of things you you should carry with you when you head to fancy cocktail parties. Read more More
A More Frightening Schoolhouse Rock: Japan Explains Nuke Crisis to Kids Japan’s nuclear crisis is no laughing matter. But now, somehow, there are poop jokes involved. This cartoon for kids involves Nuclear Boy, Chernobyl Boy, and Three-Mile Island Boy, a lot of poo jokes and a doctor that makes house calls. Read more More
Here’s What You Need to Know About a Nuclear Meltdown A fire at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has Japan on edge as radiation readings reached dangerously high levels for people living within a 20-mile radius of the plant. But is the plant melting down, what does that even mean, and can it happen here? Read more More
Incredible Must-See Tsunami/Reactor Footage from Japan Here’s why we need to pitch in to the rescue and recovery effort… Read more More
Who’s Japan’s Kanye? “Larry Kudlow Doesn’t Care About Japanese People” When Larry Kudlow’s on-air colleague set him up by saying “All in all, the market taking this in stride,” Kudlow struck with this: “The human toll here looks to be much worse than the economic toll and we can be grateful for that.” Read more More