Poor Japan

In environmental chemistry we watched a documentary on the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on March 11 2011.  I found it both amazing and horrifying.  Amazing, because of the insane power of nature.  Horrifying, because of all the damage and loss of lives.  I believe that this event can help scientists better understand earthquakes and tsunamis and how to predict them.  This disaster is simillar to the Galvestion Hurricane of  1900 that killed around 6000 people in Galvestion, Texas.  Very, very,bad stuff.