"And the chances are the Japanese cars we drive, the television sets from Japan in living rooms across the world and the Japanese game consoles used by children globally have been produced using electricity generated at one of Tepco's plants."
"An explosion Monday afternoon ripped through Unit 3 of the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station in northeastern Japan and destroyed the roof of a reactor building. The Japanese government quickly imposed a 12 mile quarantine and required residents to immediately evacuate, but said those beyond were not at risk."
"After a night of gusty winds rocking their vessels, boaters in a Southern California marina awakened to find a carpet of silvery fish. About one million lifeless sardines packed into the harbor, stacking 12- to 18-inches deep in some spots."
