{"id":1171,"date":"2011-03-11T10:45:48","date_gmt":"2011-03-11T15:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/?p=1171"},"modified":"2011-03-15T21:48:52","modified_gmt":"2011-03-16T01:48:52","slug":"earthquake-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2011\/03\/earthquake-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have turned the donation resources at the bottom of this post into a permanent page in the top link – please check there for any future updates. – Japan Donation Resources<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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My hopes are with the people of Japan in this horrifying time. Please take a moment to spare a thought for the culture that brought a lot of us together and the people who have lost their lives, loved ones, or homes.<\/p>\n

If you are trying to get in touch with someone in Japan and are not having success, Google has set up a Person Finder service<\/a> or you can browse the Red Cross survivor index<\/a><\/p>\n

Live news stream from MBS, in Japanese. The beeping in the background is the aftershock alert.<\/a><\/p>\n

Wikipedia article – may not be the most reliable source currently due to constant updates<\/a><\/p>\n

CNN’s Live blogging of the Earthquake and subsequent aftershocks and tsunamis for Day 1<\/a><\/p>\n

CNN’s Live blogging of the Earthquake and subsequent aftershocks and tsunamis for Day 2<\/a><\/p>\n

Seismic activity map of the quake<\/a><\/p>\n

Photos from the Globe and Mail<\/a><\/p>\n

Shocking before and after photos<\/a> – these really help show the devastation, if you’re wondering why such a large, developed nation desperately needs help right now.<\/p>\n

Gakuranman’s live-blogging with links to news sources, help sites, etc<\/a><\/p>\n

Donation resources<\/em>
\nIf you are looking for ways to help, you can:<\/p>\n

Donate directly to Red Cross Japan<\/a> via Google Crisis Response, which also has a lot of good resources<\/p>\n

Donate to the Red Cross USA<\/a> to provide much-needed first aid, water, and medication<\/p>\n

Donate to Doctors without Borders<\/a> to provide first aid as well as more intensive trauma aid<\/p>\n

Donate to International Medical Corps<\/a> to provide first aid as well as more intensive trauma aid<\/p>\n

Donate to Global Giving<\/a> to provide water, food, clothing, and many needed resources<\/p>\n

Donate to ShelterBox<\/a> to provide boxes of life-sustaining shelter supplies such as tents and camp stoves to survivors<\/p>\n

If you are in Canada, Air Miles has set up a service where you can donate 200 Air Miles<\/a> and they will give 25$ to the Red Cross.<\/p>\n

Donate to Japan Earthquake Animal Rescue and Support<\/a> to help the often-forgotten and silent victims of natural disasters, the wildlife, pets, animals in zoos, etc. <\/p>\n

George Takei (Sulu from the original Star Trek) is posting all sorts of links and donation resources on Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

The Poster Cause Project<\/a> has a wonderful collection of original themed art prints, with proceeds going to Doctors Without Borders to aid their work in Japan.<\/p>\n

I have turned the design at the top of this post into an item on Zazzle<\/a>, they will be sending all post-production profits from the sale of it directly to Red Cross Japan. I would like to make it clear that I get absolutely nothing from the sale of this item, so I am urging you to buy it solely for the relief efforts.<\/p>\n

Also, my dear friend Naomi<\/a> is auctioning off a few of her favourite kimono and obi ensembles, with 100% of the winnings going to Global Giving through eBay<\/a>’s charity services.
\nView her auctions here<\/a><\/p>\n

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