Devastation in Japan

Most of the time when we talk about evironmental devastation we talk about human caused destruction. But the recent events in the Pacific at the end of last week illustrate that some of the most destructive powers are natural.  In a previous post, I argued to expand the definition of the environment to include the areas in which we live. So the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan both caused massive amounts of environmental damage to the environment.

To read more about this situation: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/12/world/asia/12japan.html?ref=asia

picture courtesy of The New York Times