Explosion at Japanese nuclear reactor

Those poor folks. It just gets worse. here’s an update from the BBC that goes into detail about what might be happening at Fukushima Daiichi and how nuclear reactors work — and fail. Right now, the seriousness of the explosion is anybody’s guess.

And here’s an account of the Japanese history with natural disasters. The only good thing about this: If anybody is prepared for catastrophe, it’s the Japanese.

I know that some readers of this blog have friends over there. My best to them all — and please post in the comments if you have any word from the earthquake zone.