Redundancy was built into the Internet from the start. It's primary purpose was to survive a nuclear attack and keep information flowing. And is has done this many times during past disasters, and the Japanese earthquake is no exception. In fact, in a matter of a few hours it was back up to normal traffic levels.
Japan is still feeling the effects of the 8.9 magnitude earthquake that hit them last week. They are racing to fix coolant systems in their Nuclear Power Plants and the death toll continues to rise.
The 8.9 magnitude quake that struck Japan is not only impacting them, but the rest of the world. The world Market has taken a big hit and now Japans Nuclear Power Plant reactors may melt down.
A massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit the Pacific Ocean nearby Northeastern Japan at around 2:46pm on March 11 (JST) causing damage with blackouts, fire and tsunami. Google has launched a webpage to provide information regarding the disaster including damage with realtime updates, a person locator and more.
As if the massive 6.3 magnitude earthquake wasn't enough trouble for New Zealand, that quake shook free a gigantic 30 million ton piece of ice from a New Zealand glacier.
Christchurch, New Zealand was hit by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake at the peak of the workday killing dozens and laving even more trapped in office buildings.
