It will be days or even weeks until we know the full extent of the destruction caused by today's earthquake and tsunami that originated in the seas off Sendai, Japan, but new infographics by the scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will give you a sense of the jaw-dropping magnitude of the energy that has been traveling through the Pacific Ocean.
Here's a video of the earthquakes energy propagating across thousands of miles, like ripples in a sink:
In this installment, "The Big Thirst" author and Fast Company writer explores how water, which technically can't be made radioactive, could be the least threatening byproduct of the hobbled Fukushima plant.
A Black Swan event is a metaphor used to explain a disproportionate, hard to predict event that is beyond the realm of normal expectation. Perhaps there is no more apt metaphor to describe the macabre ballet of destruction that has engulfed Japan.