On March 11, 2011 there was a horrible earthquake and tsunami that occurred in Japan.  Whatever happened after that day, I had no knowledge about.  Recently, I learned about the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster that happened shortly after the earthquake and tsunami.  I was shocked that I knew so little about a disaster that was so big.  Fukushima was a level 7 disaster and the only level 7 case before that was in 1986 which was the Chernobyl disaster. (Mathew Penny, Mark Selden)  Fukushima was affected by the tsunami that hit the northeast coast; ultimately the Fukushima power plant and six of its reactors were in danger. (David Biello)  When the nuclear power plant was hit by the tsunami, radioactive material was released, which started to contaminate the air.  As I was doing research on the disaster I came across an interesting web site, “International Atomic Agency.org”.  For someone who knows so little about nuclear disasters and radioactive material, I learned a lot from this site.  When the Fukushima disaster occurred, this organization released an “Emergency Information Sheet”.  Within this article there was information about how Japan is dealing with this crisis, in what ways people can stay safe, and other information people would like to know about this disaster. (iaea.org)  To be honest this topic didn’t interest me at first, but I realized that it’s the lack of interest that is greatly affecting our earth’s environment.

http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/fukushima_accident_inf129.html

http://bravenewclimate.com/2011/03/13/fukushima-simple-explanation/

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/campaigns/nuclear/safety/accidents/Fukushima-nuclear-disaster/