Interactive Graphics on Earthquakes, Nuclear Accident

By Barry Ritholtz

The MSM has a series of terrific interactive charts, maps and animations:

Let’s start with the WSJ‘s Pacific/Australian tectonic plates. Note how many major earthquakes have occurred in this region.

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Next up is the NYT, which first looks at both how reactors work:

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And then the specific issues in the Japanese Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station:
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Sources
Japan’s Nuclear Crisis Escalates (WSJ)

Panic Selling in Japan Weighs on Global Markets (NYT)

How a Reactor Shuts Down and What Happens in a Meltdown (NYT)

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