8.9 earth quake + tsunami in Japan

[Seth]

Nitrogen-16 isotopes apparently have short half-life radioactivity so that is good. People are being admitted with radiation poisoning symptoms around Fukushima .
It seems as if the Japanese government wasn't being entirely open about the situation. Which is understandable in a crisis situation but still...
I'd be maxing my potassium iodine intake if living there. Holy shit. natural, not radiated iodine is sooo important to prevent the thyroid from using 'extra' iodine in the system that has been contaminated.
Its good to have a stockpile of kelp or other natural potassium iodine handy in case of radiation emergencies like this. Common sense in a nuclear world.

The concern that another nuclear plant is having trouble is freaky. Near Miyagi prefecture radiation is 400 times higher than normal.

My friend from highschool and his wife have been living there for the past year, working at a mountain snow resort north west of Tokyo. I'm praying they're going to be ok.
I wonder what the situation is for air travel leaving the country.
My gut tells me the Japanese are innovative and resilient enough to prevent a Chernobyl level disaster at this point but anything's possible. 7+ aftershocks are fucking scary. Another tsunami can easily result from an earthquake of that magnitude. Depends on sea floor shift doesnt it?