Greets and saluts from the NYC metro area and while we’ve gotten walloped with serious rains and flooding, the situation in Japan is just astonishing to see. The 8.9 quake - one of the largest on record in the world struck off the coast unleashing a massive tsunami that swept inland causing widespread damage. Tsunami warnings are posted pretty much throughout the entire Pacific rim, including the West Coast, and Hawaii was in the path.

The death toll, initially reported around 60 is rising quickly as reports come in from more remote areas and areas cut off from communications due to damage to the infrastructure (power outages, phone lines down, roads severed, damage swept onto roads, airports shuttered, etc.)