The sun rose this morning, hidden behind the clouds, but present nonetheless. Evidence of the wind that has been gusting throughout the night, and the snow flakes, mixed with water that has been falling for quite some time from the sky is everywhere to be seen, a picture postcard of quiet beauty. In locales sheltered from the wind, the snow has settled gently on the branches of the birches, painting a scene of white on white that appears brilliantly against the grey skies.
Oh for a camera!
Meanwhile, half a world away, there was a violent earthquake through the night, measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale that hit off the coast of Japan. This quake triggered a tsunami that has already hit the coast of Japan and caused fire and flooding, and left parts of that country in devastation. The actual extent of the damage will not be known for quite some time, but already, tsunami warnings have been issued this morning for 20 countries throughout the Pacific ocean as far away as New Zealand and as local as the West coast of Canada, Alaska, the USA and parts of Mexico.
Low lying areas of British Columbia's west coast are now under a voluntary evacuation order, but updates will be issued in the coming hours. The tsunami is due to reach Canada by 9:30 am Eastern time today.
Oh for a camera!
Meanwhile, half a world away, there was a violent earthquake through the night, measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale that hit off the coast of Japan. This quake triggered a tsunami that has already hit the coast of Japan and caused fire and flooding, and left parts of that country in devastation. The actual extent of the damage will not be known for quite some time, but already, tsunami warnings have been issued this morning for 20 countries throughout the Pacific ocean as far away as New Zealand and as local as the West coast of Canada, Alaska, the USA and parts of Mexico.
Low lying areas of British Columbia's west coast are now under a voluntary evacuation order, but updates will be issued in the coming hours. The tsunami is due to reach Canada by 9:30 am Eastern time today.
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