Meltdown!

Japan. March 11, 2011. 2:46 P.M. The biggest earthquake in Japan''s history—and one of the world''s five most powerful since 1900—devastated the Tohoku region, 320 kilometers (200 miles) northeast of Tokyo. It triggered a huge tsunami that left crippling damage in its wake. More than 13,000 people drowned, and thousands of buildings and homes were reduced to rubble. As people assessed the damage, ...