Helping With Disaster Recovery From Space

An interesting article:

http://www.usgs.gov/blogs/features/2011/03/28/preliminary-magnitude-8-9-near-the-east-coast-of-japan/

Science Features | Helping With Disaster Recovery From Space

www.usgs.gov

'The effects of the March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and resulting tsunami on Japan are being monitored using Landsat satellite data from the USGS.'