Japan

As all of you know, Japan recently experienced and earthquake, followed by a tsunami. The affects were massive: the earthquake sitting at 8.9 on the richter scale, and the tsunami causing most of the damage. Thousands have died and several nuclear reactors have stopped working, becoming so hot that a possible meltdown could occur; one of the reactors fuel rods have even been exposed, causing massive amounts of radiation around and on the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant.

I think that kids in the United States that know about the tragedies that have occurred in Japan are appreciating where they live but at the same time feel very bad for the kids in Japan. Unfortunately, some kids don't even know whats going on in Japan. You can only hope that these kids will watch the news, or read about it online, because at the same time that it is a tragedy, breaking news is always educational, and i know i've learned more about Tsunami's and Nuclear Reactors because of Japan.