Surreal Scenes of Nightmarish Events from Japan to the United States

We are being bombarded with images, scenes, late breaking events about the disaster in Japan.

Here are just a few of the surreal scenes that have struck me.

North Bend, Oregon on the Pacific Coast of the United States saw an evacuation of many residents in the wake of the Tsunami. They were already fleeing at the end of last week as they feared 'fallout' from the fast moving wave of water.

The tsunami had been clocked as moving over 500 miles per hour about the speed of a large passenger jet and is capable of traveling thousands of miles.

The wave of water has been reaching a height of up to 80 feet.

Up to 1/3 of Japan, an Island with a population 4 times that of California, is without power.

Many Japanese companies have shut down plants. Toyota and Honda have reported closing down its manufacturing facilities until Thursday morning (or even longer). Fujitsu, Sony and Canon were shutting down some or most of its factories (depending on which conflicting reports you choose to believe)

The New York Times, providing the most complete eye-witness coverage I have even experienced along with alarming graphs (Anxiety and Need Overwhelm a Nation) , reported a northern Japanese driver surviving the fast moving bullet-like tsunami. He was driving over 70 miles per hour and the massive wave was gaining ground on him. How he survived is another story.....

Stay tuned for more impressions from this global tragedy!