Discuss how the situation in Japan can be related to the environmental issue in our world.

I think that the earthquake/ tsunami in Japan can connect
to the overall concern about the environment in a couple of ways.  The first would be to
possess a healthy respect for the natural world.  Seeing the footage of the tsunami and
examining the earthquake's impact on Japan reminds one of the awesome power of nature. 
It is something that must be approached with a sense of care and reverence because of
what it can do.  At the same time, I think that there has to be some examination of
fortification of nuclear power plants in the face of such natural calamities.  The
Fukushima power plant's crippled condition, its emission of harmful radiation in the
environment, as well as the lack of a coherent plan on how to fix it all feed into the
larger idea that scientific advances in the field of nuclear technology carrie
environemntal impacts with it, as well.  The harnessing of nuclear technology has to be
done with a mind that takes into account natural calamities and the natural world.  In
the end, the Japanese predicament is a reminder of how environmental calamities impact
everyone.  Environmental concerns are universal and individuals/ nations must act in
concert with one another because of it.