Life indoors exacts toll on children in Koriyama, Fukushima [Mar. 2014]

I'm submitting this as a contrast to recent discussion about the disaster in Japan four and a half years ago and nuclear disasters in general. This shows the current, human condition at play in these situations and what the effect is on people who live through it, rather than viewing a disaster from the lens of history or merely looking at abandoned structures.

When debating issues about how disaster can be handled and how responses can be made faster with better decision making, it's great to understand how this process has played out and where it leaves people living afterward. It's also important to think about what we can do to help people in less than ideal circumstances in the present.

In general, the hacker mindset is one of developing creative solutions and solving problems. Let's try to foster the kind of thinking that allows us to help people by solving their problems, rather than point out how other people's thinking might be wrong.

Additionally, in situations like these where the most important aspect becomes the human element, it is also reasonable to simply hear from other's experiences and to try to learn from those most directly affected.