Tsunami

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/10/25/earthquake-japan/3189061/

A 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit the Japan within the last 24 hours.  Its point of origin is east of Honshu.  Japan is now under tsunami warning.

The word Tsunami literally means, "harbor wave" in Japanese.  According to Wikipedia, a tsunami, "is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, generally an ocean or large lake.  Tsunamis occur in Japan often because its approximity to the "Ring of Fire" (subduction zone of volcanoes) and plate tectonics.

The last tsunami that hit Japan was in 2011.  It had a magnitude of 9.0 and killed nearly 16,000 people.

If Mahatma Gandhi had an Instagram

Mahatma Gandhi was honored this week for his 144th birthday.  He was born October 2, 1869 and assassinated on January 30, 1948 by a Hindu fanatic.

BBC says, "Known as 'Mahatma' (great soul), Gandhi was the leader of the Indian nationalist movement against British rule, and is widely considered the father of his country. His doctrine of non-violent protest to achieve political and social progress has been hugely influential."

Gandhi was indeed a great person who changed India for the better, so Buzzfeed.com decided to honor him further with the article, "If Mahatma Gandhi Had An Instagram Account".

Buzzfeed is hilarious, but the authors are smart too.  There was a modern twist put on Gandhi, but it still outlines his work and cause.

BBC article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/gandhi_mohandas.shtml
Buzzfeed article: http://www.buzzfeed.com/tasneemnashrulla/if-mahatma-gandhi-had-an-instagram-account