then okay, there s last august. then after the tsunami plows through the area, you ve got some jetways still intact, but the vehicles, the planes, they ve been completely washed away. the new york times posted these satellite images. they were taken by geo eye. japan s prime minister now says his country s facing its worst crisis since world war ii. between the earthquake, the tsunami waves that followed and an unfolding nuclear crisis under way, rescuers are jumping into action as they try to take in the true scale of this disaster. i m joined live by don prefero, author of catastrophes. good morning to you, don. thanks for joining us. good morning. so, we keep talking about how well prepared japan is for handling an earthquake disaster, and yet, when you look at what we re seeing here, it is almost incalculable damage, a death toll likely exceeding 10,000. is this just speaks to the nature of an event like this? as well prepared as you can be,