NYT's interaction pic's of before/after of selected areas hity by tsunami, amazing

[rasputin1952]

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/13/world/asia/satellite-photos-japan-before-and-after-tsunami.html

The devastation is far worse than can be seen from the close-ups we've see, entire areas scoured of the planet...:(

[liberal N proud]

1. Unbelievable

[boston bean]

2. can anyone tell me what those long tube things are in the middle of fields? nt

[rasputin1952]

3. Not sure which pic you are referring to...

but in the Ishinomaki pic, they appear to be industrial buildings; in the Yuriage they appear to be apartment buildings.

[somone]

7. If you're referring to the videos, they're greenhouses

or were

[Shagbark Hickory]

4. Interesting how in the first picture the sewage treatment plant in the bottom left

appear to remain in tact.

I don't know how anyone could live that close to one of those.

[underpants]

5. I don't understand how to do it

What "slider" are they referring to?

I can't see the after photos.

[KittyWampus]

6. slide your cursor over it. That said, these are disturbing. Proceed with caution.

[needledriver]

8. Slider

If you put your mouse pointer over the center dividing line in each photo, you can drag that dividing line to the left or right.

[somone]

9. It's a bright blue door handle thingy halfway down the separation line in the pic