Politics & Government
The Japanese town of Ishinomaki is flooded and the city's downtown area remains deserted, Tuesday, March 15, 2011. The photos are uncannily similar: Bridges destroyed in Biloxi Back Bay, bridges destroyed in Namegata, Japan; rail containers scattered through Gulfport, rail containers scattered in Sendai, northern Japan. "I've been struck by the similarity, also, in the images I've seen, as have colleagues I've chatted with," said oceanographer Stephen Baig, retired director of storm surge research with the National Hurricane Center. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times/MCT)
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A message, written by a Hurricane Katrina survivor to let his relatives know he was safe, is seen on this rooftop in Pass Christian, Mississippi, on August 31, 2005. The photos are uncannily similar: Bridges destroyed in Biloxi Back Bay, bridges destroyed in Namegata, Japan; rail containers scattered through Gulfport, rail containers scattered in Sendai, northern Japan. "I've been struck by the similarity, also, in the images I've seen, as have colleagues I've chatted with," said oceanographer Stephen Baig, retired director of storm surge research with the National Hurricane Center. (David Purdy/Biloxi Sun Herald/MCT)
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Government officials walk down a recently-cleared roadway on Thursday, March 17, 2011, in Kesennuma, Japan, where the earthquake-spawned tsunami caused a massive fuel spill and fire further consuming the Japanese coastal town, famous for its tuna fishing fleet. The photos are uncannily similar: Bridges destroyed in Biloxi Back Bay, bridges destroyed in Namegata, Japan; rail containers scattered through Gulfport, rail containers scattered in Sendai, northern Japan. "I've been struck by the similarity, also, in the images I've seen, as have colleagues I've chatted with," said oceanographer Stephen Baig, retired director of storm surge research with the National Hurricane Center. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times/MCT)
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The Copa Casino barge lies in the center of downtown Gulfport, Mississippi, on August 31, 2005. The photos are uncannily similar: Bridges destroyed in Biloxi Back Bay, bridges destroyed in Namegata, Japan; rail containers scattered through Gulfport, rail containers scattered in Sendai, northern Japan. "I've been struck by the similarity, also, in the images I've seen, as have colleagues I've chatted with," said oceanographer Stephen Baig, retired director of storm surge research with the National Hurricane Center. (David Purdy/Biloxi Sun Herald/MCT)
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Kesennuma, Japan's harbor was destroyed, the town burned and the tsunami deposited a large ship on the dock in the aftermath of last last week's earthquake. The photos are uncannily similar: Bridges destroyed in Biloxi Back Bay, bridges destroyed in Namegata, Japan; rail containers scattered through Gulfport, rail containers scattered in Sendai, northern Japan. "I've been struck by the similarity, also, in the images I've seen, as have colleagues I've chatted with," said oceanographer Stephen Baig, retired director of storm surge research with the National Hurricane Center. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times/MCT)
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Sailboats and other pleasure craft in the harbor in Ocean Spring, Mississippi, were washed ashore with other debris by the storm surge from Hurricane Katrina, which hit the Mississippi Gulf Coast on Monday, August 29th, 2005. The photos are uncannily similar: Bridges destroyed in Biloxi Back Bay, bridges destroyed in Namegata, Japan; rail containers scattered through Gulfport, rail containers scattered in Sendai, northern Japan. "I've been struck by the similarity, also, in the images I've seen, as have colleagues I've chatted with," said oceanographer Stephen Baig, retired director of storm surge research with the National Hurricane Center. (David Purdy/Biloxi Sun Herald/MCT)
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There were 16,000 inhabitants of the village of Minami-Sanriku before the tsunami hit, now over half of them are still missing. The photos are uncannily similar: Bridges destroyed in Biloxi Back Bay, bridges destroyed in Namegata, Japan; rail containers scattered through Gulfport, rail containers scattered in Sendai, northern Japan. "I've been struck by the similarity, also, in the images I've seen, as have colleagues I've chatted with," said oceanographer Stephen Baig, retired director of storm surge research with the National Hurricane Center. (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times/MCT)
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Ky Hoang carries a few belongings he salvaged from the destroyed home of his parents in East Biloxi, Mississippi on August 29, 2005, after Hurricane Katrina passed over coastal Mississippi. The photos are uncannily similar: Bridges destroyed in Biloxi Back Bay, bridges destroyed in Namegata, Japan; rail containers scattered through Gulfport, rail containers scattered in Sendai, northern Japan. "I've been struck by the similarity, also, in the images I've seen, as have colleagues I've chatted with," said oceanographer Stephen Baig, retired director of storm surge research with the National Hurricane Center. (Patrick Schneider/Biloxi Sun Herald/MCT)
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Debris and flooding are shown in the Natori neighborhood of Sendai, Japan, on Sunday, March 13, 2011, that was hit hard by the tsunami in the aftermath of an 8.9 earthquake. The photos are uncannily similar: Bridges destroyed in Biloxi Back Bay, bridges destroyed in Namegata, Japan; rail containers scattered through Gulfport, rail containers scattered in Sendai, northern Japan. "I've been struck by the similarity, also, in the images I've seen, as have colleagues I've chatted with," said oceanographer Stephen Baig, retired director of storm surge research with the National Hurricane Center. (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times/MCT)
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Shipping containers, rolls of paper, and other cargo are seen in Gulfport, Mississippi. The photos are uncannily similar: Bridges destroyed in Biloxi Back Bay, bridges destroyed in Namegata, Japan; rail containers scattered through Gulfport, rail containers scattered in Sendai, northern Japan. "I've been struck by the similarity, also, in the images I've seen, as have colleagues I've chatted with," said oceanographer Stephen Baig, retired director of storm surge research with the National Hurricane Center. (David Purdy/Biloxi Sun Herald/MCT)
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Ruins from the powerful earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan can be seen in the Sendai neighborhood, Monday, March 14, 2011. The photos are uncannily similar: Bridges destroyed in Biloxi Back Bay, bridges destroyed in Namegata, Japan; rail containers scattered through Gulfport, rail containers scattered in Sendai, northern Japan. "I've been struck by the similarity, also, in the images I've seen, as have colleagues I've chatted with," said oceanographer Stephen Baig, retired director of storm surge research with the National Hurricane Center. (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times/MCT)
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Members of the Biloxi Fire Department remove one of six bodies recovered at the Point Cadet area of Biloxi, Mississippi on Tuesday, August 30, 2005, the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Mississippi Coast. The photos are uncannily similar: Bridges destroyed in Biloxi Back Bay, bridges destroyed in Namegata, Japan; rail containers scattered through Gulfport, rail containers scattered in Sendai, northern Japan. "I've been struck by the similarity, also, in the images I've seen, as have colleagues I've chatted with," said oceanographer Stephen Baig, retired director of storm surge research with the National Hurricane Center. (Patrick Schneider/Biloxi Sun Herald/MCT)
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