What panic? I think all of us are just trying to get information while trying to sort through the hundreds of messages telling us not to panic. Sheesh.
Why would you need to sort through the messages? Particularly when the messages are correct?
Ther is no need to stock up OR take KI pills. Those workign at the plants should ahve them, but the rest.... well I think giving them out to the residents around the plant at this point is literally premature considering the side effects of the things.
The press is still hyping the danger, and there are numbers of peoply buying into that.
The more specific information people have the more they will realize that there is no need to take action at this time. As far as I can tell, and I am a Junior in Emergency and Disaster management (straight A student I might add) so I have a LOT of information available to me, the Japanese government is handeling this as well as possible with the exception of the KI Pills they are handing out. Those in general are unnecessary.
The Japanese on the whole seem to be doing an EXEMPLARY job. I mean truely exceptional. What they are dealing with is a Katrina sized set of 3 separate disasters. Any one of these is a disaster in and of itself, and they are to be seriously and profoundly recognized for their overall response. What they are up against is impossible to encompass as one whole event by any one person. It is MASSIVE. Truly.
Recovery is what they are by and large facing now (Except for Fukashima, that is still ongoing). The Recovery is going to be long and slow. God bless em.
You're right - there's no panic - just people running around saying 'don't panic'. It's weird.
This panic.