Millions saved in Japan by good engineering and government building codes (The headline you will not read today)

Japan’s infrastructure is uniquely prepared to deal with earthquakes, and this has no doubt helped to lessen the damage suffered throughout the country, mainly in cities such as Tokyo. Unfortunately, much of the infrastructure is not tsunami proof and most of the damage caused will likely be due to the torrent of water flowing over the land. (via @daveewing)

UPDATE: New York Times has just published an article with this very headline. Kudos to them!