Natural Disaster
Natural Disasters
Throughout earth, the life of an average person can change because of one day's events. Communities that had been established over numerous decades can become a pile of rubble in a matter of hours and even minutes. The effect of a natural disaster can change a community forever. A natural disaster is anything that causes harm or damage from nature. Natural disasters can strike any part of the world, sometimes predicted others not.
Japan is the one of the countries, most affected by natural disasters. It has had 2 in record of top 5 most expensive natural disasters in history costing $181 billion in the years 2011 and 1995 only. Japan also been listed in the 10 worst natural disasters of 21st century caused by Mother Nature. The types of natural disasters in Japan include tsunamis, floods, typhoons, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions. Natural disaster is a major problem resulting from natural processes inside the earth. It can cause loss of life and property damage which will affect Japan's economy, development, and social life. The country has gone through many years of natural disasters. The most common are volcanic eruptions, typhoons, and earthquakes.
The 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tōhoku often referred to in Japan as the Great East Japan Earthquake and also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, and the 3.11 Earthquake, was a magnitude 9.0 (Mw) undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC) on 11 March 2011, with the epicentre approximately 70 kilometres (43 mi) east of the Oshika Peninsula of Tōhoku and the hypocenter at an underwater depth of approximately 30 km (19 mi). It was the most powerful known earthquake ever to have hit Japan, and the fifth most powerful earthquake in the world since modern record-keeping began in 1900. The earthquake triggered powerful tsunami waves that reached heights of up to 40.5 meters (133 ft) in Miyako in Tōhoku's Iwate Prefecture, and which, in
Throughout earth, the life of an average person can change because of one day's events. Communities that had been established over numerous decades can become a pile of rubble in a matter of hours and even minutes. The effect of a natural disaster can change a community forever. A natural disaster is anything that causes harm or damage from nature. Natural disasters can strike any part of the world, sometimes predicted others not.
Japan is the one of the countries, most affected by natural disasters. It has had 2 in record of top 5 most expensive natural disasters in history costing $181 billion in the years 2011 and 1995 only. Japan also been listed in the 10 worst natural disasters of 21st century caused by Mother Nature. The types of natural disasters in Japan include tsunamis, floods, typhoons, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions. Natural disaster is a major problem resulting from natural processes inside the earth. It can cause loss of life and property damage which will affect Japan's economy, development, and social life. The country has gone through many years of natural disasters. The most common are volcanic eruptions, typhoons, and earthquakes.
The 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tōhoku often referred to in Japan as the Great East Japan Earthquake and also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, and the 3.11 Earthquake, was a magnitude 9.0 (Mw) undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC) on 11 March 2011, with the epicentre approximately 70 kilometres (43 mi) east of the Oshika Peninsula of Tōhoku and the hypocenter at an underwater depth of approximately 30 km (19 mi). It was the most powerful known earthquake ever to have hit Japan, and the fifth most powerful earthquake in the world since modern record-keeping began in 1900. The earthquake triggered powerful tsunami waves that reached heights of up to 40.5 meters (133 ft) in Miyako in Tōhoku's Iwate Prefecture, and which, in