agency’s scale (After Fukushima: Enough Is Enough‚ n.d.). The shaking of the earth in the east of Japan on 11 March 2011. This earthquake caused a powerful tsunami that reached the height of approximately 15 meters (The Situation at Fukushima‚ n.d.). Furthermore‚ the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plants experienced a lot of destruction caused by a tsunami that hit the reactors in Japan Tohoku coast (The
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10/16/2012 | | | | TSUNAMI HITS JAPAN NATURAL DISASTER KILLS THOUSANDS Japan suffered a devastating earthquake 230 miles northeast of Tokyo on March 11‚ 2011 which caused a seven meter tsunami that surged through cities and villages in the countries north destroying everything in its path. According to the United States Geological Survey the Earthquake hit with a magnitude of 8.9 to 9.0‚ this is the largest recorded earthquake in Japans History and it moved the island by up to eight
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The Impossible: Follow Up Questions 1. What natural disaster devastated the coast of Thailand? A tsunami devastated the coast of Thailand. 2.What are the causes of this type of disaster? Slow earthquakes under the sea floor cause tsunamis. 3.As a responder‚ list the needs and concerns you expect victims and survivors to have? As a responder‚ I would expect victims and survivors to have open wounds‚ hunger‚ dehydration‚ emotional distress‚ and missing family members. 4
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time in seconds it takes from the moment one wave crest passes a fixed point until a second wave crest passes that same point. In addition‚ undersea earthquakes or other sharp motions in the seafloor can sometimes generate enormous waves‚ called tsunamis that can devastate entire coastlines. Also‚ regular patterns of smooth‚ rounded waves in the open ocean are called swells. Swells are defined as mature undulations of water in the open ocean after wave energy has left the wave generating region.
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“Japan earthquake: Tsunami hits north-east” Source: BBC 2‚ Horizon Special Professor Ian Stewart‚ Geologist Broadcast on 27th March 2011 In this programme‚ Ian Stewart examines the powerful geological forces that caused the devastating Japanese earthquake. 30% of all earthquakes across the world happen in Japan. Earthquakes are caused when the tectonic plates (giant slabs of rock) grind together causing the build up of huge forces. When the pressure gets too much‚ the edges of the plate suddenly
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EARTHQUAKES Introduction and Terminology • Vibrations in the earth’s crust that occur when strain in the crust is suddenly released by displacement along a fault line • Focus = point at which an earthquake originates inside the earth. May be many km below surface • Epicentre = the point on the earth’s surface directly above the focus. Strongest shock normally felt here. Most damage usually occurs here. • Seismology = the study of earthquakes – from Greek – seio – to shake
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off the coast of Indonesia near the city of Banda Ache. The earthquake caused the Indonesian plate to suddenly jolt upwards at least 5metres. The sudden movement of the plate under the sea caused the giant wave called a tsunami (5-40metres high). Primary Effects The tsunami travelled at speed across the Indian ocean affecting at least 12 nations‚ with Indonesia suffering the greatest damage. In all‚ close to 250‚000 people died with millions homeless. In Aceh close to the epicentre‚ 131‚000
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This can give some economic security‚ but defects food security due to the lack of crops grown. There cannot be no security if people live in fear of losing everything in a natural disaster such as an earthquake‚ tsunami or a volcanic eruption. An example of this is the Asian Tsunami in 2004 that hit countries such as Indonesia‚ Malaysia‚ Sri Lankia‚ India and Thailand. It killed 250000 people in a day‚ causing mass damage wiping out everything in its way. This meant that houses‚ infrastructure
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Back to life after the great East Japan earthquake Residents of a city devastated by the 2011 tsunami pick up the pieces‚ showing just how crucial jobs are in times of disaster-recovery. Feature | 01 April 2013 KAMAISHI CITY‚ Japan (ILO News) – Ms Maekawa‚ who is over 60 years old‚ is busily cooking a dish to serve her customers in a bistro in Kamaishi City‚ a small coastal town in Iwate Prefecture famous for its steel production‚ fishing industry and eco-tourism. When not cooking she comes out
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Management Organization‚ tsunami affected persons in Kalutara district and Naval Authorities which handled tsunami related activities. These three factions are directly related to the researcher’s
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