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Tyler Zigmond Sci-425: Geoscientific Research Methods Southern New Hampshire University November 19th, 2023 Module 3 Journal Josie, G. (2020, May 4). Rethinking tsunami defense . Stanford News. https://news.stanford.edu/2020/05/04/rethinking-tsunami-defense/ Koshimura, S., & Shuto, N. (2015, October 28). Response to the 2011 Great East japan earthquake and tsunami disaster. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsta.2014.0373 For the first article, “Rethinking Tsunami Defense”, the articles cover the intial steps that areas usually take when trying to combat the risk of tsunamis. The first thought always is to come up with a way to immediately stop the next tsunami. Thisis covered to be a wall, which is what a lot of countries build immediately following an event. It is discussed that this wall can lead towards a false sense of security, and they want to investigate other ways to help mitigate the damage. The main argument is that you shouldnt build a wall, but instead you should build coastal forests with the correct size and shape. These forests will help protect against the future tsunamis, with less risk of catastrophic failure due to poor
design. The second article is covering the 2011 tsunami that resulted in catastrophic failure with the nuclear power plant in Fukushima. It discusses what is being done as a result of the tsunami. The argument made is that the infrastructure of the area and the monitoring system were not sufficient enough, and that after the tsunami, the monitoring network was heavily expanded which should help to mitigate the damage in the future. The article does do an ethically sound move and warns individuals to not only wait for a warning, but to be self acting when the risk of a tsunami is present. When looking at the efficacy of the research, it is important to realize that if there was a definitive way to eliminate the risks from tsunamis, then it would be utilized in every country. Both of these articles depend on tsunamis already happening in an area, resulting in more and extensive preventative measures to take place. The best way for an area, such as Fukushima to be ready for another event like in 2011, is to have all of the information about what could be coming their way. Japan is a smaller country, so you would need to utilize the coastal forests as a technical approach to preventing storms. This would be because how how you would need to position the trees on minimal space. While governments would disagree, I believe that overplanning is better than underplanning. You can only fix the plans for an area affected by a tsunami if there is still an area standing afterwards.
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