hit Japan, releasing a dangerous tsunami. Japan was not expecting the magnitude of the earthquake and tsunami, and endured much hardship after the disaster. The effects of the tsunami can still be seen in Japan today through its residents, economy, and through actions that have been taken to further protect residents from future disasters. Though the Japan 2011 tsunami is one of the most destructive tsunamis ever recorded, dangerous tsunamis continue to take place across the globe. The Japan 2011
Japanese politics and economy The triple disaster: earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima nuclear accident. The earthquake and tsunami caused extensive and severe structural damage in north-eastern Japan, including heavy damage to roads and railways as well as fires in many areas, and a dam collapse. Naoto Kan said, "In the 65 years after the end of World War II, this is the toughest and the most difficult crisis for Japan." Around 4.4 million households in northeastern Japan were left without electricity
11). It also had a transform boundary, where the two plates grind past each other, causing stress, which eventually erupted in an earthquake. Lastly, an earthquake struck Japan on March 11, 2011, at 2:46 p.m. local time. With a magnitude of 9.0 and a depth of 24 kilometres, this earthquake was the largest to ever hit Japan. “Japan is situated near a subduction zone where the Pacific plate is thrusting beneath the North American plate on which part of the country lies.” (Crean, Cody and Karina Hamalainen
Introduction: The 2011 Japan Earthquake was one of the most destructive earthquakes that the area had experienced in centuries. Earthquakes regularly impact Japan due to the nearby subduction zone under the northwestern Pacific Ocean. This is where the Pacific and North American tectonic plates meet, which ultimately causes frequent seismic activity. The 2011 earthquake is the 5th largest recorded since 1900 worldwide, and is classified as a 9.0 reverse fault mega-thrust earthquake (Mantanle 823)
In 2004 a devastating Tsunami transpired in the Indian Ocean, known as the Sumatra that killed over 270,000 people in a matter of hours, ranking itself the sixth-deadliest natural disaster in history by an estimated death toll. No tsunami sensors existed in the ocean to alert the people living in these coastal areas of the catastrophic Seismic Sea Wave that would arrive, consequently changing the outcome of their lives forever. Earthquakes trigger tsunamis and can wipe out entire ecosystems depending
identifies and analyzes the major issues and consequences which the most recent earthquake in Japan brought to the business community. It presents some courses of actions and their justifications on how the company should proceed in its industry in order to eliminate or at least minimize the negative impacts of this earthquake on its normal business operations. Executive Summary Earthquakes and tsunamis impact each and every aspect of normal life and routine functioning of individuals and business
Japan is an island located in East Asia with its capital being located in Tokyo. The islands of Japan are very mountainous which makes them incapable of producing their own natural resources (Central Intelligence Agency). Japan uses a parliamentary government with a civil law legal system (Central Intelligence Agency). Its economy has gone from being viewed as an economic superpower, to going into a deep recession, to back on the rise of economic growth. Gross Domestic Product in 2013 was at 4.729
Recovery Disaster recovery is the process of an organisation uses to recover access the data, and also hardware that are needed to recollect the performance to be in normal position after a disaster occurs. While disaster recovery plans have to be focus in every aspect in any organisation and bringing the gap closure after destruction it can be like data, hardware, or software have been lost and the manpower that composes much of any organisation. Individuals are always finding ways to get around
Devastation struck Japan on March 11, 2011 when the main island, Honshu, was rocked by the worst earthquake in the country’s history. According the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake, named the Great East Japan Earthquake, was so severe it shifted the earth’s axis by 10 cm and the jolt of the earth’s crust triggered a tsunami of epic proportion. Carrying a wall of water over 10 meters high and massive enough to been seen by the International Space Station, the tsunami claimed more lives than
Since Tsunamis have occurred, there has been a considerable amount of destruction to buildings and structures. People have spend Millions in rebuilding these structures which is not benefiting the economy and this disaster has been continuously been in the news and also has been happening around the world especially in the Ring of Fire. This part of the world is disastrous as many seismic sea waves, earthquakes and volcanoes occur. [1] There are many problems relating to waves that affect people