Envirnomental Psychology

On March 11, 2011 an earthquake that measured 9.3 Richter scale occurred 43 miles of the coast of Northern Japan. This caused tremendous amounts of damage to the island of Tohouku. What happened is the quake initially destroyed buildings and property. However, a tsunami occurred, which devastated the region and the Fukushima nuclear power plant. ("Fukushima Accident")

As of April 10, 2015, earthquake and tsunami caused the death total of 15,891 people, ravaged large areas of the Japanese countryside, and continues to cause

The most widespread impact of the earthquake and the resulting tsunami to was the loss of housing. It is estimated that “three million people were affected by the quake – nearly one-third of the country’s total population.” (Pallardy, 2016). This includes the originally estimated 222,570 people who died in the initial crisis and the more than one million individuals who were left homeless. This massive destruction of housing was due to

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This earthquake was one of the most destructive in history. It was known as the “Triple Disaster.” The disaster caused massive drops in industrial production. One of the main plants has been closed down indefinitely due to nuclear material leaking into the surroundings, destroying the landscape. This caused Japan to not take in as much money as before. Today, the nuclear reactions have started operating again. The citizens lost everything. Many countries were by Japan’s side, helping clean up the northern part of the country. Just like the Kobe earthquake of 1995, the NGO movement of Japan has had help from non-profit organizations and many

Japan is still recovering from the devastating earthquake and tsunami . It was about 150,000 evacuees that lost their homes in February 2017. About 50,000 of them are as of today still living in temporary housing . 120,000 houses and more were destroyed , 726,000

Good morning, at this moment we have breaking news, an catastrophic eartquake of 9 magnitude on the richter scale hit Japan a few minutes ago, this event caused a tsunami with waves up to ten meters. The epicentre was aproximately 70 kilometers east of the Oshika peninsula of Tokio and the hipocenter at an underwater depth of approximately 29 kilometers. The number of casualities is 24608 and the death tool is estimated around 15894 dealths. The lenght was aproximate six

The earthquake and tsunami had crucial effects on the Japanese coast. It was one of the top five most powerful earthquake causing the tsunami recorded in the world. The resulting tsunami flooded dozens of coast cities, numerous ports. “Now it is estimated from aerial and satellite photography that an area of almost 500 km (200mi) was inundated. The natural process that occurred caused a highly dangerous hazard environment that endangered and killed many lives. Correspondly, to this disaster can be explained by the theory of plate tectonics. “The magnitude, size of a hazardous event as well as its frequency or how often it occurs may be influenced by human activity as a result of increasing human population and deficient land use practices events that are use to cause these natural catastrophes.”[1] To minimize certain mitigation it’s important to understand and research the aftermath of this event there are a lot of interesting and informational statistics. “About 73 percent of Japan is forested, mountainous, and unsuitable for agricultural, industrial, or residential use. Equally important, the habitable zones, mainly located in coastal areas have extremely high population. By all means, Japan is known for

The Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami was a disaster considering, Japan had a magnitude 9 earthquake which then caused a massive tsunami. The earthquake was so powerful that it affected people from Norway to Antarctica. The tsunami waves surged to a towering one hundred and twenty eight feet tall . The tsunami went six miles inland from shore to the city. The tsunami went so far inland that is causing one of the nuclear plants to have a cooling meltdown, which then caused a level-7 meltdown. 15,894 people died in this natural disaster and there are still 2,500 people still missing. People still now in 2017 have no homes and are living in hotels and part time homes.

A tsunami as hit Sandi japan, coursing destruction throughout its path. The monster wave has swept the entire city away leaving 15,891 deaths 6 152 injured and 2 584 people still missing.

On March 11, 2011, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and 100-foot high tsunami hit the northeastern shoreline of Japan. At least 28,000 people were killed or went missing and more than 400,000 homes and buildings were destroyed. Recovery and rescue efforts were difficult as a result of the cold weather and because of disrupted transportation routes. Making matters worse, the waves of the tsunami damaged the Fukushima nuclear power plant, causing radioactive leaks. in addition to devastating Japan’s economy in many ways, this natural disaster also had negative effects on the United States’ economy and construction industry, though not to the same extent.

The earthquake hit on January 12, 2010 at 7:16 p.m. local time. With a magnitude of 7.1, and a depth just five miles just below the surface, the earthquake caused some serious damage. “Haiti sits on the boundary of two tectonic plates- the Caribbean plate and the North American plate- creating a system known as the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault.” (Wishnia, 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, 16). Since the earthquake had such a massive magnitude, and the epicenter of the earthquake was 130 kilometres off of Japan’s coast, the movement of the earth generated a tsunami. The tsunami waves moved at a speed of 805 kilometres per hour, and as they approached the shore, the waves grew in height, and in amplitude. Conclusively, the kind of earthquake a country experience connects to the factors that contributed to the earthquake, such as the tectonic plate movement, and magnitude; and to how well the country is prepared for it.

Japan as a whole is a disaster-prone country, mostly due to its position on the Pacific Rim fault line, but also because of climatic and seismic factors. However, for the purpose of this assignment I will be focusing specifically on the region of Tokyo-Yokohama. Yokohama is a city of 3.7 million located on the western coast of Tokyo Bay, roughly 17 miles south of Tokyo. Yokohama is the second largest city in Japan, beaten out only by Tokyo. The combined population of Tokyo and Yokohama Metropolitan Area is 16,889,000 – so roughly 17,000,000 people are living in 1,013 square miles, making for extremely densely populated conditions. (These households and population data are based on the results of the Population Census 2010.) Yokohama's

In March of 2011, a magnitude 9 earthquake 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 tsunami not only affected the inhabitants of Japan, but also affected people around the world. After disasters such as this, each area must endure the aftermath of the disaster and recover from the effects.

Osaka prefecture is located off the coastline of a secluded bay on the eastern central portion of the Japanese archipelago. It has a population of roughly 8.8 million people. Osaka used to have the second highes population of Japan but has recently dropped to third next to Tokyo and Kanagawa. It is home of several man-made islands, one of which is Kansai Inrenational Airport, and several other off-coast architectural miracles of modern day ingenuity. Osaka is a beautiful place to live and is also one of the safest places to live in the world as far as crime and pollution are concerned. On the extreme other hand it is THE most dangerous place to be in the world when it comes to natural disasters. The entire Japanes Archipelago is riddled with volcanoes and subject to earthquakes that occur daily due to the fact that it is located on the subduction zone of the Pacific, North American and Eurasion tectonic plates and is also one of the hottest spots on the “ring of fire”. It is also home to the Tsunamis that follow periodically after especially strong earthquakes occur. These disasters bring forth coastal erosion, landslides and potential coastal flooding that would seem to be devastating to the population of Japan and especially of Osaka, being secluded in its own private bay area and surrounded by mountains on all other sides. On the contrary, the Japanese poulation is thriving and have somehow learned to coexist with these difficulties and learned to incorporate some of