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Japan 2011:Earthquake, Tsunami, Nuclear
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Mapa Mental sobre Japan 2011:Earthquake, Tsunami, Nuclear, creado por charund el 18/04/2013.
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Japan 2011:Earthquake, Tsunami, Nuclear
General
Eurasian, Pacific and Phillipine meet here
experiences 20% of worlds earthquakes
Pacific Plate move under Japan
honshu- densley populated
rate of movement 7.6-10.2cm per year
north- mountainous - land 200m high 18% inhabitable
EARTHQUAKE
Wednesday 9th March 2011
7.2 Richter Scale earthquake
subduction caused extra strain
area of existing pressure built up along margin
480km stretch of Pacific Plate breaking free and surging underneath Japan
Eurasian plate moved 2.4m eastwards. uplift of 9m
resulted in 9.0M Tohoku earthquake
TSUNAMI
epicentre under ocean floor
water travelled at 500mph
took 10mins to reach coast of Japan
wave reached 40m in places
water flowed 10km inland
Sendai airport unusable - limited aid accessibility
evacuation and coping strategies
electricity was cut off
telephone connections were lost
not enough emergency workers
no medicines administered
epidemics breaking out amongst vulnerable groups was high
452,000 living in evacuation facilites
IMPACTS
ECONOMIC IMPACTS
cost $305 billion
47,500 buildings destroyed
300 hospitals damaged
1.5 million households without water
4.4 million without elec
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
solid waste and disaster debris left
severe contamination of soil and water halting continuation of farming
radiation resulting from damage to nuclear plants.
Fukishima
general
15,676 deaths
5712 injured
4832 missing
60+ accounted for 66% of deaths
preparation
extensive system of coastal barriers - prevent damage to cities when high tsunami waves hit
were ineffective as the offshore area is shallow
tsunami wave reached 40m.
10m walls ineffective
NGOs
Japan Tsunami Appeal
first aid and emergency healthcare
distributing relief items
fitting out 7000 temporary prefabricated homes
Japanese red cross opened appeal for aid funds within hours of disaster
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