Japan 2011
- Created by: Aimis
- Created on: 16-11-15 09:44
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- Japan earthquake and tsunami 2011
- Causes - Human
- did not try to escape to dry land
- regular drills so did not take situation seriously
- Prediction
- tsunami warning kicked in
- only minutes for the coast to escape
- tsunami warning saved many lives
- Causes - Physical
- 500km segment slipped upwards
- North American subducted by Pacific Plate
- seawater displaced causing tsunami
- Long - term response
- abl e to cope with the earthquake
- tsunmai defences iadequate
- future contingency plans - level of defence
- private companies with heavy costs
- Facts
- 9.0 Magnitude earthquake
- 10m tsunami
- 2:46pm local time
- Fourth largest earthquake
- 100km west of Sendai
- Prevention
- Tsunami overwhelmed defences
- They had not prepared for an earthquake and tsunami this size
- Skyscrapers with earthquake-proof designs had limited damage
- Effects - Secondary
- half million people homeless
- 1 million hoes witout running water
- electricty cut off to 6 million homes
- ratuioned petrol
- food, water and medical supplie shortage
- 700 aftershocks which caused panic
- explosion and radiation leaks from fukushima
- fears of nuclear disaster caused panic across the world
- Short term responses
- survivors lived in shelter and hoarded supplies
- rescue worker searched submerged homes
- helicopter crews saved stranded survivors
- 100 000 soldiers to rescue, distribute blankets and water
- aid from the USA and China
- exclusion zone zone set up aroud Fukishima
- Effects - Primary
- Japanese coast dropped by more than a metre
- ground shaking caused builidngs to collapse
- broken gas pipes caused fired
- tsunami swept away cars, boats and houses
- flooded almost 500 square metres
- whole cities ruined when water receded
- oil refinaery oil tank explosion
- over 25 000 dead or missing
- Causes - Human
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