survey after the tsunami was performed on March of 2011 up to the next month. It was planned as an aspect of the collaborative survey and the data have been incorporated into a single outcome. In the meantime‚ heights of tsunami along the coastlines of Sendai Bay reached almost 10 meters with run-up distances in extending up to 4 kilometers. With these recorded tsunami heights‚ it is significant that the government will be able to adopt measures related to mitigation and protection against the hazards
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intensity of an earthquake at a given location‚ i.e. what people actually feel at a given location‚ while the Richter scale measures the magnitude of an earthquake‚ i.e. the energy an earthquake releases at the epicenter. 2011 Earthquake The 2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami was a 9.0 mega thrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST on Friday 11 March 2011. The epicenter was 130 kilometers off the east coast of the Oshika Peninsula‚ Tokyo‚ with the hypocenter at a depth of
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Natural Disasters Throughout earth‚ the life of an average person can change because of one day’s events. Communities that had been established over numerous decades can become a pile of rubble in a matter of hours and even minutes. The effect of a natural disaster can change a community forever. A natural disaster is anything that causes harm or damage from nature. Natural disasters can strike any part of the world‚ sometimes predicted others not. Japan is the one of the countries‚ most affected
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Remembering as if it happened yesterday‚ waking up with my broken left ankle throbbing in pain. Limping out the door toward my SUV‚ I thought I should be on leave and enjoying the fresh snow in the mountains‚ but instead I am working today with a broken ankle. The base began a deployment exercise that day‚ and I did not want to report for duty. The day was gorgeous outside; the sun shining brightly and was a breathtaking day. Once I completed the deployment line‚ I reached the holding area‚ unexpectedly
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the first ones that landed on beach on August 7th‚ 1942. On October the 24th and 25th he was in command of two heavy machine gun sections and defending a pass to Henderson Airfield. On October 25th‚ a regiment of 3000 Japanese Soldiers‚ "Courageous" Sendai Division‚ attacked Basilone and his Marines. Basilone led the defense with two machine gun sections with about fifteen men‚ who fought nonstop for the next two days. John’s comrades were cut down around him until he was left with only two other Marines
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candles‚ plastic bags‚ furniture) Conclusion: Nowadays normal products have become very expensive and driving a car will make you broke. 2. Earthquake Japan ( Fukushima) – effecting the nuclear energy: 11 March 2011‚ the earthquake nearby Sendai in the ocean caused the nuclear disaster around Fukushima. This nuclear disaster was a series of equipment failures – nuclear meltdowns – releases of radioactive materials at the ‘Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant’. This nuclear disaster was followed
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A strong earthquake struck Friday off the coast of northeastern Japan in the same region that was hit by a massive earthquake and tsunami last year. A city in the region reported that a small tsunami had hit‚ but there were no reports of injuries or damage. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 and struck in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Miyagi prefecture at 5:18 p.m. (0318 Eastern). The epicenter was 6.2 miles beneath the seabed. After the
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actually did hit the zoo‚ there was a strong chance that one would have because in the story it said that bombs dropped often during the war. “The zoo keepers wanted so much to keep Tonky and Wanly alive that they even thought of sending them to a zoo in Sendai‚ far north of Tokyo.” This shows how much they zoo keepers loved the elephants; they were going to go against the military just to save the elephants’ lives. The zoo keepers decided not to send them to the other zoo because there was still a possibility
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The Japan Earthquake Disaster on Friday‚ March 11‚ 2011 Impact to Malaysia Airlines Businesses Decreasing Volume of Passager For Flight Decreasing Volume of Passager For Flight Many Parts and Products from Japan are Delaying to Deliver Many Parts and Products from Japan are Delaying to Deliver Highly Demand on Air Cargo Transportation Highly Demand on Air Cargo Transportation Many Air Transport Service Will be Stopped For a While Many Air Transport Service Will be Stopped For a While Increasing
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Damage and effects Japan’s National Police Agency said that 45‚700 buildings were destroyed and 144‚300 were damaged by the quake and tsunami. The damaged buildings included 29‚500 structures in Miyagi Prefecture‚ 12‚500 in Iwate Prefecture and 2‚400 in Fukushima Prefecture. Three hundred hospitals with 20 beds or more in Tōhoku were damaged by the disaster‚ with 11 being completely destroyed. The earthquake and tsunami created an estimated 24-25 million tons of rubble and debris in Japan. An
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