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2011 Tsunami and Earthquake has been one the most deadly
natural disaster to ever happen in Japan many of the people
affected by it still live in a temporary government house. Ever
since the catastrophe the government has upgraded its Tsunami
warning system.
since the 2011 Tsunami, many officials believe it would take more
than 10 years for the region to recover from the disaster. The
country has also invested in new measures to predict in the future
when another Tsunami or Earthquake could strike the region, new
ways to rebuild building have been implemented. While there is
no way to predict when a Tsunami could happen, with the
innovations of technology now is easier to warm people from an
incoming natural hazard, Japan has taken this approach to invest
in new technology to be prepare for the next time one of these
tragedies occur.
The map above displays the cause of Tsunamis round the world,
most of Tsunamis taking place in the Pacific Ring of Fire. However
one the most disastrous Tsunamis in recent memory is the 2004
Indian Ocean Tsunami caused by a 9.1 magnitude earthquake,
killing more than 200,000 people. The Tsunami is observable in
the map above, it is the red dot located near the Indian Ocean,
and although the country is not visible it took place in Sumatra,
Indonesia. Another country with a rich history of Tsunamis is Chile
Works Cited
http://www.livescience.com/39110-japan-2011-earthquaketsunami-facts.html
http://www.redcross.org/prepare/disaster/tsunami
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/naturaldisasters/tsunami-profile/