Japan earthquake case study Flashcards
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magnitude? (Japan)
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9.0
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Deaths? (Japan)
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16,000
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Injuries? (Japan)
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6,000
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Buildings destroyed? (Japan)
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300,000
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Roads destroyed? (Japan)
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2,000
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How many blackouts? (Japan)
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Over 4.4 million households
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Impacts on the environment (Japan)
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- Tsunami
- over 800 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were recorded following the main earthquake
- Landfall
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Economy impacts? (Japan)
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$235 billion - the most expensive natural disaster in history
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Immediate Responses? (Japan)
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- rescue workers searched the coastline to search for any survivors in the rubble.
- Helicopter crews looked for survivors on rooftops and flooded farmland.
- 100,000 soldiers assigned to establish order, organise rescue work, and distribute blankets, bottled water, food, and petrol.
