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What about the population in Japan?
Japan's population is about 127,000 people. There has been a Tsunami and Earthquake lateley in 2011, so that has lowered the population down quite a bit.
What is the name of the nuclear power plant in which a meltdown occurred in Japan?
The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, was severely damaged by the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March 2011. It was decommissioned in April 2012 and will not reopen. Its sister plant, Fukushima Daini, was shut down after the earthquake and tsunami, but has since reopened.
What three disasters did Japan have in 2011?
Earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown each one right after the other. In March 2011, Japan was hit by a series of large earthquakes one of which was a magnitude 9.0 that triggered a deadly tsunami. These two disasters contributed to failure of the Fukushima nuclear power plant and radiation fallout in the area.
Why did it happen in Japan?
There was a big earthquake in japan on Friday the 11th of march. it was caused by a destructive plate boundary. the pacific plate moved down under the Eurasian plate. That caused a lot of pressure in the epicenter what was about 200km far from Tokyo. The result was an earthquake. the earthquake caused a tsunami. It was up to 10 m high waves destroyed thousands of houses in the coast of japan.
What effect did the earthquake and tsunami have on Japan's environment and community?
The earthquake that hit Japan caused the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant to shut down and the tsunami wiped out the cooling systems. As a result, the reactor is overheating and releasing dangerous amounts of radiation into the atmosphere. People living within 20 km of the plant have been evacuated. Extremely high levels of radiation have also been found in food grown in Japan.
What happened in japan this week?
There has been a tragic earthquake that hit Japan. The magnitude was 9.0 and the earthquake then caused a tsunami. The tsunami then broke the nuclear reactor's cooling system. Japan is trying desperately to cool the reactors down. They are even dumping water from helicopters. People are being told to evacuate immediately. There was a woman and her grandson who was found trapped in their own house for nine days while people are still being found. If you watch a video of the tsunami, you can see the there were cars being tossed around like toys. There was actually a man who was trapped in one of the cars but survived. There are still after shocks from this giant earthquake. -_-
What from the earthquake triggered the tsunami in Japan?
Well to start of a earthquake happened and then the tsunami and well that's when this all happened causes children drowned and the right after that radiation plant started leaking it infected the farmers land and now they can't use that farm land for the nest 3,000 years no official cemeteries to bury their dead so that means that there may be an epidemic lets hope no well and then animals run lose like crocodiles and zoo's wiped out. Then people didn't know about the radiation so they ate the vegetables and things that were infected with radiation then the wost has just begone the radiation has leaked into the ocean... the means fishing in the U.S may be not safe but most definitely our economy has gone down. Its gone down because Japan has stopped all production of milk and everything that has to do with produce. So that The scoop about Japan May God Help Them ...
How is japan doing after the march 11th earthquake and tsunami?
Japan has made significant progress in recovering from the March 11th earthquake and tsunami, with reconstruction efforts focusing on rebuilding infrastructure, restoring communities, and improving disaster preparedness. However, challenges remain, particularly in areas like Fukushima where the nuclear disaster occurred, as ongoing cleanup and decontamination efforts continue. Overall, Japan has shown resilience in the face of adversity and is working toward long-term recovery and rebuilding.
An earthquake causes a tsunami because force from the quake?
An earthquake can cause a tsunami when there is a sudden vertical movement of the seafloor, displacing a large volume of water and generating a series of waves that travel across the ocean. The energy released during the earthquake is transferred to the water, creating powerful and destructive tsunami waves.
How can there be a nuclear disaster in Japan?
The tsunami wiped out almost all of Japan knocking down many buildings such as skyscrapers and nuclear power plants that were operating in Japan. The tsunami destroyed the nuclear power plants and radiation leaked out which caused a raging panic among the people of Japan.
How is nuclear radiation in japan going on?
The earthquake and tsunami took out the power to the nuclear plants, so they had nothing to cool them down, and they over heat and start spewing radiation, as of now they are still spewing radation which is covering most of the northern hemisphere.
How bad was tsunami in Japan on the intensity scale?
If 0 is good and 10 is bad, then according to me its 7.5 to 8, because of the tsunami , the market in japan was gone, and that too so much of the development has come down to 50 % .
