# japan earthquake tsunami warning

Japan Earthquake & Tsunami of 2011: Facts and Information » The Great Tohoku earthquake destroyed more than 100,000 buildings and triggered a nuclear disaster. Livescience.com

Response to the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami disaster | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences » We revisited the lessons of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake Tsunami disaster specifically on the response and impact, and discussed the paradigm shift of Japan's tsunami disaster management policies and the perspectives for reconstruction. Revisiting… Royalsocietypublishing.org

A short history of tsunami research and countermeasures in Japan » The tsunami science and engineering began in Japan, the country the most frequently hit by local and distant tsunamis. The gate to the tsunami science was opened in 1896 by a giant local tsunami of the highest run-up height of 38 m that claimed 22,000… Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Japan is bracing for a tsunami with waves as high as 10 feet after more than 20 earthquakes hit in just over 90 minutes » Japanese public broadcaster NHK TV urged people to flee to high land or the top of a nearby building as quickly as possible. Businessinsider.com

Evolution of tsunami warning systems and products » Each year, about 60 000 people and $4 billion (US$) in assets are exposed to the global tsunami hazard. Accurate and reliable tsunami warning systems have been shown to provide a significant defence for this flooding hazard. However, the evolution… Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami: Facts, FAQs, how to help » Japan's 9.0 earthquake on March 11, 2011, triggered a tsunami. Worldvision.org

On This Day: 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami » On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.1 earthquake struck off the northeast coast of Honshu, Japan, generating a deadly tsunami. Ncei.noaa.gov