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The Fukushima tsunami 10 years later


Japan's 2011 tsunami, then and now - in pictures - The Guardian

Ten years ago, one of the most powerful earthquakes on record triggered a devastating tsunami in Japan, killing more than 18,000 people and ...

10 years later: Tohoku's Recovery and Resilience Together with the ...

Soon after the shaking subsided, the coastline was then hit by a devastating tsunami, which completely destroyed dozens of towns and caused over fifteen ...

Ten years since the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami - IFRC

On this same day in 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami hit Japan, killing 18,428 people and displacing 470,000 others. The tsunami ...

Fukushima 10 years on - RGS - Royal Geographical Society

On 11 March 2021 Japan recognised and mourned the 10-year anniversary of the Fukushima disaster. Today nearby roads are closed with 40,000 people still ...

11 years after Fukushima nuclear disaster, residents return to ... - CNN

On March 11, 2011, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the country's coast, triggering a tsunami that caused a nuclear meltdown at the power ...

Ten years later, here's what Fukushima's damaged reactors look like ...

On March 11, 2011, an earthquake cut power to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, and a tsunami wiped out emergency generators.

10 Years Later – Remembering the Great Japan Tsunami and to ...

The tsunami also flooded Japan's Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plant, which melted its cores and leaked radiation. More than 18,000 people ...

Fukushima nuclear plant disaster: Japan marks 13-year anniversary

TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Monday marked 13 years since a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the country's northern coasts. Nearly 20,000 people ...

10 years after Fukushima, the nuclear industry still has trouble ...

The reactors shut down automatically moments after the quake at sea, but 41 minutes later, the tsunami it generated crashed through the plant's ...

10 Years After Fukushima Disaster, This Nurse May Be the Region's ...

After graduating this month from nursing school, she ultimately wants to return to her hometown to care for the aging residents who helped raise her.

Japan: Fukushima ten years on: Lessons learned | Tsunami Day

Ian McKinley, Shinichi Nakayama and Susie Hardie consider how recovery has progressed at Fukushima Daiichi and what lessons can be learned for the future.

Fukushima: 10 Years After - Blog - ISGlobal

The tsunami, with 14-meter-high waves at the level of the plant, swept over the plant wall and flooded the lower part of reactors 1-4, thus ...

Fukushima disaster: What happened at the nuclear plant? - BBC

On 9 March 2021, ahead of the 10-year anniversary, a UN report said there had been "no adverse health effects" documented among Fukushima residents directly ...

Revisiting Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, 10 Years Later - NPR

NPR's Scott Detrow talks to Alastair Gale, of The Wall Street Journal, who is based in Tokyo, on the tenth anniversary of the 9.0 earthquake ...

What happened at Fukushima 10 years ago? BBC World Service

On 11 March 2011, Japan's most powerful earthquake on record triggered a tsunami, which then caused a meltdown at a nuclear power plant.

The Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Accident: An overview

UNSCEAR's assessments of the levels and effects of radiation exposure due to the nuclear accident after the 2011 great east-Japan earthquake and tsunami.

10 years after Fukushima: Are Japanese nuclear power plants safe?

Editors' recommendations · 10 years after Fukushima, safety is still nuclear power's greatest challenge · Ten years after the Fukushima Daiichi ...

He clung to a tree for hours to escape death in Japan's worst natural ...

More than 35,000 people remain displaced, 10 years after the original meltdown,according to the Fukushima authorities. Smoke ...

Nuclear Power 10 Years After Fukushima: The Long Road Back | IAEA

However, the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, operated by the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), on 11 March 2011 dealt ...

Japan marks 10 years since triple disaster killed 18500 people

Japan has observed a moment's silence to mark the 10th anniversary of an earthquake and tsunami that killed more than 18,000 people and ...