https://padlet.com/pkemppainen0208/mhbipny5zwv9 The Terrible Tsunami and Earthquake of 3/11 en-us 2019-03-21 17:05:09 UTC 2019-03-21 17:17:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Brightnessdown.png pkemppainen0208 https://padlet.com/pkemppainen0208/mhbipny5zwv9/wish/343905026     On March 11, 2011, a magnitude-9 earthquake hit Northeastern Japan. It created a terrible tsunami who's effects were felt all over the world. 

-Debris from this huge and deadly tsunami still wash up on beaches in North America many years later

-15,894 people died from this earthquake/tsunami. More than 2500 people are still missing

-After the tsunami, the country had to install a new, upgraded tsunami system because the Japan's Meteorological Agency was criticized for issuing a tsunami warning that underestimated the size of the wave

-The tsunami also traveled across the pacific ocean, reaching Chile, Hawaii, and Alaska

-The jerk moved Japan's main island (Honshu) eastward eight feet]]> 2019-03-21 17:09:46 UTC https://padlet.com/pkemppainen0208/mhbipny5zwv9/wish/343905026 pkemppainen0208 https://padlet.com/pkemppainen0208/mhbipny5zwv9/wish/343916925 2019-03-21 17:28:48 UTC https://padlet.com/pkemppainen0208/mhbipny5zwv9/wish/343916925 pkemppainen0208 https://padlet.com/pkemppainen0208/mhbipny5zwv9/wish/343920373 What was on the news as this earthquake was going on:]]> 2019-03-21 17:34:47 UTC https://padlet.com/pkemppainen0208/mhbipny5zwv9/wish/343920373 pkemppainen0208 https://padlet.com/pkemppainen0208/mhbipny5zwv9/wish/343921556 2019-03-21 17:36:34 UTC https://padlet.com/pkemppainen0208/mhbipny5zwv9/wish/343921556 pkemppainen0208 https://padlet.com/pkemppainen0208/mhbipny5zwv9/wish/343922053 -120,000 buildings were destroyed

-More than 150,000 lost their homes
-50,000 people are still living in temporary housing

-Total cost would reach up to $235 billion for all of the damage. This makes it the costliest earthquake/tsunami in history

-15,894 people died from this earthquake/tsunami. More than 2500 people are still missing

-About 150,000 people who evacuated lost their homes]]> 2019-03-21 17:37:34 UTC https://padlet.com/pkemppainen0208/mhbipny5zwv9/wish/343922053 pkemppainen0208 https://padlet.com/pkemppainen0208/mhbipny5zwv9/wish/343928224 2019-03-21 17:48:40 UTC https://padlet.com/pkemppainen0208/mhbipny5zwv9/wish/343928224 pkemppainen0208 https://padlet.com/pkemppainen0208/mhbipny5zwv9/wish/343928583 2019-03-21 17:49:20 UTC https://padlet.com/pkemppainen0208/mhbipny5zwv9/wish/343928583 pkemppainen0208 https://padlet.com/pkemppainen0208/mhbipny5zwv9/wish/343929747 2019-03-21 17:51:06 UTC https://padlet.com/pkemppainen0208/mhbipny5zwv9/wish/343929747 pkemppainen0208 https://padlet.com/pkemppainen0208/mhbipny5zwv9/wish/343932961 -The 3/11 earthquake/tsunami disabled the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant

-Located in the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Japan

-The 3/11 chain of events caused radiation which permanently damaged several reactors

-It used to be one of the fifteen largest nuclear power stations in the world
 
-There have been no cases of radiation sickness from the accident, but many people had to evacuate their homes to avoid it]]> 2019-03-21 17:55:52 UTC https://padlet.com/pkemppainen0208/mhbipny5zwv9/wish/343932961 pkemppainen0208 https://padlet.com/pkemppainen0208/mhbipny5zwv9/wish/343938371 2019-03-21 18:04:46 UTC https://padlet.com/pkemppainen0208/mhbipny5zwv9/wish/343938371 pkemppainen0208 https://padlet.com/pkemppainen0208/mhbipny5zwv9/wish/343941476 2019-03-21 18:10:33 UTC https://padlet.com/pkemppainen0208/mhbipny5zwv9/wish/343941476 pkemppainen0208 https://padlet.com/pkemppainen0208/mhbipny5zwv9/wish/343948952 2019-03-21 18:23:17 UTC https://padlet.com/pkemppainen0208/mhbipny5zwv9/wish/343948952 pkemppainen0208 https://padlet.com/pkemppainen0208/mhbipny5zwv9/wish/343949811 -The Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant power supply was disabled

-After two weeks, three reactors were stable with water addition to cool, which was meant to prevent the release of radioactive materials

-Over 100,000 people evacuated their homes to avoid radiation sickness. Some never returned

-Most people were worried about getting thyroid cancer from the radiation from the disaster. There were 113 cases of thyroid cancer diagnosed

-There are now four ghost towns around Japan where 150,000 people once lived, these towns now remain small

-Many people are worried about moving back because the radiation can cause cancers that take years to develop

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