This picture made available by Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) shows the scene on 11 March 2011 as the tsunami washes in on the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power station. Photo source: EPA
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A ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes on record slammed Japan’s eastern coast Friday, killing hundreds of people as it swept away ships, cars and homes while widespread fires burned out of control.
Hours later, the tsunami hit Hawaii but did not cause major damage. Warnings blanketed the Pacific, putting areas on alert as far away as South America, Canada, Alaska and the entire U.S. West coast. In northeastern Japan, the area around a nuclear power plant was evacuated after the reactor’s cooling system failed…
Tsunami Leaves Wake of Destruction Across Northern Japan, The New York Times
Japan Quake: Measuring the Damage With Dr. Michio Kaku
In this Video Interview, from ABC, Dr. Michio Kaku, a highly respected American physicist, quantifies the damage of the earthquake and tsunamis.
CNN Video:
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Japan deadly Tsunami, CNNLive Coverage
Japan deadly Tsunami, BBC Live Coverage
The quake was the fifth-largest in the world since 1900 and nearly 8,000 times stronger than the one which devastated Christchurch, New Zealand, last month, said scientists.
The Science Behind Japan deadly Earthquake
Human Ancestors Lived on Shaky Grounds
An international team of scientists has established a link between the shape of the landscape and the habitats preferred by our earliest ancestors. Our earliest ancestors preferred to settle in locations that have something in common with cities such as San Francisco, Naples and Istanbul: on active tectonic faults in areas that have an earthquake risk or volcanoes, or both.
NHK TV Japan Video:
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