mega disaster japan 2011

Question 1

cause

Answer 1

-9 mag
-destructive
-waves 10m high and 10km inland, 100km/h
-18foot sea wall was useless

Question 2

fukushima

Answer 2

• powerplant meltdown
  -tsunami flooded powerplant which overheated reactors 1-3
  -hydrogen explosion in reactor 4
  -20km limit from plant

Question 3

development

Answer 3

-gdp per C 39,300

Question 4

social

Answer 4

-20,000 deaths
-2,500 missing
-100,000 evacuated from fukushima
-6,100 injured and 130,000 misplaced

Question 5

economic

Answer 5

-fukushima = 21 trillion yen in compensation
-powerplant exploded

Question 6

regional

Answer 6

-20km buffer zone fukushima
-electricity prices increased 20%
-water, fish and crops radioactive

Question 7

global

Answer 7

-germany shut down nuclear power plants
-increased greenhouse gas emossions from increased fossil fuel use from imported fuels

Question 8

longer term impacts

Answer 8

-2010 nucleur energy use = 27%, 2013 = 1%
-2010 natural gas = 31%, 2013 = 42%
-no nuclear energy so import fossil fuels = increased gov debt

Question 9

prep

Answer 9

-strict building regulations
-low corruption
-tsunami vulnerable areas had 10m walles, evacuation shelters and marked evac routes
-buildings had earthquake emergency kits
-early warning systems detected earthquake in advance
-emergency drills in schools and businesses
-failed to plan fukushima

Question 10

response

Answer 10

• japan gov responded immediately = within 24h, mobilized 110,000 defense troops
  -all radio and tv stations switched to official earthquake coverage = told people what happened and what to do
  -Bank of Japan offered 183bil to japanese banks to keep economy operating
  -quickly accepted aid from international countries from over 20 countries