3.11: Disaster and Change in Japan
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On March 11, 2011, Japan was struck by the shockwaves of a 9.0 magnitude undersea earthquake originating less than 50 miles off its eastern coastline. The most powerful earthquake to have hit Japan in recorded history, it produced a devastating tsunami with waves reaching heights of over 130 feet that in turn caused an unprecedented multireactor meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. This triple catastrophe claimed almost 20,000 lives,...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0801452007
ISBN13:9780801452000
Release Date:April 2013
Publisher:Cornell University Press
Length:294 Pages
Weight:1.25 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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