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Japan’s worst volcanic disaster unleashes a monster tsunami

The deadliest volcanic disaster in Japan’s history did not end with fire or ash, but with water. When the slopes of a restless mountain collapsed into the sea in 1792, the impact hurled a towering ...
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Looking back at Japan’s historic tsunami disaster 15 years later

Fifteen years ago, the world watched in horror as Japan was struck by the most powerful earthquake in its recorded history — a catastrophic event that unleashed a deadly tsunami, upended millions of ...
Newsday

Japan marks 15 years since tsunami disaster as Takaichi pushes more nuclear energy use

TOKYO — Japan marked the 15th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster on its northeastern coast Wednesday as the government pushes for more use of atomic energy. The magnitude 9.0 ...
Phys.org

'Life is a miracle,' but learning from disasters isn't: Lessons from Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami

In April 2012, a Harley-Davidson motorcycle was found on Graham Island in the Haida Gwaii archipelago off the coast of British Columbia. It belonged to Ikuo Yokoyama, a survivor of the earthquake and ...
WPLG Local 10

Magnitude 7.6 quake triggers a tsunami on Japan’s northern coast

A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck late Monday off northern Japan, triggering a tsunami of up to 70 centimeters (27 inches) in Pacific coast communities and warnings of potentially higher ...
U.S. News & World Report

Japan Marks 15 Years Since Tsunami Disaster as Takaichi Pushes More Nuclear Energy Use

Japan Marks 15 Years Since Tsunami Disaster as Takaichi Pushes More Nuclear Energy Use TOKYO (AP) — Japan marked the 15th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster on its ...