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I didn't really learn much from my project. Mostly because it happened in 1556 and wasn't enough information. One thing I did learn was that its the only natural disaster with the highest death toll ever. The earthquake killed about 830,000 people. It also affected 97 countries and killed 60% of their population. In modern time estimates, people would say that it is an 8 on the magnitude scale. That is all.

Earthquake in Japan = Hurricane Katrina

The documentary about the earthquake in Japan was truly a natural disaster. It may not have caused that much damaged on the outside, but in the inside it did. With just that short earthquake, plates in the ocean shifted causing the tsunami, which then caused a disaster. The tsunami destroyed thousands of acres of land and homes, and also killed many. Japan usually have minor earthquakes that don't cause that much damage. That is probably why they weren't expecting a tsunami. Some things we can learn from this event is to predict a little into the future. If they new an earthquake was coming, they need to think of the consequence that could happen after. Whether it is an after shock or a tsunami, the residents should be alerted. Also since the tsunami, nuclear power plants have been leaking radiation into the air, which is harmful and even causing deaths. Another thing we could learn is to study geographic maps of the land and sea. If they knew where fault lines were, then that could lead to other diasters being prevented. The japan earthquake is something similar to what happened in the United States. Hurricane Katrina was a massive hurricane the hit the Gulf of Mexico in 2005. The hurricane destroyed land in Lousiana, Alabama and Mississippi. The hurricane started near the Bahamas and moved its way up north. Many places in the south were flooded for days, even months after. The hurricane caused many deaths and many others were injured. So like the earthquake and the tsunami, if we would of had a better way to find out when and how strong the hurricane was, most things could of been prevented. The top picture is of Japan and the lower is of New Orleans after the disasters.