Reasons to review the event for future disaster magnitude prevention
Map of Japan showing origin of the earthquake (the large red dot).
According to usgs.gov, the Moment Magnitude Scale (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/aboutus/docs/020204mag_policy.php) of the quake that triggered the tsunami was a measured at 9.0. This is the largest recorded quake in Japan since they've started using instruments more than 100 years ago.
This image also dispays a radioactive sign where the Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant melted down as a result of the earthquake and tsunami. In the future, hopefully, nuclear power plants will have strict codes on where they can be placed.
It seems the most promising industry to not have to use nuclear power would be more natural means of harnessing energy. If that were the case, nuclear meltdowns at power plants because of natural disasters would be non existent.
it seems that in this day and age we really have the know how and technology to be able to get away from nuclear energy. It would be a great era in human history if mankind were to harness the natural resources of the universe and be free from harmful polluting energy; maybe someday.
This image also dispays a radioactive sign where the Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant melted down as a result of the earthquake and tsunami. In the future, hopefully, nuclear power plants will have strict codes on where they can be placed.
It seems the most promising industry to not have to use nuclear power would be more natural means of harnessing energy. If that were the case, nuclear meltdowns at power plants because of natural disasters would be non existent.
it seems that in this day and age we really have the know how and technology to be able to get away from nuclear energy. It would be a great era in human history if mankind were to harness the natural resources of the universe and be free from harmful polluting energy; maybe someday.
