10 Things You Didn’t Know About 2011 TOHOKU EARTHQUAKE & TSUNAMI (Japanese Disaster) 東北地方太平洋沖地震

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TOHOKU EARTHQUAKE & TSUNAMI 東北地方太平洋沖地震 | Japanese Disaster | 10 Things You Didn't Know (Anniversary coming soon on March 11th) The 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami. The most powerful earthquake ever recorded to have hit Japan. A 9.0 magnitude. Japan moved 2.4 meters closer to North America! This of course triggered a massive tsunami that wrecked the north eastern coastline. There was destruction, and lives were lost. Japan was simply not as prepared as they thought they were for such a disaster. If that wasn’t bad enough, there was a Level 7 nuclear emergency at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant comparable to Chernobyl, but I’ll specifically cover that in a separate video coming soon. So make sure you’re subscribed to get that. In this video, it’s the earthquake and tsunami, and here’s 10 things you didn’t know about it. 1) Every 800 to 1100 Years From analysing the Holocene sequence in the Sendai area, it’s known that sometime between 1000 BC and 500 BC, a massive tsunami-generating earthquake hit the area. Then in 1 AD, it hit again. Over 800 years later, The Sanriku Earthquake and Tsunami of 869, devastated the same area in and around Sendai. That’s THREE events of similar type and magnitude in the SAME region all in the last 3000 years. This indicates a recurrence interval of 800 to 1100 years. We were due another one. And on March 11 2011 this prediction was fulfilled in truly devastating fashion. 2) Antarctic Ice Seismic waves increased the flow of the Whillans Ice Stream in Antarctica - which is essentially a moving ice RIVER. And SEA waves, having traveled 13,000 km broke icebergs - the size of Manhattan - off the Sulzberger Ice Shelf. 3) Planetary Changes The Earth’s axis shifted by 10 to 25 cm, which changed the tilt of the planet and the length of a day-. That’s right; the redistribution of Earth’s mass shortened our day by almost two microseconds. 4) Costliest Natural Disaster The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, $15 billion The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks, $20.7 billion Hurricane Katrina in 2005, $45 billion The 2008 Sichuan Earthquake in China, $148 billion The 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan? Over $300 billion 5) Gaman After a natural disaster, regardless of where it happened in the world, there is almost always chaos, unruliness, and looting. But in Japan, immediately following the earthquake, there was a notable LACK of disorder. People remained calm despite having every right to freak out. They formed orderly lines outside supermarkets even though they were desperate for food. This act of civility is due to what the Japanese call, Gaman. What is Gaman? Gaman means to do one’s best in times of distress, to maintain self control and discipline. There is a national desire to see civility prevail, no matter the circumstances, even when ONE catastrophe piles onto another. 6) Yakuza Crime Syndicate Surprisingly, members of the Yakuza, Japan’s organised crime syndicate, helped enforce order on the streets. One Yakuza boss quoted “In times of crisis, there are not Yakuza and civilians or foreigners. There are only human beings and we should help each other.” 7) North Korean Assist North Korea donated a $100,000 US to the Japanese Red Cross Society, and the late former leader Kim Jong-Il himself sent half a million dollars to Korean residents in Japan caught up in the disaster. 8) Celebrity Aid All around the world, many celebrities privately donated to the relief effort, including Hikaru Utada, Gackt, AKB48, Girls’ Generation, Jackie Chan, Clint Eastwood, Sandra Bullock, Gwen Stefani, Shakira, Black Eyed Peas, My Chemical Romance, and Lady Gaga. 9) Ghost Passengers Police have received hundreds of reports from people who have apparently seen ghosts in tsunami-devastated towns. Taxi drivers in particular have reported picking up ghost passengers. 10) Vindicated Mayor Wamura became the mayor of Fudai, and in 1972, he started construction on a 15.5 meter floodgate. The total cost was 3.56 billion yen. Many residents as well as the village council felt a floodgate of that size was unnecessary. It was reckless spending from a foolish mayor. The Tohoku tsunami destroying towns along the north eastern coast. Fudai, however, was spared. Wamura’s floodgate had prevented much of the water from coming in. He had saved the town that had doubted him. Today, Kotaku Wamura is remembered as a hero, the saviour of Fudai. Thanks for watching! And if you enjoyed this video, don't forget to LIKE, SHARE & SUBSCRIBE ^^ SOCIAL MEDIA Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kentobento2015 Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kento-Bento/1541570546113993 東日本大震災