The Eastern Japan Earthquake and Tsunami: its Effects, Aftermath, Lessons learned

Abstract

it’s clear to the world that the eastern Japan earthquake was the biggest disaster the modern world had ever came to face, that’s why it was of great importance that we took crucial lessons of it on every aspect possible so that we can be more ready for future disasters, no matter what is their scale, because as we know disaster are going to come, in all shapes and kinds, and a major disaster like the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake is going to be upon us every few decades, so being ready, as calculations have proofed, spending and providing for the preparedness phase, is 7 times better, safer and cheaper, than trying to solve the problems in the recovery phase, after the disaster happens, in this study we’ll be doing an analysis of the event, and suggesting numerous solutions to prevent the likelihood of a similar scenario in the future.