Beyond the Storms: Strengthening Homeland Security and Disaster Management to Achieve Resilience by Dane S. Egli

Author:Dane S. Egli [Egli, Dane S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Political Advocacy, Political Science, Political Process, General
ISBN: 9781317475996
Google: yFbfBQAAQBAJ
Goodreads: 24048625
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-11-15T00:00:00+00:00

Japan Earthquake

Earthquake, Tsunami, Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

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9.0 magnitude earthquake off Japan’s eastern coast in 2011

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Triggered 133-foot tsunami waves, flooding, erosion, and ground saturation; disrupted global supply chains

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Major nuclear disaster with national and regional impacts; second only to Chernobyl, Ukraine, in 1986

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Significant disaster lessons for international community:

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National culture of preparedness

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Society embraced unity-of-effort

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National leadership caused confusion

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Digital networks enabled communications

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Leveraged high-tech social media

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Submarine cables were highly vulnerable

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