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Sunday, April 1, 2012

Japan's quake defenses not enough, official reports warn

Japan's quake defenses not enough, official reports warn
Reuters
By Antoni Slodkowski | TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's defenses against a major tsunami and the safety of its nuclear plants were thrown into further doubt after two official studies predicted much higher waves could hit and that Tokyo quake damage could be ...
Japan experts warn of future risk of giant tsunami
The Associated Press
Last March's magnitude-9.0 earthquake spawned a 14-meter (45-foot) wave that devastated most of Japan's northeastern coast and triggered meltdowns at a nuclear power plant. The revised tsunami projections, contained in a report released Saturday and ...
Japan's quake defences not enough, official reports warn
Khaleej Times
TOKYO - Japan's defences against a major tsunami and the safety of its nuclear plants were thrown into further doubt after two official studies predicted much higher waves could hit and that Tokyo quake damage could be bigger than it was prepared for.
Japan panel of experts warns of future risk of up to 34-meter-high tsunami ...
Washington Post
TOKYO — Revised estimates of the potential impact from an earthquake off Japan's southern coast show much of the country's Pacific shore could be inundated by a tsunami more than 34 meters (112 feet) high. A government-commissioned panel of experts ...
Offshore Pacific quake could cause over-20m tsunami in central Japan
Mainichi Daily News
Shizuoka is southwest of Tokyo and has a nuclear power plant. Near the Hamaoka nuclear plant, now offline, a tsunami of 21 meters is anticipated, the panel said. The operator Chubu Electric Power Co. is working on building an anti-tsunami breakwater ...
Japan may endure 35-metre waves
NEWS.com.au
A 35-METRE tsunami could hit the Japanese coast in the wake of a massive earthquake, an expert panel has warned. If a 9.0-magnitude quake struck in the Nankai Trough off central to western Japan huge swathes of the Pacific coastline could be inundated, ...

NEWS.com.au
Japan 'worst case tsunami' could reach 35-metres
AFP
TOKYO — A 35-metre (115-foot) tsunami could hit the Japanese coast in the wake of a massive earthquake, an expert panel has said after revising its worst case scenario projections following last year's disaster. If a 9.0-magnitude quake struck in the ...

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