The goal of this paper is to assess the socio-economic and environmental impact of Match 2011 earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan. Firstly, a short description of the three events is presented. Next, the overall impacts on population, health and displac...
Hiroshi Yoshii2, Satoshi Mizuno3 & Hiroaki Shiraishi1 In 2011, 2012, and 2013, in the intertidal zones of eastern Japan, we investigated the ecological effects of the severe accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant that accompanied the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsun...
While the Fukushima plant, after being destroyed by the earthquake-triggered tsunami in March 2011, released large amounts of radioactive particles into the environment, most of the radioactive inventory remains inside the melted fuel. As such, the damaged Fukushima plant on the edge of the ocean...
The earthquake also caused physical and geochemical changes including displacement of reduced sediments from the trench slope towards the central basins, where they supposedly induce significant environmental stress for the benthic habitats4,5. However, no one has previously performed direct visual and en...
While the Fukushima plant, after being destroyed by the earthquake-triggered tsunami in March 2011, released large amounts of radioactive particles into the environment, most of the radioactive inventory remains inside the melted fuel. As such, the damaged Fukushima plant on the edge of the ocean...
First, we characterized temporal changes in the vertical position of zonation as the spatial distribution, and total coverage as the local population size after the 2011 earthquake. Then, we evaluated the differences in successional status that explain interspecific differences in zonation recovery speed...
In this paper we have examined the impact of pre-disaster planning and post-disaster aid on the performance of plants that were in the region affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. Our results show that, unsurprisingly, both the earthquake and the subsequent tsunami had a signifi...
An earthquake of magnitude 9.0 occurred on March 11, 2011 on the Pacific Ocean side of northern Honshu, Japan, followed by a tsunami that struck the east coast of the Tohoku region. Three among the six boiling water reactors (BWRs) operating at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power complex ...
The Fukushima Daiichi plant was destroyed in March 2011 after a massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake generated powerful tsunami waves that caused the meltdowns of three of its nuclear reactors -- one of the worst nuclear disasters in history.
Masanobu Sakamoto, head of JF Zengyoren, said the group strongly opposes the ocean release project, which would ruin the reputation of seafood from Fukushima and nearby areas. The Fukushima Daiichi plant was destroyed in March 2011 after a massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake generated powerful tsunami ...