tsunamis
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Massive Dock From Japanese Tsunami Washes Up In The US
First it was a soccer ball in Alaska. Then it was a Harley Davidson in British Columbia. Now, even more debris from the Japan tsunami is showing up on the shores of North America. The latest find is a giant dock, discovered on a beach in Oregon.
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Japanese Tsunami Survivor’s Football Returned Via The Alaskan Coast
Last year, 16-year-old Misaki Murakami’s life was turned upside down when Japan’s tsunami claimed his home and its contents. Now, a beachcomber from Alaska has found one of his most treasured possessions — an autographed football — washed up on the US coast, and hes sending it back to him.
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Map Shows The Devastating Power Of The Japanese Tsunami
Japanese researchers have spent the past few months surveying tsunami damage at 5300 coastal locations. This information has created the largest tsunami survey dataset in the world and the first map to visualise the crushing impact of the wave.
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Watch Tweets As They Flow Out Of Japan After The Earthquake
After the earthquake hit Japan earlier this year, tweets poured out of the country and retweets spread across the world. The level of tweeting spiked to 5000 tweets per second after the quake and tsunami hit.