1. Nature strikes back.
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SENDAI Earthquake, Japan, 2011 , *NUCLEAR power plant accidents , *DISASTER victims , *EMERGENCY management , *DISASTER relief policy - Abstract
The article examines the Sendai earthquake and tsunami in Japan in March, 2011. The large extent of the devastation is discussed and estimates of the number of deaths in the disaster in the tens of thousands are considered. The subsequent accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant due to damage from the disaster is considered in terms of how it has diverted much government attention away from needed disaster relief efforts.
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- 2011