The Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami, 11th March 2011. disaster2011_Sendai_Ship48.jpg

This page contains a video based account of the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on the 11th March 2011. Some of the videos may be disturbing to watch.

The case study is based on the natural hazard note taking frame that can be found here.

Tsunami Case Study note taking frame.doc

Here you can find links to newspaper articles and other sources of information.
The videos can be found on the following page.

Link Description
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12711226 An outstanding resource from the BBC that has more than enough information to complete your case study.
http://www.miller-mccune.com/curiouser/japans-earthquake-deciphering-the-fury-29461/?gclid=CMTMx6nWhq0CFYNN3goduGoyEw A podcast on the causes of the earthquake and tsunmai.
Links to a number of articles dealing with all aspects of the disaster.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_T%C5%8Dhoku_earthquake_and_tsunami The very detailed Wikipedia page.