Japan Prepared for Wrong Quake

While scientists in Japan had been predicting a large earthquake for years, they may have spent resources safe-guarding the wrong region. According to my father, who lives in Tokyo, you would only have noticed there was an earthquake in Tokyo the day before by the many people out on the streets …

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Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Saturday March 12, 2011

Tea Party: Disaster Readiness = Big Brother

Japan was able to properly prepare for a massive earthquake thanks to a proactive public sector. Would today’s conservatives oppose similar regs? Earlier today I wrote about how Japan was able to properly prepare for a massive earthquake due to strict building codes and a proactive public …

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Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Friday March 11, 2011

Japan's Remarkable Disaster Readiness

Only Japan could face an 8.9 scale quake and come out of it with only hundreds dead. When it comes to earthquake preparedness, the country sets the gold standard. I grew up in Japan from Kindergarten through high school, so when I learned about the earthquake that struck the country this morning, …

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Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Friday March 11, 2011