This week I decided to look at how communities react after natural disasters occur in Japan. But first, let me explain the natural disasters. In Japan, whenever an earthquake hits and triggers a tsunami most of the country prepares to evacuate the most prone areas. An earthquake is when two large pieces of rock underground move, causing the ground above to move. A tsunami is a massive wave that occurs if the two rocks move underwater. They both can cause massive damage.
Back in 2011, there was a massive earthquake that triggered a tsunami that caused widespread damage and to this day still affects the way that Japan conserves energy. When the natural disaster happened, the power plants shut down. Because of this disaster, the country needed to lower its energy consumption to help the area that was affected by the loss of its power plant. The country immediately helps areas that are hit by disasters and students here at Seishin also do the same thing.
The Fukushima community of Japan was battered in March 2011 with three disasters. An earthquake, a tsunami and a failure of the Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant caused widespread panic and created issues that still persist today. The community is still recovering five years later. At the school I teach at, Seishin, there are still efforts to help out.
