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Tsunamis. Tsunamis are giant waves that are produced when a large volume of water is displaced in an ocean or large lake by an earthquake, volcanic eruption, underwater landslide or meteorite. Between 1998-2017, tsunamis caused more than 250 000 deaths globally, including more than 227 000 deaths due to the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004.
Mar 10, 2016 · Preliminary dose estimation from the nuclear accident after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami; Sources, effects and risks of ionizing radiation, UNSCEAR 2013 Report, vol. 1; The doses incurred by workers were reported by the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) and by some of its contractors.
Aug 11, 2013 · The earthquake and tsunami in Japan on 11 March 2011 led to releases of radioactive material into the environment from the Tokyo Electric Power Company’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. A major release of radioactivity to the environment is always of concern, owing to potential acute and long-term health effects.
Jan 1, 2015 · On 26 December 2004, two extremely rare events occurred close to the southwestern shores of northern Indonesia. The first was a massive earthquake measuring 9.1 to 9.3 on the Richter scale, and the second was the devastating tsunami it generated. Travelling at speeds of over 500 km an hour, the tsunami wrecked the coastal areas of six countries in the WHO South-East Asia Region - India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand, leaving more than 227 000 people dead and 1.7 ...
Mar 23, 2021 · In 2011 Japan suffered a triple catastrophe: an earthquake and a tsunami, followed by a nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. As the lead UN agency for advice and assistance on public health, WHO shares the concerns of the affected populations in Japan and continues to monitor the health risk situation in Fukushima. Related public health risk assessments and recommendations have been issued by WHO. WHO Collaborating Center – Fukushima Medical University is ...
Tonga Preparedness saves lives through rapid response to volcanic eruption in Tonga. BACK. On 15 January 2022, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano unleashed a powerful eruption, sending an ash plume soaring to an estimated height of 57km [1] and triggering a tsunami that wiped out infrastructure across multiple islands across the Pacific ...
Dec 26, 2019 · New Delhi: Fifteen years ago on this day a strong earthquake in the Indian ocean triggered a massive tsunami, with waves as high as 100 feet, that hit several countries in WHO South-East Asia Region, killing over 200 000 people within hours, sweeping away their homes and livelihoods and crippling the much-needed health services. One of the deadliest tsunami in the history of mankind, it taught an important lesson – the need for all countries to invest in emergency preparedness, to save ...
An earthquake is a violent and abrupt shaking of the ground, caused by movement between tectonic plates along a fault line in the earth’s crust. Earthquakes can result in the ground shaking, soil liquefaction, landslides, fissures, avalanches, fires and tsunamis. The extent of destruction and harm caused by an earthquake depends on: the risk ...
Dec 24, 2014 · A decade after the 2004 Asian Tsunami: recalling the turning point for disaster management. There is debate among language scholars on the two Chinese language characters for the word crisis; one represents danger and the other possibility or opportunity. This has led to the often quoted cliché that “In every crisis, there is opportunity ...
Floods are often caused by heavy rainfall, rapid snowmelt or a storm surge from a tropical cyclone or tsunami in coastal areas. Floods can cause widespread devastation, resulting in loss of life and damages to personal property and critical public health infrastructure. Between 1998-2017, floods affected more than 2 billion people worldwide.
