A man walks along the Kesennuma harbor road Thursday March 17 2011 where the tsunami deposited a large ship on the dock in the aftermath the earthquake. Captions and Photo source: ©© Warren Antiola
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Four years after a towering tsunami ravaged much of Japan’s northeastern coast, efforts to fend off future disasters are focusing on a nearly 400-kilometer (250-mile) chain of cement sea walls, at places nearly five stories high.
Opponents of the 820 billion yen ($6.8 billion) plan argue that the massive concrete barriers will damage marine ecology and scenery, hinder vital fisheries and actually do little to protect residents who are mostly supposed to relocate to higher ground…
Read Full Article, Phys.Org (03-22-2015)
Seawalls in Japan Offered Little Protection Against Tsunami’s Crushing Waves, The New York Times
Japan’s tsunami waves did top historic heights (04-25-2011)
Tsunami waves topped 60 feet or more as they broke onshore following Japan’s earthquake, according to some of the first surveys measuring the impact along the afflicted nation’s entire coast. Some waves grew to more than 100 feet high, breaking historic records, as they squeezed between fingers of land surrounding port towns…
Tsunami Warnings, Written In Stone, The New York Times
The stone tablet has stood on this forested hillside since before they were born, but the villagers have faithfully obeyed the stark warning carved on its weathered face: “Do not build your homes below this point!”
Photo source: ©© Julien
