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Fukushima / Chernobyl : a comparison map

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Since the nuclear accident in Japan, following the 11/3/11 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, Fukushima has often been compared to Chernobyl. Yukio Hayakawa, Volcanologist at the University of Gunma, came up with a document that puts side by side and concretely … Read more

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Should you stop traveling to Japan ?

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Starting March 11, tragic events occured in the Tôhoku area, north-east of Japan (check out the map) : the country was hit by a massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake at 2:46PM on March 11 it was quickly followed by a destructive … Read more

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Map of Japan since March 11 : earthquakes, tsunami, radiation

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Situation in Japan has been very debated of in the past few weeks. As its geography may not be best known among many of us, I created this synthetic map of Japan including the earthquake and aftershocks, the tsunami, and … Read more

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