Japan iyaqhubeka nokubuyela emuva ngejubane eliphelele kusuka enhlekeleleni enkulu kangangokuba kunoma yiliphi elinye izwe emhlabeni bekungathatha amashumi eminyaka ukunqoba. I- ukuzamazama komhlaba futhi i-tsunami yango-Mashi 11 iqhakambise amandla angokwemvelo abantu baseJapan abathi, ngenkathi beqhubeka nokulilela umufi futhi bathandazele abalahlekile, bahamba ngokuqinile baye esikhathini esizayo.
Masikhumbule ukuthi inani lezisulu ezalahlekelwa izimpilo zazo ngenxa ye- ukuzamazama komhlaba futhi i-tsunami imi ku-15,744, kanti okulahlekile nakho kuyadumaza: 4,227; okusho ukuthi eminye imindeni eminingi kakhulu ibingakakwazi ukungcwaba izihlobo zayo.
Japan bajwayele ukuzamazama komhlaba futhi, ngaphezu kwalokho, ababesabi. Izakhamizi zayo ziqeqeshelwe ukungatatazeli lapho ukuzamazama komhlaba kuzamazamisa umhlaba ngaphansi kwezinyawo zazo, empeleni, zifundiswa zisencane kakhulu ukuthatha izinyathelo ezifanele ukuze zingalimali kabi. Izakhiwo nazo zilungiselelwe ukuzamazama komhlaba, ngaphezu kwanoma iyiphi enye indawo emhlabeni. Sonke siye sangakhuluma ngesinye isikhathi lapho sibona kuthelevishini ukuthi isakhiwo esinde kakhulu kwelinye idolobha elikhulu laseJapan sihamba sivela kolunye uhlangothi siye kolunye sengathi senziwe ngenjoloba ngaphandle kokuthola noma yiluphi uhlobo lomonakalo esakhiweni saso.
Nokho, i ukuzamazama komhlaba UMashi 11 wayenamandla kunalokho ayekulungele ukuwuthwala futhi wembula okunye noma okunye ukungabi namandla okusabela kwababusi babo. Futhi ukuthi ukuzamazama komhlaba kwama-degree angu-9 esikalini sikaRichter kungenye yamandla acekela phansi kakhulu esingahlangabezana nawo emhlabeni. Ngokufanayo, kuye kwabikwa lokho, kusukela lapho ukuzamazama komhlaba, kube khona amanye ama-560 aphakathi kwama-5 no-6 degrees esikalini se-Richter, ama-93 angaphezu kwama-degree angaphezu kwayisithupha kanye nesithupha ngobukhulu obukhulu kunezi-7
Indawo ezamazama ngemuva komhlaba itholakala endaweni efanayo ethintwe ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu ngoMashi, yize iziphathimandla zezulu zezulu zaseJapan zikhombisile ukuthi kungaba khona nokuzamazama komhlaba okutholakale ezindaweni ezimaphakathi nezwe: iNagano, iNiigata, iShizuoka ne-Akita.
Iqoqo leziqhingi laseJapan lisendaweni ebizwa ngokuthi yiPacific Ring of Fire, ngakho-ke, njengoba sishilo phambilini, lisetshenziselwa ukuzamazama komhlaba. Lokhu akuvamile ukuba nemiphumela emibi kakhulu ngenxa yezivumelwano zokuphepha kanye nemithetho yokwakha.