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The Past Matters: Lessons From History and From Japan's March 11 Earthquake and Tsunami

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2025

Lori Dengler  and
Gregory Smits
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This four part article introduces geophysicist Lori Dengler's assessment of Japan's March 11 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, and its lessons for Japan and the world. It includes: an introduction by Gregory Smits, an interview with Yale Environment 360, a note by Dengler summarizing her ten day site visit to Japan beginning April 30, and an interview with The Asia-Pacific Journal.

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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 9 , Issue 23 , June 2011 , e1
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References

Notes

1 Takeshi Sekiya, “Investigate all available data,” Nature, vol. 473 (12 May 2011), pp. 146-147.

2 Research by Matsumoto Hideaki. See “Sendai heino, Yayoi jidai ni mo kyodai tsunami ni osowareteita,” Yomiuri Online, May 16, 2011, 8:22am.

3 SEEDSAsia, “The Great Eastern Japan Earthquake: In depth damage report by affected cities and children: In Depth Damage Report by Affected Cities and Children.” April 13, 2011. See also “Situation Report 16,” April 30, 2011.

4 Herry Yogaswar and Eko Yulianto, “Local Knowledge of Tsunami among the Simeulue Community, Nangroe Aceh Darusallam,” in Assessing and Recognizing Preparedness in Natural Disasters in Indonesia; Brian G. McAdoo, Lori Dengler, M.EERI, Gegar Prasetya, and Vasily Titov, “Smong: How an Oral History Saved Thousands on Indonesia's Simeulue Island during the December 2004 and March 2005 Tsunamis,” Earthquake Spectra, Volume 22, No. S3, pages S661–S669, June 2006.