Nov
21
Protecting Against Tsunamis
PBS takes a look at how Japanese and American scientists and engineers are studying techniques to protect coastal areas from tsunami damage.
Although there were several notable cases of towns with breakwaters and seawalls suffering heavy damage on March 11th, researchers still believe that both methods can be helpful. It seems that breakwaters do indeed weaken the force of tsunamis, and things could have been a lot worse if some of those towns had absolutely no breakwater. But, as March 11th demonstrated, it is a mistake to only count on protective barriers. There also needs to be a good evacuation plan in place, and people need to follow it.
[via japanprobe]
