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The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster was caused by the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. They are separate, but related disasters. Despite the low fatality rate,
by jetrink 5y ago
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster was caused by the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. They are separate, but related disasters. Despite the low fatality rate, there is no doubt that it was a disaster. Radioactive material was released and 150,000 people were evacuated.
- joshspankit 5y agoMassive amounts of radioactive material were released right in to the ocean, threatening the planet itself. Imo: worth being defined separately from the earthquake, and worth being called a disaster
- iso1631 5y agoIf that's a disaster, what the hell is something that killed 20,000 people?
- joshspankit 5y agoAlso a disaster.