Japan's 1,000-year-old warning
Sunday, March 11, 2012 - 05:00
in Earth & Climate
When the tsunami struck Miyatojima island, a story passed down through generations meant residents knew what to do and kept many safe.I am an engineer and a disaster researcher; I went to Japan after the March 11, 2011, magnitude 9.0 Tohoku earthquake to try to identify lessons there that could benefit future disaster-response operations.