A little more than a week ago, Hiroshima and other areas of Japan received record amount of rainfall in a short period of time. It was reported that an area had as much as 9 and 1/2 inches of rain in only a day's time. The massive downpours invoked landslides throughout the area that took homes, businesses, and communities with them. Rescue workers, friends, and family workers now are digging mostly to uncover loved ones taken under. Only as of a week ago, the death toll reached up to 50, with 38 people still missing. Even the mayor of Hiroshima acknowledged that he didn't request an evacuation soon enough. Now over a thousand people are evacuated, but there are still many who are searching and digging.
Natural disasters like these are so important to be informed on. There are many dates throughout history - especially American history - in which natural disasters and other events in nature shape the outcome of events. For example, during the American Revolution, the Continental Army suffered a long winter that inhibited battle for a long period of time. Demonstrating thats people respond differently when they are challenged with facing nature before man. Also, the article gives a good example on how little control humans have on the natural world, and nature can take a turn for the worst that can effect our basic needs like food and shelter and mostly safety.
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http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/20/asia/gallery/hiroshima-landslide/index.html
Interesting connection between the natural disasters of our past and present history. As technology improves, we are able to respond more efficiently to natural disasters, but we will never have the power to eradicate them completely.
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