# Episode #491: Reflections on  the 2011 Fukushima Disaster - CHY4U RST

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Published: 2026-02-17T16:27:43+00:00
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## Resource

Join Jonah as we uncover just how devastating the 2011 Fukushima Disaster was, along with a personal story of him and his parents during the crisis. This episode was researched and produced by Jonah for his CHY4U World History class. In it, he uses his parents first hand account of being in Japan in 2011. Sources: BBC News. “Fukushima disaster: What happened at the nuclear plant?” 23 Aug. 2023, https://bbc.com/news/world-asia-56252695. Chao, Steve. “Devastated communities, an unseen fear: Japan’s 2011 tsunami.” Al Jazeera, 10 Mar. 2021, https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/10/devastated-communities-unseen-fear-japan-tsunami-2011. Chughtai, Alia. “The Fukushima disaster in maps and charts.” Al Jazeera, 10 Mar. 2021, https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/10/fukushima-disaster-in-maps-and-charts. Hatano, Christelle. “Earthquake and Evacuation story - the Facebook version.” 2011, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lbAAQVG8vcmiMjrZGX5-siSmiDu1gH7F/view?usp=sharing. Hatano, Christelle. “How AFWJ Saved My Life.” May. 2011, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eF4WD--g4QTP9GMZS-LkqdEF6CCMFsgo/view?usp=sharing. Loganathan, P. “Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami.” Institute of Geology Malaysia, 27 Mar. 2011, https://www.igm.org.my/resources/articles/9-tohoku-earthquake-and-tsunami. Nakahara, Shinji, and Masao Ichikawa. "Mortality in the 2011 Tsunami in Japan." Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 23, no. 1, 2013, pp. 70-73. PubMed Central, https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3700238/. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). “On This Day: 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami.” National Centers for Environmental Information, 11 Mar. 2021, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/day-2011-japan-earthquake-and-tsunami. Oskin, Becky. “Japan earthquake & tsunami of 2011: Facts and information…

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