Manny's Geology Blog

The main natural hazards that I would say is the most dangerous in Japan are Earthquakes. The reason why Japan gets hit by so many Earthquakes is due to their unfortunate location. Japan is very unfortunate since they are in the middle of 4 different plate boundaries. They are surrounded by the Phillipine Plate, Eurasion Plate, North American Plate, and the Pacific Plate. Japan is also unfortunate because they are near a convergent boundary. An it doesn't end there because they are located on what's called the "Pacific Ring of Fire," which is considered the most active earthquake belt in the world and is the main reason why Japan gets hit by strong Earthquakes. The reason why I'm addressing Earthquakes as a priority is because it's the most common natural hazard in Japan. They don't get hit by many strong Earthquakes, but it's very common in Japan to get hit by an Earthquake that can be felt. For example, I just Googled “Earthquake in Japan” and lea

The coastal hazard that I will be talking about that affects Japan is sea-level rise. Osaka is one of the most popular cities in Japan and over the past few years, global warming has caused sea levels to rise thus causing millions of people in Osaka and across Japan  to be at risk of coastal flooding. The city of Osaka is among the world's 10 port cities that are most exposed to coastal flooding and wind damage due to a typhoon in 2005. If Japan reaches a sea-level rise of 3.3 feet, then that would put another 4.1 million people at risk of flooding. Osaka is projected to suffer $1 trillion in damages of assets owing to coastal flooding by the 2070s, which is more than 4 times its current economic risk of $216 billion. The best way people can help prevent this problem is by reducing carbon emissions. If people make significant efforts to reduce heat trapping emissions, then sea-level rise between the present day and the end of the century could reduce to  1.25 feet. So there is