TOKYO — A new generation disaster-preparedness system will help predict tsunami damage within 20 to 30 minutes after an earthquake occurs, covering nearly 13,000 kilometers of Pacific coastline from Hokkaido to Kagoshima Prefecture, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.
Developed jointly by researchers from Tohoku University, Osaka University, NEC Corp. and other organizations, the system has been designed to instantly distribute tsunami damage forecasts to the national government and other relevant entities in the interest of expediting rescue and recovery efforts.
Drawing on real-time seismic intensity and tectonic plate movement data recorded by the Japan Meteorological Agency and …
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