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And experts say that the strict building codes and early warnings of the earthquake and tsunami saved countless lives. well, you know, what strict building codes and warning systems are? thats big government. regulations. spending and infrastructure. so what if it happens here? how prepared are we in our country? well, today the house republican leader eric cantor defended republican proposals to cut spending for the united states geological survey, the national weather service, and noaa, the na...

Prevention day every year. they have elaborate earthquake and tsunami early warning systems, comprehensive public and private evacuation plans and super strict building codes but it was not enough. the earthquake and tsunami that followed were devastating. thousands of homes were devastated, washed away, hundreds of roads were damaged. there were explosions at three different reactors. as the "new york times" reported this weekend at least 40% of japans 22,000 mile coast line is lined with concr...

Having their b, c, d plans in place. i know it was stressful for many. the dev stays so severe ungeologist says it would be a miracle if the official toll is less than 10,000. but engineers are citing japans strong building codes. infrastructure and city planning to keep houses away from the shore as reasons why the loss of human life isnt greater. all of this begging the question, how would the u.s. is fare in a similar disaster? with american infrastructure suffering from structural deficienci...

Warning system in the world. some of their buildings are literally built on massive springs so that they can sway instead of fall down. and experts say that the strict building codes and early warnings of the earthquake and tsunami saved countless lives. well, you know, what strict building codes and warning systems are? thats big government. regulations. spending and infrastructure. so what if it happens here? how prepared are we in our country? well, today the house republican leader eric cant...

It tilted the axis slightly. japan is one of the most prepared countries in the world, a country that celebrates, nationally observes disaster prevention day every year. they have elaborate earthquake and tsunami early warning systems, comprehensive public and private evacuation plans and super strict building codes but it was not enough. the earthquake and tsunami that followed were devastating. thousands of homes were devastated, washed away, hundreds of roads were damaged. there were explosio...

Have shortened the day, the entire day of the whole earth by a couple millionths of a second. it tilted the axis slightly. japan is one of the most prepared countries in the world, a country that celebrates, nationally observes disaster prevention day every year. they have elaborate earthquake and tsunami early warning systems, comprehensive private and public evacuation plans and super strict building codes but it was not enough. fridays earthquake and the tsunami that followed it were devastat...

Out on to the roof. his house began to float away and it approached a nursing home. fortunately, there were still people inside the building. he says the people inside told him to try to break the window. he realized he has to survive. he decided to do everything possible at that point to stay alive. >> amazing. newspapers around the world have been undoubtedly reacting to the disaster in japan, many giving credit to the countrys prepations. lessons from japan disaster. the paper says if ever a ...

Near the plant have been ordered to leave. they are seeking shelter anywhere they can. our sanjay gupta takes us inside a school. >> reporter: a lot of people have been told to evacuate as a result of these concerns about radiation. add that on top of obviously so many peoples homes being destroyed as a result of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami, this is one of the largest sort of makeshift refugee camps, just sort of came together over the last few days. this is something that people here ...

Together over the last few days. this is something that people here in japan, schools are typically built at higher elevations and the building codes are often stricter. they are more earthquake resistant and become an immediate place for refugees in the aftermath of something like this. hups of people have been coming into this particular part of the school, hundreds of people in this gymnasium. more people in other parts of the school. this is the largest refugee area as a result. it is very c...

Sea water being used now to cool these plants in addition to boric acid, its sort of a hail mary is what were hearing from people on the ground. meaning the sea water can be so corrosive it may shut down the plant. it may make it difficult for the plant to come back online. so this is obviously a big deal. but this concern about radiation. this anxiety about radiation has compounded obviously in addition to the people being asked to evacuate. compounded situations like the one you see behind me,...