JAPAN-TOKYO AND YOKOHAMA

JAPAN- TOKYO AND YOKOHAMA

Japan-Tokyo (Capital) and Yokohama; Are cities in Japan. Both with a population of 37millions inhabitants. Japan is a country that is exposed to tsunami and earthquakes. Tokyo and Yokohama region is the riskiest region in the world, which are exposed to disasters such as earthquakes, floods, tsunami and monsoons. Also these are the most popular place in Japan, which is rated the expensive cities to live in.

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Tokyo and Yokohama inhabitants were devastated in the “Great earthquake” of 1923. The earthquake claims more than 140,000 lives. During then homes were built close to each other, these homes were made of Bamboo and Wood. Open fires were used for heating,cooking etc, but this made it easy for fires to start burning during the earthquakes. The heat of the fires caused tornado, and a large group of people living in the shallow lake area of Asakusa     died as a result of the fires which sucked all the Oxygen in the air.

Tokyo and Yokohama have growth to become Great metropolitan area.                                         Tokyo is the most populous metropolitan area in the world.

 

WHY ENVIRONMENT CAUSING DISASTER TO MAN

WHY ENVIRONMENT CAUSING DISASTER TO MAN

Since the early periods of human settlement on planet earth, man have being living with disaster (natural disaster). But man was ignorance of it. So natural disaster started to hit’s man, before man could know and say this is disaster. It has destroyed the environment.

In the 18^th century, when man where enable to identify the natural disasters such as hurricane, earthquake, monsoon, typhoon, flood and tsunami. Man tried his best to reduce disaster from the environment. Up to date why environment still causing disaster to man, because some of the natural disasters happens when man was not expecting it. Even when man modifies the environment, the future of the environment was not put into concentration, but man just carry on with life. In the aspect of extraction of natural resource, after extraction man ignore the environment and carry on with enjoyment and put the future environment at risk. “Ogoni’s environments in Nigeria as a case study”.

In the advance of science and technology in the 20^th century, alert was given to people living in disastrous locations to evacuate. That hasn’t stopped the environment not to caused disaster to us. Some of these disasters caused by the environment, it as a result of advance in science and technology. Example, man turns Ocean to land which can last for some years. But the environment will experience flood or tsunami one day, “Japan as a case study”. Man going to space, which caused crack to the ozone layer, makes climate change to occur. Making great explosive for wars, this destroyed our environment and makes our soil disastrous to health. Example, “World War II” which destroyed “Germany soil” and makes Germany to import drinking water up to date.

ENVIRONMENT CAUSING DISASTER TO MAN

ENVIRONMENT CAUSING DISASTER TO MAN 

Man controls the environment. The relationship between humans and environment has varied from the early periods of human settlement on earth to the present day. Environment provides us place to live, food to eat and gives us air we breathe (oxygen) in any geographical location. The environment always creates problems to man, as natural disaster always come up to destroy man and what man has created on the environment. Also man-made disaster created by man on the environment destroys the environment of man too. So man always tries his best to save himself and the environment.

Our environment is full of different forms of disasters, whether natural or man-made disasters. No year in the world that disaster is not recorded, whether natural or man-made. Environmental disasters (Natural disaster), such as hurricanes, earthquakes, monsoons, floods, tsunami and typhoons are disastrous to the environment. Also, man-made disaster, such as wars, explosions and chemical spills.

One third of the world disasters is caused by “Man”, man produce some dangerous explosive which are used for destruction. Example bombs, nuclear weapons, chemicals, which make our environment uncomfortable for us.           

Disaster is an automatic destruction that comes up with/without advance warning that causes great damage, losses, devastation of life and property, deaths and injuries of living things on our environment.

When disaster happens, both governments and humanitarian agencies reach victims and gives immediate needs. Globally, Asia recorded the highest disaster in the world. Environment is a vital thing in man life. Man always tries his best to reduce risk and gives help when disaster strikes on any geographical location.

KINDS OF DISASTER
There are two kinds of disaster: Natural disaster and Man-made disaster.
Natural Disaster is a disaster not made or caused by human beings, but existing in nature, such as hurricanes, earthquakes, monsoons, flood, tsunami and typhoons.
Man-made disaster is a disaster caused directly or indirectly by man actions, such as wars, explosions and chemical spills.

• Why environment causing disaster to man 

DISASTER PLACES IN THE WORLD

What make the disaster places or cities in the world recorded as a prone to disaster, is due to their natural disasters that occurs since the time man identify natural disasters on his environment.

The great cities or places we think of as excellent places are in danger of natural catastrophe.

This article reviewed ten(10) natural disaster places or cities in the world and others.

1. Japan- Tokyo(Capital) and Yokohama
2. Philippines- Manila
3. China- The River Delta
4. Japan- Osaka and Kobe
5. Indonesia- Jakarta
6. Japan- Nagoya
7. India- Kolkata
8. China- Shanghai River
9. United States- Los Angeles
10. Iran-Tehran    

Others disaster places or cities in the world includes:

Beijing ,Kuala Lumpur, Mumbai, New Delhi, Seoul, Singapore and Wuhan.

THE CAUSED OF MAN- MADE DISASTER
Man- Made disaster is caused as a result of Wars, Explosions and Chemical spills.