Upwards of 230k, an absolutely incredible loss of life across the globe

I’d like to forget.

Japan is no stranger to tsunamis, historically speaking. Tsunami stones mark the coastline and explicitly states where to build homes to avoid tsunamis, these stones are a century old. Specifically the Aneyoshi stone has a dire warning.

That aside: when it comes to earthquakes, other than building to withstand the force of that shock there’s not a whole lot you can do. I just went through a nearly 6.0 earthquake in late 2022 and it was terrifying.

If you want to see an absolute HORROR of tsunami footage, I recommend watching Boxing Day tsunami footage. The Bandeh Aceh footage is some of the most terrifying film in history in my opinion and I was raised in the rotten dot com age. There is nothing on this planet that could’ve prepared me for that, it’s unreal. I believe there’s only one known existing video of the tsunami actually hitting.

In some ways I think it’s worse because of the lack of preparation. I went through a tsunami deep dive/research phase a few years ago - had a design project regarding disaster prep materials and the content really grabbed me. Historical research and first person accounts of natural disasters became a bit of a passion project after that assignment.