The global news story that I chose to write about was the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami because I believe it was one of the biggest global events during the semester that we have been in Barcelona. Estimates of the costs of the damages incurred by the earthquake and tsunami place this tragedy as having the possibility of becoming the most costly natural disaster in history.
By the beginning of the following week officials had accounted for:
- 3,400 deaths
- 7,000 missing
- 500,000 in shelters due to damage to their homes
This tragedy reminded many people in American as well as individuals around the globe of the crisis that was Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans as support and aide rushes to assist in the recovering of Japan. These events in Japan also bring about large problems because of the nuclear plants. I believe that this was an important to topic to touch on and discuss in my blog because of its significance and impact across the globe. It is always interesting to see the actions that the rest of the globe takes when another country is in crisis. Also, it has been interesting to see the coverage of these events in all of the newspapers in Barcelona where they truly do censor less in their photographs than what would be seen in the United States. I also find this event of importance as it's effects transferred to the United States as well showing truly its global effects. I remember right after it occurred a friend of mine in Barcelona talking to her sister who had a good friend that was in Japan for work. Fear pumped through her families body as they waited to hear from her and determine if she would make it back to the United States safely. Luckily she was completely safe and met no harm and now is safely home! I will be curious to watch what happens with this crisis in the future and to see the nuclear as well as natural effects of this tragedy.
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