Arive of 30m(100ft) high Wave in Kesennuma | Tsunami Japan 2011
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- Опубліковано 16 бер 2021
- In this video, we will focus on the city of Kesennuma as part of our series dedicated to the tenth anniversary of the tsunami in Japan. The city of Kesennuma was hit very hard and devastatingly. It has long been explored from what source the sudden tsunami intensification came, and in this video we finally provide answers to these questions. The video is of an educational nature and its purpose is to complete the missing parts of the mosaic, in the complex story of the Japanese tsunami. Therefore, you will not find purposeful shots of destruction here. Thank you for watching, subscribing and ringing the bell.
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Thank you for showing us all a much wider perspective on this terrible event. Putting the geographical information in context by zooming in and out, and cutting it with real footage is very informative. Very well done! My thoughts go out to all the beautiful Japanese people who are slowly rebuilding their lives.
I concur. 1 of the best constructed videos I have ever seen on YT.
Ill chime in and third this sentiment. Maybe the most well thought out and put together as well as informative video ive had the pleasure to watch. I hate that the content is so very heartbreaking.
It is Correct. I have a house in Indonesia on the coast and have researched a lot about tsunami and what structures and land formation can make it worse. The bays and inlets amplify the effect on the cities around them. Deep water make the wave travel faster. Also it's more possible for underwater landslide etc when there is underwater mountain and valley.
@@andreamason50n 5:06 bbvbbnbbvnvbbvvbvvnbb nnyo ñ😊
That rise in the level of the water IS the wave. At sea, a tsumami wave has an average wavelength of 200 km (120 miles). That means you have to travel miles and miles backward in flow direction before you reach the highest point of the wave. In shallower water that wavelength is compressed, so that the wave becomes shorter and higher, but it still takes several minutes after the leading part of the wave hits shore before the wave reaches its greatest height.
Greetings, I've often wondered what would happen if there were Tsunami generating Earthquakes on opposite sides of the Pacific when they met in the middle...any ideas/insight? Stay Safe. ✌️
@@anniebieber19 I'm guessing it depends on their phase relative to each other when they meet. Wherever crest meets trough, they cancel each other out, and wherever crest meets crest they add to each other's height, but the direction of propagation is deflected sideways? Also, since both waves were propagating radially to start with, different parts of the waves would continously be colliding as their circular propagation areas overlapped more and more. My best guess is that you'd get really choppy water, with new "ripples" constantly being set off in all sorts of different directions. Kind of like a diffraction pattern in physics.
@@anniebieber19search for constructive interference waves, physical explanations. They just pass by each other and keep their destination. But the moment they meet, their size grows until they pass by
I observed the wave and saw that when it reaches the shore, sometimes it just come in small waves overlapping each other infinitely and increase in flows and depth, which i think could also be the reason why some people let their guard down.
5:07 it might not look like much from afar but you are standing on a mountain and looking 5-10 miles out to sea and see that wave clearly. You can just imagine how towering it would look to be close to it.
Lived and loved Japan for 18 years as a US servicemember. I still am deeply saddened by this catastrophe.
I spent a year there in the mid-80's and loved every minute of my time there. Very sad to see those good people have to endure a disaster of that magnitude. Semper Fidelis my fellow Veteran and Merry Christmas.
Thank you both for your service!!! ❤
@@amypatterson-vn3vrwhat service lol?
Thank you for that insightful analysis. We in the US admire the great courage and strength of our friends in Japan and our hearts ache for those who were lost.
What impressed me the most about the Japanese people during this catastrophe was the fact that you didn’t see widespread looting, etc.
@@mikenelson3338 Katrina and other disasters in N America that have led to looting have two key differences. Firstly, the scale of this disaster meant there was almost nothing to be looted left behind. The areas affected were for the most part completely swept away. Secondly, the government ensured that housing was provided to the people in the form of temporary housing that they built for the tragedy, hotels, and other public housing. They were also provided with food and water. Unfortunately the response to disasters in N America has led for much to be desired and in times when there is no help, people will loot. If we had a more comprehensive response team and were sure that the government would protect the people during times of mass tragedy, looting would not be an issue, at least widespread looting.
@@mikenelson3338 that’s what happens when your not in a multiracial society. As Americans we have 0 in common and only a shared popular culture. Your literally taught to arm yourself to potentially kill your neighbors. That says a lot.
@@foxmlder2379 Nice excuses. Amazing.
@cherry bomb And then what of the other racist jerks?
I would love to see that unique video filmed from the mountain. The fact you can see both waves at the same time it's insane.
Yes. Me too
Can’t find it online, anyone got a link?
Yes, I’d love to see it too. And he didn’t say how high was that wave? It looks massive.
@@JeddieT 30 meters or higher?
@@taranin7817 I believe the wall was 32 meters high and the water went an additional 4 meters higher
Interesting video. I'd recommend less glitch effects with the maps. They're very jarring and made some of it difficult to watch.
I agree, it was messing with my eyes a bit triggering a headache. Otherwise it was a good video.
I thought it was a great video!the destruction and devastation was jarring for me
That's why I stopped watching.
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Thank you for this unbelievably informative video, which you made from your heart. My heart aches for every single person who lost and suffered so much. The people of Japan endured incalculable pain, yet they show us strength, resilience, and grace.
My grandfather fought the Japanese in the Philippines during WWII (he was an American soldier) and it seemed to harbor some anger at what he saw there.
When this happened, he was very shaken for the Japanese people and I think it helped him realize his anger was wasteful and he actually mentioned to me his sorrow. I was shocked.
Beautiful redemption ❤️
As a 3-11 veteran, well done. Made many trips to Miyako City to bring supplies. It was bad enough. Kesenuma was worse.
I have seen plenty of Tsunami videos from that day in 2011. And I must say, that you Sir, did an amazing job of showing us exactly where certain videos had been filmed...
I hope and pray that Japan never ever has to go through another Devastating Earthquake and then Destructive Tsunami...🙏💗
God Bless All Of The People of Japan!!
Even now sending them all positive thoughts and vibes and lots of prayers!! 💗🙏💗🙏💗🙏
Thank you for sharing your Information with us all!!
Thank you very much for your comment
Thank you for this video, demonstrating why this city was so spectacularly hit by the tsunami. I have great respect for the survivors, who have been rebuilding, and who carry on with great courage and hope. May the souls of those lost during this event Rest In Peace.
To me, this earthquake and tsunami were more horrific than “911” because it was a random natural event, at least I hope it was. I grieved over this for months and cried with the people in the videos. I hope time has helped people heal from their loss of family and friends.
Covid is far more frightening, a 9-11 every day for a year already. Or 100 to 200 tsunamis since now. 😢
Wait, its less horrific when humans kill each other en masse? I don't understand.
@bass god what an irresponsible thing to say and so disrespectful to the 2.3 M already dead from Covid and the many more that have to live with the damage and side effects for life. I have lost one uncle and a family friend to covid. One 62 the other only 38. Sure, most people can survive it but how do you know WHO will or who will not? Maybe you are fine going about knowing that 1% (which is still Millions of people by the way) will die. I cannot fathom NOT to care though. ONE life is too many to lose regardless of race or nationality. This shouldn't even be something we have to explain at this point. It's not that hard to care for other humans.
It was a lot more horrific because sixteen thousand people were killed.
One video I watched upset me because it based the tsunami as the "worst category of disaster" based on the financial impact of the damage (billions of dollars). But the mass and sudden loss of life (and the suffering of survivors) is a far greater 'expense' than any monetary value. Therefore any disaster (whether manmade or natural) is horrific :c
This was truly terrifying to watch. Bless the people of Japan. My thoughts and prayers for recovery and peace.
Really good job on the production, young man. Of course, I watched all of this on the news, but to see it laid out geographically like that really put into perspective just what an enormous quantity of water that was. All those people... 😢
Agreed! Good work!
Btw, 6:01 The S is silent in the word “DEBRIS”! 🤫
I visited Kesennuma in 2019, it is a fantastic city. Much of it has been rebuilt, but some of the coastline near the pier is undergoing construction, at least as of April of 2019. I was confused by the bus lines but a woman at an information center next to the main train station helped me out immensely. I hope to return their again.
Did you see the tall gigantic sea walls from where you were standing? ..
@@julesjulius187 Yes. You can see a lot of construction for these walls if you take a bus from Kesennuma to the peninsula to the east. It took me by surprise at all of it, even in front of Tsunakan. It is interesting to hear what some of the people affected by the tsunami in back in 2011 compared to what is being built now.
Where can we see the full video that was taken from the hill top? I've never seen it before.
Look for the channel FNN311
The Japanese have truly show their resilience. They are a powerful positive tribe of people. I couldn't imagine my fear in such circumstances. God bless you. Semper Fi, Josh
Really well researched channel, I'm amazed you're able to locate the exact locations where people filmed from. Keep it up :)
Heart wrenching, I love Japan, and the Japanese. I remember when seeing the destruction on various videos, and channels showing the actual power of that tsunami! I was petrified, so much pain and agony, so much lost...
I prayed for Japan for weeks! Tears fell from my face. And that awful impotence many must have felt of not being able to do ANYTHING to stop it!
Japan, and it's people have come a long way after that horror. Working together and with some outside help they started from zero! I take my hat off to those brave people, those survivors whom had to accept this massive destruction and had to move forward.
i really appreciate you providing the location context with the google maps for the videos! I have always wondered exactly where these videos had been shot and exactly what part of the city i was looking at
I remember watching a live Webcam and was shocked to see how much water was coming in, it wasn't like other cities where one could predict the slowing and recession of water back out to Sea. I remember out in the distant a red glow that started in the distant and just kept coming then, I realized that it was a fire storm that engulfed both sides of the inlet cities, the complete destruction was total. How terrible. Thanks for your video explaining in detail what was going on, my heartfelt sorrow for the people of that part of Japan. I have visited Japan and found a wonderful and beautiful country there. Glad to see the reconstruction and safe guards being implemented. Best wishes
I have seen the videos of this area being overrun, a few times.
It is such an awesome sight and one imagines the loss of life at such a sudden, devastating event.
Thank you for the added perspectives of geology and information.
どうもありがとうございました。
I think something alot of people don't know about the footage of the tsunami's is how terrifying the waves actually were, in all footage they look quite small, especially when the footage is taken from an elevated position, but most of the waves were 10m tall and even that height is absolutely terrifying let alone a 30m wave.
Just imagine you as the average person standing at 5'10 and coming towards you is a wall of water 6x your height.
Wow, I am impressed at how fast that enormous cleanup happened. Very resilient country. It looks like Japan again.
Excellent graphics, merged with actual footage and explanation in this series for videos. This was truly horrific. My heart remembers the many people who were affected and died in this natural disaster.
My heart still hurts for my friends of Japan. I will keep you all in my prayers.
They are tuff people but so sad and heart breaking so many lost their life.many just rebuild and go on. What a people.
Thank you for explaining and showing what happened. I will never forget that terrible disaster. Japan is such a beautiful country and your beautiful houses I love so much. So it was so sad to see them washed away by that second large powerful wave. It must have been like Hell for the people who watched while they stood on a hill. I don't know how you have all coped with such a tragedy. Thankfully we don't have tsunamis in England! Bless you all is all I can say! 😲🙂👍🌺
I understand that President Putin is in possession of a Satan II variant specifically designed to be detonated underwater at not only a predetermined depth, but, also, a predetermined distance from the coast of England. The subsequent result is a tsunami with an estimated height of 225-250 feet. Just for "fun," the Satan II possesses a yield of 50 megaton....3,800 more powerful than Hiroshima.
The Algorithm has been feeding me a steady diet of 3-11 earthquake/tsunami videos for the last few months. Like you did in this vid, I'll go to Google maps to find the location they were filmed from and then leave either a link or just the coordinates of the location in the comments. I've been very impressed with the rebuilding effort as seen in street view at all of these locations and only hope that the next time this happens to Japan they won't have to suffer such devastating consequences.
easily one of the best videos on the tsunami of 3/11/2011 I've seen.
*I've seen a few things in my many years of life, yet I can say unequivocally that this Tsunami and earthquake are the most terrifying and powerful things I have ever seen, hands down.*
someone once explained that the tsunami was not accurately portrayed as just a wave, but more like the country of Japan had sunk several feet lower than the ocean.
i know that is obviously not accurate, yet it's more easy to understand the effects of the great wave this way.
thank you, be well.
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I remember watching it on the news + thinking that It couldn't b real. It was the video of the wave racing thru fields....it was like a film. I'm not sure which city it was but it was truly unbelievable... I can't even begin 2 understand how the people felt. I'm in Scotland btw☮
I have seen numerous videos of that day in March 2011. One thing that strikes me is that in all of those cities were neighborhoods and people that related to each other every day. There were local shops where people went shopping and talked to people they knew. There were school kids that played in the park that wise adults looked over and coached. People were born, grew up, had families, and then rested in final peace there. Family names were remembered. And in one day, just one day, all of that was wiped out. Those people and neighborhoods were gone forever. How sad that is.
Yes, relationships destroyed along with the material things. People scattered and losing touch with people they knew. Not death but a loss all the same.
Such devastation. I hadn't seen that wave in other videos, or no one focused on the size of it. Such a sad day against the forces of nature. The fires amidst all that water was an eerie sight. Thank you for posting this.
This was excellent and really well explained, in a clear voice and in a language that was easy to understand. Some times experts can lose you with all the technical language.. thank you for uploading!
I always wonder how many miles this tsunami went inland. Watching the videos of Kesennuma it seemed to go miles inland. This tsunami and the Indian Ocean tsunami are nothing short of horror shows. I am really nervous about oceans and I dream of large waves which only get higher and higher. So my dreams are actually the reality. I feel for the people who endured this. Thank you for making this video and sharing it. People really do need to be educated.
Connie, this is all the more so because Anthropogenic Global Warming will produce such an inundation, but on a much longer time scale. The destruction in Kessamuma City in the tsunami occurred within hours. Inundation of coastal communities in response to AGW will occur over the coming centuries. This will allow more time for us to respond and adapt, but I feel sure that in the meantime, many other smaller scale crises-droughts, floods, storms, human migration will occur that will produce locally focused catastrophes. It’s truly a problem, but is happening so slowly that people can deny that it’s real.
While watching the videos of the horrific wave, I was thinking that I hope they would elevate area's so if it happens again they won't get hit so hard.. I saw one big house that sat back aways that was on stilts, and the damage I think wasn't so bad.. I'm so happy to see things are looking good.. Great video.. 🤗
Excellent explanation of effects that no one would expect. You would think that you would be safer the further from the coast that you are, but the power of a tsunami like this is only increased by the geography of the bay and channels. Fascinating.
Thanks for explaining all The whose , what, why, where and when questions! And all the graphics added a great touch and brought it all together. You were able to answer all the questions I had on my mind after all the other videos I’ve watched. Thanks again for such a high quality video. Very professional! Have a blessed day.
Thank you for this informative video, I will be always amazed by the strength and perseverance of the people of Japan.
When I heard about this, my heart went out for the Japanese people affected by this. I'm a US citizen living in the USA, but I wouldn't wish what happened to my worst enemy. I couldn't do much, but I sent what money I could to operations to help the people and recover from the damage. When I heard of this triple disaster, I mourned. When I saw footage of hoarding erased and a large ship resting on a highway, it was almost inconceivable to me of how much damage occurred. I even remember a sedan sitting on the top of the 3-story building. My heart goes out to those affected by this. When I was younger, I used to think a tsunami was a huge wall of water. After seeing filming of two, I realize that it is more of water that keeps coming and coming, and lifts and pushes everything it its path, including ships, cars and houses. SO you are not only running from the water, but from the thousands of tons of debris it is pushing.
For people who read the comments of all your videos, this will sound repetitive but, your video editing skills are amazing! Thank you!
Some people complained about the effects in this video but I appreciated being able to see the images and geographical locations thank you! I had no idea about the cities you discussed here so thank you for informing me. Is there somewhere on UA-cam
we can watch the video you mentioned? Thanks again for the great video (and the captions which helped as I have hearing problems!) :)
This was such a terrible disaster, it still feels like it happened only a few months ago. Hopefully they don't get too complacent by artificially raising The land in those areas, thinking that this couldn't happen again. Nature has a way of showing you who runs things.
I always think about the tsunami. Your videos are some of the best and most respectful ones that I have seen. Thank you for keeping the victims memories alive.
Another professionally produced video on this most destructive of natural disasters. I have followed you for many years, and have always been impressed with the quality of your research. My compliments.
Thank you, I appreciate your support
Díky za tahle videa, před pár dny jsem si také připomněla tohle smutné výročí. Je neuvěřitelné, že už je to 10 let, co jsem se dívala na hrůzy, které prožívali lidé v Japonsku, co museli prožívat, když se dívali na živel, který jim vzal domy, životy blízkých a známých, jak mizela místa, kde žili generace jejich předků. Čas letí jako voda, která je darem života i smrti.
Diky, jsem moc rad, ze mame fanousky i v Cesku 😊
@@TOPTopics Zaujal mě jazyk komentátora :), a taky styl videí. Šikovný kluk :)
Thank you for a top class video. I am not sure who wrote the narration but it is informative and really helps to understand what happened. Unlike Marty Modus who commented about disliking the glitch effects with the maps, I found it the opposite. I find that it helps me to reorient myself and acts as a signal that we are changing the view. it give me a moment to shift my perception and concentrate again. To me, it helped with the flow. The maps are extremely well utilized with the narration. My condolences to all the people who suffered the losses and trauma. May all of Japan heal and flourish once more. My heart is with all the survivors.
Thank you for your comment. We write the text for the videos completely ourselves.
@@TOPTopics Really outstanding. Well done to all of you! Thank you for taking the time to reply! Please keep contributing to the world with your education and compassion.
Absolutely heartbreaking. The deaths from the oil fires in particular struck me as incredibly cruel. Im so sorry for the residents who lost their lives, and the thousands of loved ones effected-no home, no infrastructure-NOTHING. TY for bringing this to us.
I was just watching yr old videos and didn't expect a notification
thank you for putting together this information and video! this was truly such a tragedy..
Can you provide links to the videos you used in the videos? Some of them are easy to find but there's a few I can't.
Excellent video, thanks. I've seen videos from Kesennuma and you've provided a great explanation and also put those videos in a broader context as to locations and significance.
As a native English speaker, I find your accent with its emphasis on syllables that is atypical adds a further dimension to the viewing experience; there's something interesting and enjoyable about how you pronounce English words, and I mean that as a genuine compliment, not a troll.
Great job, well done.
Thanks ;-)
Thank you for producing this. I’ve watched so many astounding videos of the devastation of 3/11, I really appreciate your answer to my question of why?
My friend, hearing you pronounce "particularly" better than 99% of all native English speakers deserves you a Subscribe and Like at the very least.
wow, thank you dude
I had seen in some other recent videos that some of the unaccounted for waves were from underwater landslides. So the combination of the uplift and waves from under water slides causes a more devastating effect.
Your audio and visual explanation was excellent. Thanks for an excellent learning Subject matter on tsunamis.
Really informative and it helped with putting some of the footage into context. Many thanks to you.
Thanks. Would be great if you could link to sources, e.g. the research from the uni of tokyo you mentioned, and the 'unique' video which captured the second wave
I live in the southern United states in Louisiana. We have had very severe hurricanes along the gulf coast but I've never seen anything of this scale and magnitude even hurricane Katrina. At least we know it's coming and can evacuate. It's hard to comprehend the incredible power of the water.
This is a fantastically thoughtful and informative video, thanks for taking the trouble to share with us 👍
Great video. Really nice locational explanation of it all. I've watched all of the source videos many times, so it was very interesting to see where they were captured from. And that huge huge wave I've only ever seen on this video!!!!
His videos are better than anything you can see on TV. You need to do one of these on the Tri-State Tornado or the tornado in Soviet Union in 1984.
Great great content👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾.
thank you very much
Such great information showing all the maps and waterways, Knowing where everything is situated we can understand how there was so much destruction, another great video , thank you.
thank you too :-)
The river video is by far the most destructive, also showing how fast water can come
Thank you for the time you took to research and edit this video
You’re like, really good at editing!
The second more destructive wave can be seen very clearly from the videos out of Noda. The first wave is more of a flood but I still consider the 'second' wave as the main wave from the earthquake. The 'first' wave is probably caused from a smaller shift in the seabed closer to shore than the actual epicentre itself. That's my opinion anyway, and I've seen this phenomenon noted from the boxing day tsunami from Dr George Plafker too
The video of the Coast Guard vessel Matsushima shot climbing over 30 foot waves that was in 300 feet of water. I found a UA-cam channel called FNN311 "Remembering 3/11" they translated all the videos including the Matsushima video.
Never seen such a good explanation.
Very nice presentation. The resilience in your countryman and love of country is noble!
Also watch videos of the eartquake before tsunami. Watched one from a small town not affected by tsunami but houses got damaged (cracks etc). Old man in video say that he remembered the 1978 earthquake (7.4) and this (2011) was different, swayed from side to side with great force.
I went to Kesennuma with Samaritan’s Purse shortly after 3/11. This is the first time I have watched a documentary about this area.
Very well done, I learned many things, I wish you the best.
Thank you so much for your educational video.
It is this type of video that should be inculcated into the young minds of Japan's school children. It is vital that the tremendous impact of the 2011 tsunami disaster be imprinted on the minds of the young.
They must never forget the tremendous loss of life and destruction of property that befell your beautiful country. Again thank you.
This was so caringly well done. God bless all the people and souls who suffered through, and could never unsee, unhear, or unfeel this terrible tragedy. Praying that your country never has to experience something like this again for as long as ever divinely possible. 🙏🏼
great documentary, this still hurt
Thanks for this, your videos just keep getting better, do scientists think that second wave was from another source and not part the original? If so why do they think that, Cheers🍀🤙🏽🏄🏻♂️
I’m not sure what he meant by that either. That large wave was the second wave, and was definitely caused by the earthquake, since it was formed by water displaced by the tectonic plates shifting during the earthquake. The first “wave” is just the water that was already there getting forced out by the approaching displaced water of the tsunami.
Rebuilding at the same spot. Brilliant!
Excellent video. I remebember watching this live on the news. Oh that was a sad day. Continuing prayers for recovery.
Amazing how many different event and conditions conspired against this region of the Japanese coast-line to enhance the deadly effects of a once in a lifetime underwater earthquake.
Heck of a video, sir. Well done and very informative.
Love your content mate.
This event was the first time really good video recordings were made of a large Tsunami. 2004 there was some but it was not really clear like this and truly amazing how much force this had. I can't imagine what it was like to see it with your own eyes video doesn't really show just how big something is unless you can compare it to something you know the size of even then it's hard to see just how big it is.
incredible analysis. thank you. 4:57 absolutely terrifying.
Great editing & merging of maps with images, a very interactive feel to the video.
An excellent report. It's still hard to watch after so many years. I salute the courage and culture of the Japanese people.
I believe these compendiums are the best work I’ve seen in English. I do feel a need for numbers such as, m or ft of tsunami. Time from start of earthquake to arrival tsunami. Thanks very much.
never knew the geographical region & facts that made tsunami destroy the coast more.
Yes, the narrow bays and cliffs in a lot of the places left the water with nowhere to go but up. The highest recorded height was 143 feet, in a narrow, isolated bay. But it swept away the firemen that had taken refuge at 120 feet.
Thank you it was extremely helpful
That wave was enormous, and it appears to have been formed by some other undersea phenomenon besides the earthquake. One can only imagine how terrifying that day was for the citizens of Japan. Spent a year there in the mid-80's and loved the people, the culture, and their hospitality.
The deadly phenomenon is referred to as a silent tsunami I seen this on a video called the mystery of the 40 meter tsunami the great east Japan disaster it was also believed they had a landslide.
Super well done video
Great visual representation. Also good English!
I have watch many video's of this event and always with tears in my eyes. I felt so sad for the Japanese people that were affected directly. We had the Christchurch earthquake shortly before this one but the damage compared was insignificant to this one, still serious for those involved though. I have been to Japan several times and still have friends there that have stayed at my house as home stay students, luckily though not from that region. Thank you for explaining how and why the devastation happened.
Your voice is strong yet soothing.
Thank you for doing this. God Bless you 🙏
Thank you for sharing this story.
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Very well put together video 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Very good and comprehensive report in a brilliantly edited video
thaanks ;-)
Really good work, thank you!