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Sources

• "The Deadliest Tsunami in History?" National Geographic News. Jan. 7, 2005. (March 17, 2011)http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/12/1227_041226_tsunami.html
• "Japan quake live blog: 'Extremely high' radiation at Japan plant, U.S. agency says." CNN. March 16, 2011. (March 17, 2011)http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/16/japan-quake-live-blog-death-toll-expected-to-rise-as-crews-reach-more-areas/?hpt=T1
• "Magnitude 9.0 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN." United States Geological Survey. March 11, 2011. (March 17, 2011)http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2011/usc0001xgp/