The tsunami that hit Japan hit the coast of California along with hitting Hawaii and part of Oregon. The tsunami caused millions of dollars in damage in the United States. Water rushed up onto the roads and even into some hotels located on the big island in Hawaii and many of them were flooded. The tsunami waves got to be about 7 feet high in America. Extremely less damage in North America than in Japan. The citizens of the United States were far more lucky than the citizens across the Pacific Ocean. By morning, the waves were crashing against 30 foot tall bluffs in California. Schools in Oregon even closed down because of the tsunami warning. We were prepared for far worse than what hit us.
If what would have happened in Japan had instead happened in the United States, we would be far worse off than we are now, but that doesn’t mean we are in great shape either. It will cost millions to fix the damage caused, and the damage isn’t done. We have to figure out a way to produce more of our own goods rather than importing them as much as we do. We as a country need to be more independent rather than rely on the help from other countries. The physical damage to the land can be fixed, but there is damage that we don’t know how deep it truly is.
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