We have encountered in this calendar year a number of economic headwinds that could not have been foreseen -- the tsunami -- earthquake and tsunami in Japan that disrupted global supply chains, the unrest in the Middle East, which had an impact on oil prices, and the situation in Europe.
Although the provisional death toll of 25 000 is one-tenth that of both the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami in 2004 and the Haiti earthquake last year, the tragedy has deeply traumatized the population.
UNESCO-IOC established the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System following the 2004 earthquake and tsunami off the shores of Indonesia that took the lives of over 200, 000 people.
By next year, the country aims to take its warning system to the next level by calculating the height and the arrival of a tsunami, said the director of Indonesia's earthquake and tsunami center, Fauzi, who like many Indonesians uses only one name.
She has anchored news coverage of some of the most significant global news stories including the Japan earthquake and tsunami, the unrest across the Middle East and the earthquake in New Zealand.
The Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System functioned effectively during the magnitude 7.7 earthquake and tsunami.
Five months later, the massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan crippled the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
Humanitarian agencies were working with rescue crews to reach people affected by the earthquake and tsunami.
China was helped by the Japanese earthquake-tsunami, which initially resulted in lower prices for crude.
Aggreko agreed to supply power to areas of Japan worst hit by the earthquake and tsunami.
The company benefited from increases in Japan following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
But the capital is like heaven compared to the area hit by the earthquake and tsunami.
The Fukushima power plant was heavily damaged during the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
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The power plant was badly damaged by the earthquake and tsunami on 11 March.
The 11 March earthquake and tsunami left more than 24, 000 people dead or missing.
Then there was the unpredictable: the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis that hit Japan in March.
During the celebration this year, donations will be accepted for the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
Eleven months after an earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan, photographers returned to document the intensive rebuilding progress.
They are predicting that the recent earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disasters will bring Japan to its knees.
The Japanese economy sputtered to a near halt after the March earthquake and tsunami but then recovered.
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The March 11 earthquake and tsunami killed more than 15, 400 people and left hundreds of thousands homeless.
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Also, the region hit by the earthquake and tsunami tend to have below-average holdings of Brazilian debt.
However, when there is an unanticipated event like an earthquake or tsunami, Japanese leaders cannot cope well.
Just imagine if economic reconstruction from the recent earthquake and tsunami reinvigorates economic activity (and profits) in Japan.
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There was no reported looting in the wake of the massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan, for instance.
This followed radiation leaks at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant which was damaged by the earthquake and tsunami.
Monday marks the two-year anniversary of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that crippled Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant.
But it is remarkable how small the nuclear damage is compared with that of the earthquake and tsunami.
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