Synopsis
Professor Iain Stewart examines the powerful geological forces that unleashed the devastating Japanese earthquake, bringing Japan to the brink of a nuclear meltdown.
- Programme: Horizon
- Episode: Japan Earthquake: A Horizon Special with Iain Stewart
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2011
- Geography | Earthquakes and Natural Disasters
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