Deadly Japan quake and tsunami spurred global warming, ozone

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Deadly Japan quake and tsunami spurred global warming, ozone loss

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Washington DC (SPX) Mar 31, 2015 - Buildings destroyed by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake released thousands of tons of climate-warming and ozone-depleting chemicals into the atmosphere, according to a new study. New research suggests that the thousands of buildings destroyed and damaged during the 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan four years ago released 6,600 metric tons (7,275 U.S. tons) of gases stored i ... more