Tidal Wave story
Volcanic eruptions and earthquakes shake Japan. Firestorms burn beautiful Japanese cities to the ground. A weather survey group discovers that the Japanese Archipelago is moving towards the Japanese Trench, which if left to continue on its collision course, would bring the whole of Japan under the sea.
9 total · 5 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| coping with the rigors of command | major | The Japanese Prime Minister had the weight of the nation on his shoulders as he dealt with the unfolding cataclysm of Japan sinking into an ocean trench. |
| force of nature existential risk to civilization | major | The Japanese Archipelago was sliding into the Japan Trench. |
| human vs. natural disaster | major | The people of Japan were faced with the earthquakes, fires, and tsunamis that accompanied their archipelago sliding into an ocean trench. Mt. Fuji also erupted. [earthquake, wildfire, tsunami] |
| international issue | major | The Japanese Prime Minister was put in the unenviable position of having to negotiate with other world leaders over how many Japanese refugees their nations would accept. |
| refugee crisis | major | There was an international crisis over which nations would accept the millions of Japanese refugees. |
| mass hysteria | minor | People panicked as earthquakes, fires, and floods ravaged Japan as it slid into an ocean trench. |
| speculative submarine | minor | It was said that the deep sea submersible used to dive down 10 km to the Japan Trench could have dove 100 km had it been necessary. |
| transnational institution for peace | minor | An emergency session was convened at the United Nations for the purpose of figuring out where to send the millions of Japanese refugees. |
| voyage under the sea | minor | A team of researchers made a perilous dive down into the Japan Trench in a small submersible vessel. |