One of the issues our environment faces is human impact, and how human actions through development and technology create environmental surprise. As much as the world needs to develop, it must temper its development to ensure adequate environmental management.

Please respond to all of the following prompts in the class discussion section of your online course:

The 2011 Japan earthquake had devastating economic and environmental impact on Japan and its neighbors. The environmental impact will have lasting effects through generations.

Explain how the world can avoid the consequences of environmental surprise such as those created by the Fukushima power plant.