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Death toll from Japan quake rises to 34 as rescue efforts continue

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Current understanding

Current understanding

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Impact assessment

58/100

Impact assessment

high human impact

What the reporting supports

  • Reported deaths34 reported deathsDeath toll from Japan quake rises to 34
How this score is formed

Loss of life and injury58/100

34 reported deaths are converted on a logarithmic scale capped at 450, producing a loss component of 58/100. Human-impact evidence sets the overall score; wider signals cannot dilute it.