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Fishing boats sit grounded on land years after the disaster in Namie, near the striken TEPCO Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant in Fukushima prefecture on March 10, 2014, one day before the third anniversary of March 11 massive earthquake and tsunami.

Recovering From Disasters: Social Networks Matter More Than Bottled Water

Disaster preparations often focus on gear and logistics, but research in Japan after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami shows that strong social ties played a key role in helping communities rebound.
By Daniel P. Aldrich
The Temple of Dendur in The Sackler Wing.

10 Things to Do in New York’s Art World Before March 14

Things to do: you want them, we got them
By Paul Laster

Indian Point: Too Close for Comfort?

The nuclear crisis in Japan remains worrisome at best, scary at worst. Perhaps the most frightening development for New Yorkers
By The Editors

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