<p>False! the tsunami caused major upwellings of cold subsurface waters and even slowed, temporarily stopped or shifted some ocean currents. All this led to the drought that plagued the west coast for years, until the Humbolt current resumed it's normal path. Many other recent weather anomalies since 2011 can be blamed on this Tsunami and it's lasting effects.</p>

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2018-04-26T03:23:41.803Z
I realize you don't have the points to post this as a comment, but this should be a comment.   I'd also recommend "not entirely true" or something to that effect, rather than "false" as it's less abrupt, but that's a pet peeve of mine, or, go into more detail, add a few references and make this an answer.
userLTK
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2018-04-26T07:32:06.013Z
This also needs references. Especially when you challenge someone else's answer, back it up with data.
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<p>The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_T%C5%8Dhoku_earthquake_and_tsunami">2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami</a> was one of the biggest in modern history; the earthquake even moved Earth's axis for a very small, but measurable bit. The four years since then is not enough for hard climate data, but enough to have some insight to how the weather was influenced. So did it influence weather in any way that could be seen as "impact on climate"? If yes, how?</p>

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I have lived near Plainview, TX most if my life, even as a kid. I have NEVER seen conditions such as the years after 2011 in the weather patterns I see today. Another look in the effects 0f the 2011 Japanese earthquake needs to be examined.
Ronald Kirchhoff
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@gansub: it's bit too scientific for me - no problem, just add translation to layman's terms. Also, this is a regional study and I'm more interested in a global view. This might be acceptable, but some summary on global scale (e.g. did it affect ice melting in Arctic as well?) would be better.
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What impact on climate did 2011 earthquake and tsunami have?
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# What impact on climate did 2011 earthquake and tsunami have?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-03-11)

The [2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_T%C5%8Dhoku_earthquake_and_tsunami) was one of the biggest in modern history; the earthquake even moved Earth's axis for a very small, but measurable bit. The four years since then is not enough for hard climate data, but enough to have some insight to how the weather was influenced. So did it influence weather in any way that could be seen as "impact on climate"? If yes, how?

**Tags:** climate, earthquakes, tsunami

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: @gansub: it's bit too scientific for me - no problem, just add translation to layman's terms. Also, this is a regional study and I'm more interested in a global view. This might be acceptable, but some summary on global scale (e.g. did it affect ice melting in Arctic as well?) would be better.  
> **username_1**: I have lived near Plainview, TX most if my life, even as a kid. I have NEVER seen conditions such as the years after 2011 in the weather patterns I see today. Another look in the effects 0f the 2011 Japanese earthquake needs to be examined.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2018-04-26. Score: -2

False! the tsunami caused major upwellings of cold subsurface waters and even slowed, temporarily stopped or shifted some ocean currents. All this led to the drought that plagued the west coast for years, until the Humbolt current resumed it's normal path. Many other recent weather anomalies since 2011 can be blamed on this Tsunami and it's lasting effects.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: I realize you don't have the points to post this as a comment, but this should be a comment.   I'd also recommend "not entirely true" or something to that effect, rather than "false" as it's less abrupt, but that's a pet peeve of mine, or, go into more detail, add a few references and make this an answer.  
> **username_4**: This also needs references. Especially when you challenge someone else's answer, back it up with data.  

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