The Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, which makes use of GIS (geographical data system) expertise, discovered that 656 buildings all through Japan designated as nationwide treasures and vital cultural properties are positioned in areas with a excessive danger of flooding and landslides on account of heavy rain. I discovered by way of my very own analysis.
The researcher who carried out the survey factors out that, “Cultural properties have historically had a excessive precedence on fireplace safety, however measures in opposition to flood harm are additionally needed.”