About 90% of the world’s earthquakes take place in the Ring
of Fire, an area surrounding the Pacific Ocean laced with volcanoes. Though the
name might conjure images of earthquakes spouting fire through cracks in the
ground (or of Johnny Cash), this area is also prone to water damage in the form
of tsunamis: 4 out of 5 tsunamis occur around the
Ring of Fire. The 2004 Indonesia tsunami and the 2011 Japan tsunami have been
perhaps the most notable of the 21st century
