Question What might be Mark Glaser’s purpose as a writer linking this story to the 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia? How does this strategy broaden the scope of his arguments significance? Response: The Tsunami that rocked Southeast Asia in 2004 killed an estimated 230‚000 people‚ so needless to say the incident was extremely serious and I think when it comes to writing and especially trying to kind of paint a picture of something and make people really understand the seriousness of an incident
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Management Organization‚ tsunami affected persons in Kalutara district and Naval Authorities which handled tsunami related activities. These three factions are directly related to the researcher’s
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Since the magnitude of the Japan quake was so large‚ a tsunami was created. This tsunami hit the mainland causing more destruction. The cause of this tsunami was due to the fact that the earthquake occurred 20 miles below the surface of the Pacific Ocean. Combined with the high magnitude‚ the tsunami affected not only Japan but also the coast of the United States; such as Hawaii‚ California‚ and Oregon. Reaching at about 33 feet high‚ the tsunami inundated the coast while flooding parts of Sendai. The
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earthquake‚ an enormous wave of the tsunami affected Southern Chile‚ Hawaii‚ Japan‚ the Philippines‚ Eastern
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10/16/2012 | | | | TSUNAMI HITS JAPAN NATURAL DISASTER KILLS THOUSANDS Japan suffered a devastating earthquake 230 miles northeast of Tokyo on March 11‚ 2011 which caused a seven meter tsunami that surged through cities and villages in the countries north destroying everything in its path. According to the United States Geological Survey the Earthquake hit with a magnitude of 8.9 to 9.0‚ this is the largest recorded earthquake in Japans History and it moved the island by up to eight
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TSUNAMI IN JAPAN Japan was hit by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on March 11‚ 2011‚ that triggered a deadly 23-foot tsunami in the country’s north. The giant waves deluged cities and rural areas alike‚ sweeping away cars‚ homes‚ buildings‚ a train‚ and boats‚ leaving a path of death and devastation in its wake. Video footage showed cars racing away from surging waves. The earthquake—the largest in Japan’s history—struck about 230 miles northeast of Tokyo. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued warnings
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agency’s scale (After Fukushima: Enough Is Enough‚ n.d.). The shaking of the earth in the east of Japan on 11 March 2011. This earthquake caused a powerful tsunami that reached the height of approximately 15 meters (The Situation at Fukushima‚ n.d.). Furthermore‚ the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plants experienced a lot of destruction caused by a tsunami that hit the reactors in Japan Tohoku coast (The
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The Impossible: Follow Up Questions 1. What natural disaster devastated the coast of Thailand? A tsunami devastated the coast of Thailand. 2.What are the causes of this type of disaster? Slow earthquakes under the sea floor cause tsunamis. 3.As a responder‚ list the needs and concerns you expect victims and survivors to have? As a responder‚ I would expect victims and survivors to have open wounds‚ hunger‚ dehydration‚ emotional distress‚ and missing family members. 4
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This can give some economic security‚ but defects food security due to the lack of crops grown. There cannot be no security if people live in fear of losing everything in a natural disaster such as an earthquake‚ tsunami or a volcanic eruption. An example of this is the Asian Tsunami in 2004 that hit countries such as Indonesia‚ Malaysia‚ Sri Lankia‚ India and Thailand. It killed 250000 people in a day‚ causing mass damage wiping out everything in its way. This meant that houses‚ infrastructure
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“Japan earthquake: Tsunami hits north-east” Source: BBC 2‚ Horizon Special Professor Ian Stewart‚ Geologist Broadcast on 27th March 2011 In this programme‚ Ian Stewart examines the powerful geological forces that caused the devastating Japanese earthquake. 30% of all earthquakes across the world happen in Japan. Earthquakes are caused when the tectonic plates (giant slabs of rock) grind together causing the build up of huge forces. When the pressure gets too much‚ the edges of the plate suddenly
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