Asian Tsunami Project Introduction I’m going to talk about a tsunami which hit many places in Asia and some parts of Africa which left many homeless and Thousands dead. Introduction I’m going to talk about a tsunami which hit many places in Asia and some parts of Africa which left many homeless and Thousands dead. A tsunami is a giant wave of series of waves usually caused to be a volcanic eruption or earthquakes o the seabed. As the Tsunami travels through deep water‚ the wave may
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Cascadian Tsunami "Barely had they set foot in the city in mourning the death of their benefactor‚ they feel the earth shake beneath their feet‚ the sea rises bubbling in the harbor‚ and breaks the vessels that are to anchor. Swirls of flames and ashes covered the streets and public places; houses collapsed‚ roofs are reversed on the foundations‚ and foundations disperse‚ and thirty thousand inhabitants of all ages and sexes were crushed under the ruins‚ said the sailor‚ whistling and swearing:
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Multiple Wave Damage * Tsunamis arrive with multiple waves‚ with the stronger ones typically arriving after the first one hits. Given the shape of the underwater shore‚ significant amounts of water get pushed upward and higher at the coast‚ allowing the tidal water to flow higher than it normally would. Anything that is loose on the ground gets swept up and bounced around like cork. Because water is so heavy as a mass‚ it can move cars‚ wood‚ metal‚ cement‚ and debris. All of this material with
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Difference between Tsunami and Hurricane Tsunamis and hurricanes are nature’s furies. They both create disasters and destruction in the world. But‚ tsunamis and hurricanes are different in their respective ways. A tsunami is a series of ocean waves‚ which is caused by surges of water reaching heights of 100 feet or more. A hurricane‚ on the other hand‚ is a powerful storm. When talking of the origin of tsunamis and hurricanes‚ they are formed by two different forces. Hurricanes are formed
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meteorological agency issued its top-level evacuation alerts for the entire Japanese coast amid warnings of a tsunami of between six and 10 metres. Towns and farms around Sendai city in northern Japan have been engulfed by a seven-metre tsunami‚ while a four-metre wave swamped parts of Kamaishi on the Pacific coast.Residents have been ordered to high ground and stay away from the coast as tsunamis can strike in several waves.Seismologists say the quake was 160 times more powerful than the one that devastated
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buildings‚ and a layer of mud nearly a foot thick accumulated on the shoreline after the tsunami struck. (After the Tsunamis). After twenty minutes of chaos‚ the lives of the residents as well as the tourists encompassing the Indian Ocean Region including Banda Aceh would be changed forever. The Boxing Day tsunami had numerous detrimental effects such on people‚ property‚ and the environment which ultimately raised tsunami awareness around the Indian Ocean region. There were many harmful effects to the
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT CYCLE The disaster cycle or the disaster life cycle consists of the steps that emergency managers take in planning for and responding to disasters. Each step in the disaster cycle correlates to part of the ongoing cycle that is emergency management. This disaster cycle is used throughout the emergency management community‚ from the local to the national and international levels. Preparedness The first step of the disaster cycle is usually considered to be preparedness although
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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 United States Geological Survey reported the earthquake and on Monday revised its magnitude from 8.9 to 9.0‚ which is the largest in Japan’s history. The earthquake struck about 230 miles northeast of Tokyo. The Pacific Tsunami Warning
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Main article: Historic tsunami[->0] As early as 426 B.C.[->1] the Greek[->2] historian Thucydides[->3] inquired in his book History of the Peloponnesian War[->4] about the causes of tsunami‚ and was the first to argue that ocean earthquakes must be the cause.[5]HYPERLINK \l "cite_note-Smid.2C_T._C._103f.-5"[6] The cause‚ in my opinion‚ of this phenomenon must be sought in the earthquake. At the point where its shock has been the most violent the sea is driven back‚ and suddenly recoiling with
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History of Tsunami Events Need Emergency Advice? Please listen to your local radio and TV announcements or call 1300 TSUNAMI (1300 878 6264) for latest warning information. For emergency assistance‚ call your local emergency authority on 132 500 Recent Tsunamis affecting Australia * 28 February 2010 * 15 July 2009 List of past tsunami events around the world Tsunamis through history Destructive tsunamis have occurred in all of the world’s oceans and seas. The following table lists some
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