>> The Tsunami Story Tsunami is a set of ocean waves caused by any large‚ abrupt disturbance of the sea-surface. If the disturbance is close to the coastline‚ local tsunamis can demolish coastal communities within minutes. A very large disturbance can cause local devastation AND export tsunami destruction thousands of miles away. The word tsunami is a Japanese word‚ represented by two characters: tsu‚ meaning‚ "harbor"‚ and nami meaning‚ "wave". Tsunamis rank high on the scale of
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The Causes of Tsunami All tsunamis are caused by the sudden displacement of large volumes of water. All are the result of violent events with enough power to displace large volumes very rapidly. Moreover‚ Tsunamis are often referred to high waves of water caused by changes in the flow and surge of the ocean. On the other hand‚ Tsunamis can be caused by a few different factors‚ which are an earthquake‚ a large-scale undersea landslide‚ a submarine volcanic eruption (Cause of Tsunami‚ n.d.).
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EMBEDDED SYSTEM FOR THE DETECTION OF TSUNAMI A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF Bachelor of Technology In Electronics and Communication Engineering By Sidharth Das Roll No: 108EC014 & BiramBaburayBaskey Roll No: 108EC017 Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering National Institute of Technology‚ Rourkela May‚ 2012 1|P ag e DESIGN OF AN EMBEDDED SYSTEM FOR THE DETECTION OF TSUNAMI A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT
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OUTLINE THESIS: The tsunami is a dangerous natural disaster that should be analyzed and studied to prevent unnecessary deaths. What is a Tsunami? A. Definition B. Historical background C. What effects do they cause What causes Tsunami? D. Why do tsunami occur? E. Where do they occur? F. How often do they occur What damage do they cause? G. The financial cost H. The environmental cost I. The human cost Analyzing and researching J. Detecting a tsunami K. Planning L. Learning
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Tsunami Abstract This essay covers about Tsunami‚ being one of the fatal natural disasters that have attacked many countries‚ endangering the human lives. This essay will cover on what tsunami is‚ how and why it happens‚ and the severe consequences and the measures taken to prevent it. Before getting started for the essay‚ I started doing a research on the types natural disasters. Once I have chosen the topic of my extended essay‚ which is tsunami‚ I planned on what information that I should
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Introduction Mistakenly called "tidal wave" the word tsunami is a Japanese word meaning‚ "harbor wave". A tsunami is a series of traveling ocean waves of extremely long length generated by disturbances associated primarily with earthquakes occurring below or near the ocean floor. Tsunamis are primarily the result of a vertical displacement of water and rank high on the scale of natural disasters. Since 1850‚ tsunamis have been responsible for the loss of over 440‚000 lives and billions of dollars
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Tsunamis become disasters because of the human context in which they occur. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Use examples of known tsunami events recently and in the past to illustrate your arguments. According to Wisner et al 2004‚ "disasters occur when hazards meet vulnerability‚” implying that in unpopulated areas hazards can not become disasters as there is no vulnerability (Quarantelli E.L. 1998). Without humans being involved‚ tsunamis are nothing but giant waves; they may modify
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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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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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Personally I would start with the first recorded tsunami‚ which if wikipedia is right was as far back as 426 BC. To me that is shocking because I hadn’t heard of Tsunamis until late 1990’s‚ so the fact that this isn’t a "new" phenomenom is a little surprising to me. Then I would have a small paragraph on what causes tsunamis. Then I would decide since you only have 2000 words if I want to focus on the dollar destruction‚ the lives destruction‚ or the infrastructure destruction. You may be
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