2004 Boxing Day Tsunami 1. Explain the causes of the 2004 boxing day Tsunami (6) A Tsunami forms when energy from an earthquake vertically jolts the seabed by several metres‚ displacing hundreds of cubic kilometres of water. Large waves begin moving through the ocean‚ away from the earthquakes epicentre. In deep water the Tsunami moves at great speeds. When it reaches shallow water near coastal areas‚ the Tsunami slows but increases in height. Before the Boxing Day Tsunami in 2004 the waterline
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The text “Killer Waves: How Tsunamis Changed History” by Becky Oskin is suggesting the tsunami in the 15th century transformed the people’s societies with culture transitions‚ circumstantial increase/decrease in trade/interaction‚ and the migration away from the coast. With food sources destroyed‚ societal changes had to be made in order to survive. The societal changes created a shift in culture‚ resulting in the Maori people to have a larger warrior based culture‚ to protect the remaining resources
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What Are Tsunamis‚ and What Causes Them? Tsunamis are ocean waves produced by earthquakes or underwater landslides. The word is Japanese and means "harbor wave‚" because of the devastating effects these waves have had on low-lying Japanese coastal communities. A tsunami is a series of waves that can travel at speeds averaging 450 (and up to 600) miles per hour in the open ocean. As the waves approach the coast‚ their speed decreases and their amplitude increases. Tsunamis are most
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GAC013 Assessment Event2: Case Study Investigation Compare and Contrast Tsunamis and Volcanic Eruption Forecasting Student’s Name: Sissy Wang Student ID#: SHSA16374 Teacher: Kenny Due Date: 14th December 2011 Word Count: 1‚194 Table of Contents 1. Abstract Page 2 2. Introduction Page 2 3. Methodology Page 4 4. Finding Page 4 5. Discussion Page 6 6. Conclusions and Recommendations Page 6 7. Reference Page 7 Abstract With the development of science
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TSUNAMI DISASTER‚ WHAT IMPLICATION ON ECONOMIC SYSTEM IN THIS REGION? We view with awe a release of power on this scale. We know that this power is greater than that of our species nature holds us in its hands. We may be able to mitigate some of the consequences; in some cases we may be able to give advance warning of the threat; but we are not in control; the tsunami has demonstrated this ancient truth. William Rees-Mogg INTRODUCTION 1. On the morning of December 26‚ 2004 a magnitude
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MANAGEMENT’S PROJECT Handling Natural Disasters – Tsunami Made By – {name} What to do BEFORE a Tsunami * Find out if your home‚ school‚ workplace‚ or other frequently visited locations are in tsunami hazard prone areas. * Know the height of your street above sea level and the distance of your street from the coast or other high-risk waters. * Plan evacuation routes from your home‚ school‚ workplace or any other place you could be where tsunamis present a risk. * Practice your evacuation
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PressReleasePing The Decade Anniversary of Tsunami Marked Across Asia‚-- Divulges KAKHTAH Post-doc Multiversity in SAARC Region. Besides the several memorials paid by victims‚ survivors and the general public‚ the academic commencements of Tsunami commemoration also became events of note. The enormous observance also divulged a Post-doc Multiversity KAKHTAH‚ to be established in Asia for higher research studies on disaster risk reduction. Colombo‚ Sri Lanka‚ January 01‚ 2015 /PressReleasePing/ -
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coast of Miyagi prefecture. Then‚ the submarine earthquake with a magnitude of 9.0‚ transformed to a 15-meter tsunami waves (Akira‚ 2013). In the blink of an eye‚ the east coast of Japan‚ especially Sendai was engulfed by the massive tsunami waves‚ and led to the nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi and the Fukushima Daiini nuclear power plants. In the documentary – Children of the Tsunami directed by Dan Reed (2012)‚ it provides a glimpse into the life of the younger victims‚ the children‚ who
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The Silver Tsunami: The Challenges in Developing an Adequately Trained Nursing Force to Meet the Rising Tide of Elderly Baby Boomers Carel D. Peterson San Francisco State University The Silver Tsunami: The Challenges in Developing an Adequately Trained Nursing Force to Meet the Rising Tide of Elderly Baby Boomers In what is described as a silver tsunami‚ the baby boomers (boomers) are turning sixty-five years old at an alarming rate (Heise‚ et al.‚ 2012). Beginning in 2010 when the first wave
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To My Dear and Loving Husband Anne Bradstreet Anne Bradstreet was the first poet and the first female writer in the British North American colonies to be published. Her first volume of poetry was The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America‚ published in 1650. She was born March 20‚ 1612 in Northampton‚ Massachusetts and died September 16‚ 1672 in Andover. She was married to Simon Bradstreet. When they married‚ she was 16 and he was 25. Mrs. Bradstreet’s works are also considered to represent the
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