A tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water‚ generally an ocean or a large lake. Earthquakes‚ volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions (including detonations of underwater nuclear devices)‚ landslides‚ glacier calvings‚ meteorite impacts and other disturbances above or below water all have the potential to generate a tsunami.[3] Tsunami waves do not resemble normal sea waves‚ because their wavelength is far longer. Rather than appearing
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be said about natural disasters in today’s time. A natural disaster is defined in Webster’s Dictionary as‚ “any form of nature that has catastrophic consequence‚ such as an avalanche‚ earthquake‚ flood‚ forest fire‚ hurricane‚ lighting‚ tornado‚ tsunami or volcanic eruption.” Many times the people affected by such an event take a backseat to the actually disaster itself. Why is that? Why is it that certain parts of the world‚ when hit by a natural disaster‚ seem to be more devastated by it than the
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of ‘’Tsunami” By: Leonard N. See IV – EF1 Mrs. Grace Cortez Table of contents Acknowledgement…………………..………..…………1 Introduction………………………………………………2 Significants of study…………………………………3-5 What Cause Tsunamis‚Ring of Fire & Earth and Earthquakes……………………………….….…..……6-7 What triggered this earthquake?.................................................................8 What causes a tsunami the giant wave that caused virtually all the coastal destruction in Asia & What made Sunday ’s tsunami so destructive
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INTRODUCTION A natural calamities is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth; examples include floods‚ volcanic eruptions‚ earthquakes‚ tsunamis‚ and other geologic processes. It can cause loss of life or property damage‚ and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake‚ the severity of which depends on the affected population’s resilience‚ or ability to recover. The earth’s wrath destroys everything in its stride. Usually it is at peace but once it unleashes its
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Index Introduction ……………………………………………………………....3 Earth quakes ……………………………………………..……………….3 Volcanic eruptions………………………………………………………...3 Floods………………………………………………………………..…….4 Limnic eruptions…………………………………………………………4 Tsunamis……………………………………………………………….…5 Blizzards …………………………………………………………………5 Droughts &Hailstorms ……………………………………………........6 Tornadoes & Fires …………………………………………….………..7 Gamma ray burst ……………………………………….………………7 Conclusion ………………………………………………………………7 References ………………………………………………………………………….
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mangroves forman ‘Mangroves for Mankind’ [The December 2004 Tsunami had established that coastal bio-shields such as mangroves and shelterbelt plantations offer best protection against natural calamities like cyclones and tsunami. Tamil Nadu reported more than 1500 deaths but surprisingly‚ human casualty and damage was minimal in and around Pichavaram and Muthupet mangroves. Following this‚ Government of India had funded massive mangrove afforestation in Tamil Nadu. Muthupet has been
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Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami that affected Japan and the Indian Ocean earthquake affecting Southern Asia are both primary examples of natural disasters. Although these two events were completely unrelated to each-other‚ the economic and environmental impact that they had on their effected regions were very much similar. These included widespread death and injuries‚ building and infrastructure losses‚ major economic downfall and socio-economic loss. The Tohoku earthquake and tsunami struck the coast
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Indonesia- not a Building Block for Globalization The world is getting smaller‚ just as a California poppy grows smaller as it closes in on itself every night. The flower grows closer together by drawing its petals inward so that they become much closer to the rest of the petals. The poppy does this to protect its pollen. The world is getting smaller and growing closer together due to globalization. Globalization is the rising of the global economy. As more and more markets trade with each other
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in subsequent months. To this day‚ Haiti is struggling to get back on its feet. Just over a year later on March 11‚ 2011‚ another earthquake struck. This time‚ it was a 9.0-magnitude earthquake just off the coast of Japan‚ followed by a gigantic tsunami and nuclear disaster. Some of the effects in Japan were obvious‚ while others we may not fully understand for decades to come. With the two major earthquakes so close together‚ many people are comparing the two disasters. Here is a breakdown of the similarities
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caused by the breaking and shifting of subterranean rock as it releases strain that has accumulated over a long time. 2)TSUNAMIS Tsunamis (pronounced soo-ná-mees)‚ also known as seismic sea waves (mistakenly called “tidal waves”)‚ are a series of enormous waves created by an underwater disturbance such as an earthquake‚landslide‚ volcanic eruption‚ or meteorite. A tsunami can move hundreds of miles per hour in the open ocean and smash into land with waves as high as 100 feet or more. 3) DAMAGING
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