most of Indonesia‚ it is a religiously conservative area.[4] It has the highest proportion of Muslims in Indonesia‚ mainly living according to Sharia customs and laws.[5] Aceh was the closest point of land to the epicenter of the massive 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake‚ and tsunami‚ which devastated much of the western coast of the province. Approximately 170‚000 Indonesians were killed or went missing in the disaster.[6] The disaster helped reach the peace agreement between the government of Indonesia
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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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>> 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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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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originates in the center of the earth. Earthquakes happen when the underlying rock suddenly shakes or breaks off. The moving of the underlying rock causes the surface rocks to slide and‚ as a result‚ leads to the earthquakes. Earthquakes can be extremely disastrous and cause a lot of damage in the place where they happen. The earthquake can happen once or happen as a series. This depends on the magnitude of the earthquake. There are other tremors that can cause an earthquake‚ for instance‚ nuclear bombs.
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Extended Response Aid is given to help other countries develop ‚ for humanitarian reasons ‚ and to improve social justice and equity‚ it is also beneficial to Australia and our future prosperity. Aid strengthens economic ‚ political ‚ strategic and cultural ties between countries and therefore it is In Australia’s national interest to be an Aid donor. Australia ’s largest regional recipient of aid is Papua New Guinea‚ with other recipients in the poorest parts of East Asia. Australia also contributes
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The 2004 South Asia Tsunami Introduction 26th of December 2004 saw one of the deadliest natural disasters in history; a tsunami killing more than 270‚000 people in fourteen countries across two continents (The Bolton Council of Mosques 2007-2012). This essay will aim to address the following issues: the nature of the disaster‚ geographic and human factors that contributed to the disaster‚ the preparation involved‚ the recovery process and the limitations of the data. Nature of the South
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DESIGN OF AN 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
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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 often generated by earthquake-induced movement
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studies on disaster risk reduction. Colombo‚ Sri Lanka‚ January 01‚ 2015 /PressReleasePing/ - Catastropes and Disasters can occur anywhere‚ anytime‚ at any location‚ to any society. Asian Tsunami-2004 is considered to be the devastating most disaster of the last millennium’s recorded history. Asian Tsunami of 2004 devastated almost 9 major oceanic sectors of Asia‚ leaving over 5 million people as homeless‚ hundreds of thousands as displaced‚ and a toll rate exceeding 2‚37‚000. The devastative consequences
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