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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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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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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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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harming everything in their paths. If this action happens undersea‚ another disaster can take place: a tsunami. Sometimes known as a killer wave‚ this huge surge of water is the product of two forces colliding. Earthquakes‚ when mixed with the ocean‚ can have a devastating effect on structure and society. An earthquake can cause buildings to fall‚ start a fire‚ and block roadways‚ as well as start a tsunami. Together‚ these forces can destroy homes‚ leaving many people homeless. Those who still have their
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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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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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What exactly are tsunamis? Tsunamis are immensely strong‚ long length and long period sea waves. Tsunamis have caused much grief and sorrow for anyone who have experienced it. The term tsunami comes from the Japanese language meaning harbor and wave. The term was created by fishermen who returned to port to find the area surrounding their harbor devastated‚ although they had not been aware of any wave in the open water. Tsunamis are common throughout Japanese history‚ as 195 events in Japan have
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