4038600-137160How Are Tsunami’s Made -Initiation The sea floor rises and drops suddenly creating large columns of water -Split ddsddsThe initial tsunami then splits into two‚ one heads further into sea another heads towards shore -Amplification As the wave appdsroaches shore‚ the height of the wave is amplified as the wave gathers energy as approaches shore -Run Up The leading wave is steepened‚ the wave does not break at this point‚ instead it acts like a wall of water smashing everything
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Secretary-General‚ Kofi Annan‚ who travelled to the region. At least 23 of the 87 tourist resorts in the Maldives were devastated in the 26 December tsunami. © Sena Vidanagama/AFP/Getty Images 76 77 NATIONAL RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT - THE MALDIVES 5. 5.1 NATIONAL RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT – THE MALDIVES Introduction The Indian Ocean tsunami reached the Maldives at 9:20 a.m. local time‚ approximately three hours after tremors were felt. Tidal waves ranging between one and five
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Known as one of the worst disasters in the world’s history‚ the Boxing day tsunami took place on December 26‚ 2004. The tsunami destroyed over 12 different countries and islands‚ including Sumatra‚ Indonesia‚ Malaysia‚ Thailand‚ and many more located by the Indian ocean. It had continued trekking countries in the Indian Ocean for over two days and left a devastating mess(Malcolm Moore and Meabh Ritchie). The only good that might have come from this terrible day in history was more knowledge about
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On December 26‚ 2004 the world experienced the most devastating natural disaster to hit the Indian Ocean. It was classified as a tsunami‚ a tsunami holding immense power equivalent to the destruction of three nuclear bombs. Tsunami waves can become more than 30 feet high as they come into shore and can rush miles inland across low-lying areas. The death tolls were astronomical causing much grief‚ pain and depression throughout the world. "Estimates of the total toll from the eleven countries hit
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Tsunamis are series of ocean waves caused by underwater seismic activity or volcanic activity. Several countries all around the world are being affected by this type of natural disaster and even though usually small tsunamis do not cause much damage‚ the giant waves are a threat. A tsunami while reaching the shore full of people. http://www.positivestart.org/images/china_2002_wave_350.jpgThe tsunami from December 2004 was generated by a 9.1 magnitude earthquake and its waves devastated the Indian
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Introduction Tsunami is known by many as the devastating wave that has no remorse. The wave that has devastated many countries and has such power to practically destroy all of Japan in 2011‚ which was the most popular tsunami viewed by society as a whole. Through this paper we will research what a tsunami is‚ how does a tsunami start‚ the dangers of tsunamis‚ most common places a tsunami is known to hit‚ ways to predict a tsunami‚ and will be ending with a closing statement with my view point on
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Describe the characteristics and explain the causes‚ of tsunamis. (8 marks) A Tsunami is a large and potentially destructive sea wave often produced by a submarine earthquake‚ subsidence or an underwater volcanic eruption. They occur when a large volume of water is displaced in the ocean. The characteristics of tsunamis differ slightly from normal sea waves. For one‚ they often have extremely long wave lengths‚ in deep water an initial wavelength can be up to 100km. Their amplitude contrasts with
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since 1900. A natural disaster is the effect of a natural hazard including tornadoes‚ tsunamis‚ and earthquakes and more. Those natural disasters can lead to financial‚ environmental‚ and human losses. The ten deadliest natural disasters of the past century in order are the China Floods in 1931‚ the Tangshan Earthquake in 1976‚ the Bhola Cyclone in 1970‚ the Haiyuan earthquake in 1920‚ the Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004‚ the Haiti Earthquake in 2010‚ the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923‚ the Cyclone
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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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Research Paper Earthquakes & Tsunamis The Earth is 71% oceans. There can be no surprise then that the oceans affects human existence every day. Oceans are a source of economy‚ leisure‚ and sustenance. They are also a powerful force to be respected and studied. When the oceans unleash their power and volume in the form of tsunamis the effects are almost always devastating for mankind. These events have changed the course of life on earth more than once. Tsunamis can be triggered by bolide impacts
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