Johnson 1 Kate Johnson Mr. Freja Geography 9/10 10 December 14 Tsunamis Have you ever been afraid of a natural disaster? What I’m about to tell you, will make you fear this devastating phenomenon. I believe that tsunamis are the worst natural disaster because of its power and widespread destruction. Tsunamis are caused by sudden changes, so detecting them early is critical. Even with proper warning, they can’t be stopped and will still demolish everything in its path. They often hit countries that do not have an accurate early
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natural disaster like the tsunamis. It has taken us scientists years to discover the cause of a tsunami. We have discovered how tsunamis are formed. Were they come from and why do they happen. Tsunamis are caused by sudden displacements of the seafloor, usually when a fault on the ocean floor ruptures to produce a large earthquake. This makes the water increase and that’s how then a tsunami comes in. (www.amnh.org) Natural disasters always have their causes and effects. Tsunamis could travel 500 miles
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local time recorded a staggering 9.1 on the Richter scale, causing a tsunami that striped the identity of nations across south and southeast Asia (Radhakrishnan, 2005). Over 200,000 people lost their lives during this natural disaster as the tsunami lashed across the coast of over 13 nations (Gupta, 2012). Most affected victims were caught by complete surprise despite the long lag between the earthquake and the effect of the tsunami, as there was no warning system in place in the Indian Ocean. Of the
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By: Jacob Dodds What is a tsunami? Pronounced soo-nahm-ee From the Japanese word for harbor wave A series of huge waves that happen after an undersea disturbance, like an earthquake or volcano eruption. The waves travel in all directions from the area of disturbance, sort of like the ripples that happen after throwing a rock in a pond or lake. Tsunami can also be caused by underwater landslides and can even be started by the impact of a large meteorite plunging into the
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Tsunami. The word can send a shiver down your spine and, recall images even emotions. As the tide recedes to create a wall that will wash away my beach side home, along with my childhood memories. But, what can we do to detect a tsunami? And what safety precautions can we take to assure our safety during a tsunami? And what heartfelt survivor stories are there to be told? Tsunamis are one of the deadliest natural disasters on earth. The majority of all tsunamis are formed as a result of earthquakes
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Shannon Ruymen Period 6 Tsunamis A thirteen-foot tsunami devastated Japan on March 11th, 2011 and killed 25,000 people. Would more people’s lives have been saved if there was a better warning system? The main reason so many died was that the size and strength of the earthquake and tsunami were underestimated as well as the amount of time given to respond (1). On the day of the tsunami a warning went out within three minutes only giving people about ten minutes to react and even though 25,000
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Anatomy of Tsunami’s Notes What causes a Tsunami? Tsunamis can be caused by volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. They may also occur after a huge meteorite impact or a nuclear testing where large amount of water are displaced, creating a ripple effect that reaches the shore. Man-made tsunami is possible although it is not as strong and massive as the one caused by nature. One of the most common causes of tsunami is the subduction fault between tectonic plates of the earth’s crust. As the plates
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Tsunami Report Courtney McLeod Murray CGF 3M Nov 29, 2014 Introduction A tsunami is a series of very long ocean waves created when a large body of water is displaced. There are many places in Japan that have been hit by a Tsunami and they are mainly caused by earthquakes. The government has many of obstacles to face after a tsunami hits. This is why its important for the government to be prepared when a disaster like this happens. Tsunamis can take everything away from you so quickly if
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remains. Yesterday at around 7:58 am a huge earthquake of magnitude 9.15 shook the seabed of the Indian Ocean, 155km off the coast of Sumatra in Indonesia. The quake lasted for more than four minutes and triggered one of the biggest, most destructive tsunamis ever known, which completely destroyed the western coast of northern Sumatra fifteen minutes later. The wave also devastated nine other countries over a course of seven hours and took many of its victims by
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Tsunamis (a Japanese word describing a “harbor wave”) are caused when a large amount of water is displaced in a short amount of time. In deep waters, tsunamis do not seem like a threat; however, once they reach shallow waters, they can cause catastrophic events to coastlines and nearby cities. Tsunamis are caused by geographical means such as earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, and meteorite impacts. There are several ways tsunamis could fabricate and a common misconception is that a tsunami is
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“Asian Tsunami” What is a tsunami and earthquake? A tsunami is a huge wave, usually caused by volcanic or earthquake activity under the ocean, in the subduction zone, which can eventually crash onto the shoreline. It is the series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water like the sea or ocean. The effects on a community can be devastating as it can destroy lives. When the wave enters shallow water, it slows down and its amplitude (height) increases. This causes
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World Service Hand in Hand Banda Aceh and the Indian Ocean Tsunami On the morning of Sunday, 26 December 2004, there was a severe earthquake in the Indian Ocean off the coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia. The earthquake measured 9.0 on the Richter Scale and was followed by aftershocks ranging from 6.3 to 7.0 in severity in a zone 1,000 kilometres north to the Andaman Islands. The underwater earthquake also resulted in a powerful tsunami (from the Japanese words meaning 'harbour wave'). The wave
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Asian Tsunami A tsunami is a series of waves created when lots of water, like an ocean, is very quickly displaced it can cause lots of destruction. The tsunami on 26 December 2004 was created by an earthquake which was under the Indian Ocean. It was a subduction earthquake which means one tectonic plate slides under another tectonic plate and when they rub together it creates an earthquake. Its epicentre was off the coast of Thailand and Indonesia. It was the second largest earthquake ever recorded
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Approximately 1,655 killed, 3,000 injured, 2,000,000 homeless, and $550 million damage in southern Chile; tsunami caused 61 deaths, $75 million damage in Hawaii; 138 deaths and $50 million damage in Japan; 32 dead and missing in the Philippines; and $500,000 damage to the west coast of the United States Prince William Sound, Alaska 2. This great earthquake and ensuing tsunami took 128 lives (tsunami 113, earthquake 15), and caused about $311 million in property loss. Earthquake effects were heavy
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these instances consist of tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, floods, earthquakes, and other geologic events. The event makes the people in that area to rally together to overcome. That is merely the immediate effect that a natural disaster has on the residents of Earth. There are natural catastrophes can have some warning signs prior to their occurring. Then there are also natural catastrophes that take place with no forewarning signs. Volcanic eruptions, Earthquakes, and tsunamis are simply three natural
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causes inhabitant to converge and avail which gives resources the avail the instauration process. That’s minor effect that a natural disaster has on the habitants of the Earth. There are natural disasters that have warning signs afore the will occur. Tsunamis, volcano eruptions, and earthquakes are different kinds natural disasters that will show will no caveat. These natural disaster can happen with no warning sign at al. The obviation of natural disasters is infeasible since people genuinely don’t
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Basel, 2009 Pure and Applied Geophysics Lituya Bay Landslide Impact Generated Mega-Tsunami 50th Anniversary HERMANN M. FRITZ, FAHAD MOHAMMED, and JESEON YOO Abstract—On July 10, 1958, an earthquake Mw 8.3 along the Fairweather fault triggered a major subaerial landslide into Gilbert Inlet at the head of Lituya Bay on the southern coast of Alaska. The landslide impacted the water at high speed generating a giant tsunami and the highest wave runup in recorded history. The megatsunami runup to an elevation
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riots • Chernobyl • Indian ocean tsunami P2-There are 3 different types of major incidents. • Natural causes • Human causes • Technological causes P2- Natural causes • One type of major incident is natural causes. This is a major incident were nobody can be blamed, the earth is the reason this happen and humans cant do anything about them. An example of this is hurricanes, earthquakes and tsunami. • A couple of major incidents like this is: • 2004 Indian ocean tsunami • Somerset flooding's P2- Human
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approach that I have used was a cross between an interactive approach and an explanatory approach. The reason why I have chosen to use both approaches is so that elements from each approach are used to clearly demonstrate the meaning and purpose behind “Tsunami Survivors” the documentary. The interactive approach demonstrates visual evidence that is used to add credibility through the amount of interviews throughout the documentary that was used. The film maker is seen on screen as the interviewee and is
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Seismicity Learning Objectives Seismic waves and measurement Mann Whitney U Test Tsunamis 1) Introduction to Earthquakes Seismicity = earth shaking Connects with plate tectonics theory, as only 5% of earthquakes are not found along plate margins. Most earthquakes are small, so not of concern to people. They become a hazard when there is a large earthquake close to a population centre. Using GIS to Investigate the Earthquake Hazard Open up this link – to a map in ArcGIS: http:// rhsb.maps.arcgis
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ARTICLE REVIEW Chemical aftermath: contamination and cleanup following the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. Dan LaPrad Emergency Management 20 November 2012 Did Japan do enough to protect the First Responders and clean-up personnel? This article was written after the 9.0 magnitude earthquake that spawned the tsunami that devastated the coastline of Japan. It is critical of the protective measures that were provided to the First Responders and clean-up personnel that responded to
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1964 with a magnitude of 9.2. This earthquake is the second largest earthquake ever recorded in the world, with a duration rupture of four minutes. This earthquake took many lives, damaged a mass area of the earthquake, and created a devastating tsunami following the earthquake. This earthquake was not only felt in Alaska, but also in parts of Yukon, some parts of Canada, Texas, and Florida (Stover C, 2011). The epicenter of this major earthquake was about 10 km east of the College of Fiord, approximately
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magnitude 9.0 earthquake occurred near the east coast of Japan, and generated a devastating tsunami, causing 15,854 confirmed fatalities and 3089 missing people (Steinhauser, 801). This earthquake, known as the Great East Japan Earthquake or 2011 Tohoku earthquake, caused massive destruction in Japan, especially in the Tohoku region. It is the “fourth largest earthquake recorded in the world since 1900.” The tsunami generated by the earthquake damaged the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, which
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Takamatsu. He dried it off and fired it up to see that she had written a text message he had never received, at almost exactly the time the water was thought to have reached the roof of the bank. "'Tsunami huge'. That was all she wrote in the very last one," he said. Within minutes of the tsunami striking, communities were turned to matchwood, and whole families had drowned. When the waves subsided and the water rushed back out to sea, it took homes, cars and the bodies of thousands of the
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the walls as they quoted encouragement. I remember the first time seeing the tsunami disaster on television during advisory class. I didn’t pay much attention to it at first as anyone else did, but I recall the teachers getting together and creating a charity to benefit the tsunami victims. I really didn’t care much for charities or anything a group of people did all at once. But helping the staff of teachers with the Tsunami Relief Fund changed my life of bystanding and giving by allowing me to sympathize
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How nature affected humankind throughout history with plague, cold and disaster How nature affected humankind throughout history with plague, cold and disaster Introduction The topic of this research paper is “How nature affected humankind throughout history with plague, cold and disaster”. The reason I chose this topic is I am curious how plague, cold, and disaster relates to world history. Because no matter how technology, medical treatment and science
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focus point. In certain cases the seismic events can cause secondary effects such as tsunamis, if monitored correctly the primary event can warn of the impending secondary danger. At this moment there is no current way to predict when or where a seismic event will strike. An example of the effects of the primary seismic event and the secondary effects can be seen in the case study of the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami. This seismic event was a 9.2 Magnitude Earthquake that struck on the Sundra Megathrust
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miles below the surface (focus) it was a shallow focus • There were lots of earthquakes- over 700 some with a magnitude as high as 6 • The tsunami took 22 hours to reach some places • Earthquake happened near the japan trench • It was a mega thrust earthquakeknown as the Great East Japan earthquake • Epicenter was 43 miles east of Tohoku • It triggered a tsunami up to 40m high, in some cases travelled 6 miles inland • 30% of the worlds earthquakes happen in Japan • Second earthquake was 100x bigger
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Radiation Across the Pacific On Friday, March 11, 2011, a catastrophic earthquake hit Japan on the coast of Tohoku. This was the biggest earthquake to ever hit Japan, with a magnitude of 9.0. It caused a massive tsunami with waves reaching heights over 130 ft. This resulted in 15,833 deaths, 6,150 injuries, and 2,651 people missing. (Wiki) It was a tragic event that devastated the country of Japan. Buildings were destroyed, houses were submerged in water, and many were left without electricity
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Greater Wellington Region Natural Hazards Date 18/09/2011 Emergency Management Academy of New Zealand Introduction The Greater Wellington Region is vulnerable to a number of natural hazards including: earthquakes, tsunamis, storms, flooding, and volcanic events. This essay, aimed at Emergency Management Officers, provides a basic overview of these natural hazards that could affect the region. The hazards have been identified using the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
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