Asian Tsunami
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 be less than metre high but can reach speeds of up to 500 mph.
When the wave nears the land it slows down and quickly increases in height of up to 15 meters before crash landing on to the coast
When a Tsunami is forming people on shore cannot see the tsunami, because the tsunami is only a metre in height and far out in sea. The top of the Tsunami is known as the crest. While the bottom of the tsunami, which is called, the trough causes friction with the sand and that’s what causes it to slow down, and the waves increases in height.
Where did it happen?
On the 26th of December 2004 a massive undersea earthquake was recorded in the Indian Ocean off the northwest coast of Sumatra in Indonesia, which was one of the many countries that was hit.
A mega thrust earthquake occurred at 00:58:50 UTC (Co-ordinated Universal Time) on 26 of December 2004. With an epicentre of the west coast of Sumatra.
The Asian Tsunami affected many parts of Asia and Africa.
Some of the countries that suffered from this devastating event were; * Indonesia * Sri Lanka * Thailand * India * Somalia * South Africa * Madagascar
And at least 8 more countries.
The 1st countries to be hit were Thailand, Sri Lanka and Malaysia. The coasts of these following countries were hit. Which allows huge waves to crash on these countries beaches
Many lives were lost during this event.
The countries that were hit lasted only an hour.
The 1st countries to be hit
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 be less than metre high but can reach speeds of up to 500 mph.
When the wave nears the land it slows down and quickly increases in height of up to 15 meters before crash landing on to the coast
When a Tsunami is forming people on shore cannot see the tsunami, because the tsunami is only a metre in height and far out in sea. The top of the Tsunami is known as the crest. While the bottom of the tsunami, which is called, the trough causes friction with the sand and that’s what causes it to slow down, and the waves increases in height.
Where did it happen?
On the 26th of December 2004 a massive undersea earthquake was recorded in the Indian Ocean off the northwest coast of Sumatra in Indonesia, which was one of the many countries that was hit.
A mega thrust earthquake occurred at 00:58:50 UTC (Co-ordinated Universal Time) on 26 of December 2004. With an epicentre of the west coast of Sumatra.
The Asian Tsunami affected many parts of Asia and Africa.
Some of the countries that suffered from this devastating event were; * Indonesia * Sri Lanka * Thailand * India * Somalia * South Africa * Madagascar
And at least 8 more countries.
The 1st countries to be hit were Thailand, Sri Lanka and Malaysia. The coasts of these following countries were hit. Which allows huge waves to crash on these countries beaches
Many lives were lost during this event.
The countries that were hit lasted only an hour.
The 1st countries to be hit