Boxing Day Tsunami Research Paper

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 this disaster and better preparation for more to come.

On December 26, the peaceful morning was cut short by a massive earthquake that struck off Indonesia, causing a lethal tsunami. Many describe the earthquake as having the power of 23,000 radioactive weapons, reaching a 9.0 magnitude. Soon after the tsunami started it traveled 13 countries and left beaches teeming with debris. Fourteen hours later, the tsunami ended and sent aftershock to all countries hit. To help the countries devastated by the disaster, England pledged 15 million dollars to rebuild and recover the cost of homes, jobs, and lives lost(Agence France-Presse). Life after this tsunami was probably horrible, as these people had to eat canned food and lived in camps for six years of their lives, as well as live with the memories of family and friends dying for
However, when it tested in Banda Aceh, everyone had driven to the highway and got stuck. After this, new regulations and laws were put in place.(Emily Heath) These rules have been set for a reason. Tsunamis are becoming more frequent, and this is our fault. One main reason for this is that humans drive anthropogenic climate change.(Dale Dominey-Howes) This is when the surface of the earth changes temperature at an alarming rate. For instance, mornings are starting bitter cold, but by the afternoon it turns 70℉. This issue is mainly caused by