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    presentation on TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM TO MOBILE PHONES ABSTRACT The term tsunami originates from Japanese and means “harbour wave” .It is a series of waves when a body of water‚ such as an ocean is rapidly displaced on a massive scale. Tsunamis cannot be prevented or precisely predicted‚ but there are many systems being developed to warn and save the people of regions with a high risk of tsunamis before the wave reaches land. Our paper focusses on the TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM TO

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    GAC013 Assessment Event2: Case Study Investigation Compare and Contrast Tsunamis and Volcanic Eruption Forecasting Student’s Name: Sissy Wang Student ID#: SHSA16374 Teacher: Kenny Due Date: 14th December 2011 Word Count: 1‚194 Table of Contents 1. Abstract Page 2 2. Introduction Page 2 3. Methodology Page 4 4. Finding Page 4 5. Discussion Page 6 6. Conclusions and Recommendations Page 6 7. Reference Page 7 Abstract With the development of science

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    What Are Tsunamis‚ and What Causes Them? Tsunamis are ocean waves produced by earthquakes or underwater landslides. The word is Japanese and means "harbor wave‚" because of the devastating effects these waves have had on low-lying Japanese coastal communities. A tsunami is a series of waves that can travel at speeds averaging 450 (and up to 600) miles per hour in the open ocean. As the waves approach the coast‚ their speed decreases and their amplitude increases. Tsunamis are most

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    Japan and Earthquake/Tsunami Mitigation Geography 312 – Term Paper Alexandra Bradshaw – 301144682 March 29th‚ 2012 On March 11th 2011‚ Japan suffered a 9.0 magnitude earthquake off its northern coast‚ followed by an enormous tsunami which took the lives of around 20‚000 people. An earthquake of this magnitude had never been experienced in the history of mankind‚ and came as a shock to many seismologists. With the title of being the most earthquake prepared country in the world‚ Japan was thought

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    The Silver Tsunami: The Challenges in Developing an Adequately Trained Nursing Force to Meet the Rising Tide of Elderly Baby Boomers Carel D. Peterson San Francisco State University The Silver Tsunami: The Challenges in Developing an Adequately Trained Nursing Force to Meet the Rising Tide of Elderly Baby Boomers In what is described as a silver tsunami‚ the baby boomers (boomers) are turning sixty-five years old at an alarming rate (Heise‚ et al.‚ 2012). Beginning in 2010 when the first wave

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    oceanic waves is called tsunami or tidal waves. It’s wave could reach up to thousands of feet tall. 3)Tsunami is word originated from japan‚ and it’s equivalent in English is called “seismic sea waves.” There are many factors causing Tsunami. Most tsunamis that has

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    PressReleasePing The Decade Anniversary of Tsunami Marked Across Asia‚-- Divulges KAKHTAH Post-doc Multiversity in SAARC Region. Besides the several memorials paid by victims‚ survivors and the general public‚ the academic commencements of Tsunami commemoration also became events of note. The enormous observance also divulged a Post-doc Multiversity KAKHTAH‚ to be established in Asia for higher research studies on disaster risk reduction. Colombo‚ Sri Lanka‚ January 01‚ 2015 /PressReleasePing/ -

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    2004 Boxing Day Tsunami 1. Explain the causes of the 2004 boxing day Tsunami (6) A Tsunami forms when energy from an earthquake vertically jolts the seabed by several metres‚ displacing hundreds of cubic kilometres of water. Large waves begin moving through the ocean‚ away from the earthquakes epicentre. In deep water the Tsunami moves at great speeds. When it reaches shallow water near coastal areas‚ the Tsunami slows but increases in height. Before the Boxing Day Tsunami in 2004 the waterline

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    The text “Killer Waves: How Tsunamis Changed History” by Becky Oskin is suggesting the tsunami in the 15th century transformed the people’s societies with culture transitions‚ circumstantial increase/decrease in trade/interaction‚ and the migration away from the coast. With food sources destroyed‚ societal changes had to be made in order to survive. The societal changes created a shift in culture‚ resulting in the Maori people to have a larger warrior based culture‚ to protect the remaining resources

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