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    Japan Tsunami 2011

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    How tsunamis occur. As one plate subducts below another (moves underneath)‚ pressure builds for many years resulting in a section of the mega-thrust giving away. As this section gives away‚ it ruptures the ocean floor‚ resulting in a massive displacement of water‚ causing a tsunami. Tsunamis are barely felt as a ripple on the ocean’s surface‚ but as the waves reach land‚ they increase in size as the water becomes shallower. Japan earthquake and tsunami At 2:46pm Japanese time‚ on March 11th

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    2004 Tsunami Introduction

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    off the west coast of Sumatra‚ Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake.[3][4] The resulting tsunami is given various names‚ including the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami‚ Asian Tsunami‚ Indonesian Tsunami. CAUSES The earthquake was caused by subduction and triggered a series of devastating tsunamis along the coasts of most landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean‚ killing over 230‚000 people in fourteen countries‚ and inundating coastal communities

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    Creative Destruction and the Aftermath of the Tsunami: Recovery of Southern Sri Lankan Small Business in the Face of Inertia Dr. C. Travis A. Perera Senior Consultant‚ Entrepreneurship‚ Business Development & Operations Management Postgraduate Institute of Management‚ Sri Lanka Telephone number: 94-777 756 109 Fax number: 94-11-2689643 Email: drtravisperera@gmail.com Paper Presented At the 5th International Entrepreneurship Forum held in Cape Town‚ South Africa from September 07-09-2005

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    Main article: Historic tsunami[->0] As early as 426 B.C.[->1] the Greek[->2] historian Thucydides[->3] inquired in his book History of the Peloponnesian War[->4] about the causes of tsunami‚ and was the first to argue that ocean earthquakes must be the cause.[5]HYPERLINK \l "cite_note-Smid.2C_T._C._103f.-5"[6] The cause‚ in my opinion‚ of this phenomenon must be sought in the earthquake. At the point where its shock has been the most violent the sea is driven back‚ and suddenly recoiling with

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    Japan Tsunami and Earthquake Sion Hau 7D 31/07/11 An earthquake occurred in Sendai‚ Japan on the 11th of March in 2011; this earthquake also resulted in a tsunami. The earthquake measured at magnitude 8.9-9.0 on the Richter scale‚ the scale is measured in powers of ten (e.g. magnitude 2.0 is ten times more than magnitude 1.0). Japan sits on the Ring of Fire (an area encircling Pacific Ocean that has high volcanic and earthquake

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    Tsunami in Japan 2011

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    23-foot tsunami in the country’s north. The giant waves deluged cities and rural areas alike‚ sweeping away cars‚ homes‚ buildings‚ a train‚ and boats‚ leaving a path of death and devastation in its wake. Video footage showed cars racing away from surging waves. The United States Geological Survey reported the earthquake and on Monday revised its magnitude from 8.9 to 9.0‚ which is the largest in Japan’s history. The earthquake struck about 230 miles northeast of Tokyo. The Pacific Tsunami Warning

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    Asia Tsunami Introduction 26th of December 2004 saw one of the deadliest natural disasters in history; a tsunami killing more than 270‚000 people in fourteen countries across two continents (The Bolton Council of Mosques 2007-2012). This essay will aim to address the following issues: the nature of the disaster‚ geographic and human factors that contributed to the disaster‚ the preparation involved‚ the recovery process and the limitations of the data. Nature of the South Asia tsunami

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    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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    Tornadoes and tsunamis both are two natural disasters. Both Tsunamis and tornadoes are formed by nature but‚ they form differently and have different destruction levels. Tornadoes and Tsunamis are formed by natural weather. Not normal weather though‚ they are formed by other nature freaks and non-normal weather. They also create massive destruction in different ways. They are both very interesting topics on the way they form and their destruction. Tornadoes and Tsunamis are both natural disasters

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    when plates collide or move away from one another thus they are usually found at the edge of tectonic plates .Volcanoes can also occur in the interior of plates‚ these volcanoes are commonly known hotspots. MOVEMENT OF TECTONIC PLATES 2. Tsunamis can be formed by : Underwater earthquakes Underwater earthquakes are the most common cause of tsunami’s .If an underwater earthquake is large enough‚ significant movements will be made by the ocean floor‚ pushing up the ocean water upward causing

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