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    TAMOY LOGAN GRADE 8E What is a Tsunamis? Tsunami are waves caused by sudden movement of the ocean due to earthquakes‚ landslides on the sea floor‚ land slumping into the ocean‚ large volcanic eruptions or meteorite impact in the ocean. • Tsunamis generally consist of a series of waves withperiods ranging from minutes to hours‚ arriving in a so-called "wave train".[4] Wave heights of tens of metres can be generated by large events. Although the impact of tsunamis is limited to coastal areas‚ their

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    Introduction Mistakenly called "tidal wave" the word tsunami is a Japanese word meaning‚ "harbor wave". A tsunami is a series of traveling ocean waves of extremely long length generated by disturbances associated primarily with earthquakes occurring below or near the ocean floor. Tsunamis are primarily the result of a vertical displacement of water and rank high on the scale of natural disasters. Since 1850‚ tsunamis have been responsible for the loss of over 440‚000 lives and billions of dollars

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    OUTLINE THESIS: The tsunami is a dangerous natural disaster that should be analyzed and studied to prevent unnecessary deaths. What is a Tsunami? A. Definition B. Historical background C. What effects do they cause What causes Tsunami? D. Why do tsunami occur? E. Where do they occur? F. How often do they occur What damage do they cause? G. The financial cost H. The environmental cost I. The human cost Analyzing and researching J. Detecting a tsunami K. Planning L. Learning

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    Info and Causes Time and date was December 26‚ 2004‚ at 07:58:50 local time. The magnitude of the earthquake was 9.2 for 5 minutes. This was one of the most powerful earthquakes for 100 years. The fault ruptured on the subduction zone of the Indian (Eurasian) plate and the Sunda plate (Indonesian plate). The plates usually move 6.2cm per year. The epicentre was 20 kilometres deep under the sea(very shallow!)‚ 250km off the coast of Indonesia near the city of Banda Ache. The earthquake

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    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

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    Tsunamis become disasters because of the human context in which they occur. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Use examples of known tsunami events recently and in the past to illustrate your arguments. According to Wisner et al 2004‚ "disasters occur when hazards meet vulnerability‚” implying that in unpopulated areas hazards can not become disasters as there is no vulnerability (Quarantelli E.L. 1998). Without humans being involved‚ tsunamis are nothing but giant waves; they may modify

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    Tsunami in Japan

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    TSUNAMI IN JAPAN Japan was hit by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on March 11‚ 2011‚ that triggered a deadly 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 earthquake—the largest in Japan’s history—struck about 230 miles northeast of Tokyo. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued warnings

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    Tsunami Detection

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    EMBEDDED SYSTEM FOR THE DETECTION OF TSUNAMI A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF Bachelor of Technology In Electronics and Communication Engineering By Sidharth Das Roll No: 108EC014 & BiramBaburayBaskey Roll No: 108EC017 Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering National Institute of Technology‚ Rourkela May‚ 2012 1|P ag e DESIGN OF AN EMBEDDED SYSTEM FOR THE DETECTION OF TSUNAMI A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT

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    Awareness on Eye Pledging and Eye Donation ‘Gift Your Sight’ Campaign @ iGate Bangalore on 22nd Feb 2006 The campaign was conducted to increase the Awareness of Eye Donation among the public‚ as of now‚ Bangalore. This is in-line with my efforts to spread the message among the people of the Importance of eyes and Importance of eye donation‚ done after death. Lots of eyes are getting wasted‚ either thru burial of the dead body or thru burning. Instead of this‚ eyes can be donated so that a Corneally-blind

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