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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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    THE AFTERMATH OF THE TSUNAMI AND CONSEQUENTIAL POVERTY SUBJECT: LAW AND POVERTY SUBMITTED BY: NISHANT K PRASAD 2010-50 SUBMITTED TO: PROFESSOR AMITADHANDA DEAN(ACADEMICS) NALSAR UNIVERSITY OF LAW‚ HYDERABAD A large number of people to the extent of 220‚000 people were killed in the tsunami which hit South Asia in 2004. There were disastrous consequences of this natural calamity. Loss of millions

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    a 9.0 magnitude earthquake that destroyed Japan and surrounding states. The tsunami was formed by an earthquake underwater. Underwater earthquakes happen because of the collision of plates and it causes the fault line to slide‚ when a force pushes the water upwards that causes many tsunamis which gradually increases till they strike land or shallow water. This in this case happened to Japan. Before this major tsunami happened in Japan many people didn’t know that they had a magnitude of 5 or higher

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    Can Texting Be Damaging for Teens? Now‚ you have to qualify this by stating that I am still learning how to give a good interview. This was a live interview‚ and so it was challenging and something at which I was not trained in graduate school. So‚ with some practice‚ I know I’ll get better at giving a polished interview. So‚ on to the question as to whether texting can be problematic for teens. Like practically any behavior that we can think of‚ texting‚ in moderation‚ is generally harmless

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    Japan Earthquake and Tsunami 2011 After doing research on significant events that occurred in the past 12 months within the Pacific Rim‚ the topic I finally decided to do my research report on was the recent earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan’s many cities. I chose this topic because I was really interested about learning more about the issue and how significant

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    I analyzed “A Destructive Tsunami Builds a Relationship” Kaplan lesson plan for 4th grade AIG pull out students. In the lesson‚ students had to recognize how relationships have a purpose. Students had to evaluate and analysis similarities/differences between tortoises and hippos and the relationship in the Owen and Mzee book. The students had to correlate the relationship between the characters in the story with a purposeful relationship of children in Kenya with the Boxes of Hope project. Differentiated

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    MANAGEMENT’S PROJECT Handling Natural Disasters – Tsunami Made By – {name} What to do BEFORE a Tsunami * Find out if your home‚ school‚ workplace‚ or other frequently visited locations are in tsunami hazard prone areas. * Know the height of your street above sea level and the distance of your street from the coast or other high-risk waters. * Plan evacuation routes from your home‚ school‚ workplace or any other place you could be where tsunamis present a risk. * Practice your evacuation

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    2004 Boxing Day Tsunami | Source 1 | Source 2 | Source 3 | Source 4 | Name of Topic | Tsunami Flash | The Tsunami Page | The Boxing Day 2006 Tsunami | 2004 Tsunami Disaster | Name of Author | The Age | Dr George P.C | Phil Cummins | Matthew Clieok | Address | http://www.theage.com.au/tsunamiflash/ | http://www.drgeorgepc.com/Tsunami2004Indonesia.html | http://www.ga.gov.au/ausgeonews/ausgeonews200503/tsunami.jsp | http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVLPages/AsiaPages/Tsunami-Analyses.html | Notes

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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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