what extent are secondary effects the most hazardous aspects of tsunamis? Tsunami s are a series of giant sea waves created when a large volume of a body of water‚ such as an ocean‚ is rapidly displaced. Earthquakes‚ volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions‚ landslides‚ asteroid impacts‚ and other mass movements above or below water all have the potential to generate a tsunami. Due to the immense volumes of water and energy involved‚ the effects of tsunamis can be devastating. Their
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played a role in one of the worst natural disasters the state has ever seen when‚ on Jun. 15‚ flash floods caused by a cloudburst and glacial leaks swept thousands of unsuspecting pilgrims away in what scientists are now referring to as a “Himalayan tsunami”. The state’s chief minister said Thursday that the death toll could exceed 1‚000‚ with 300 bodies found just this morning buried beneath silt beside the largest temple in the town of Kedarnath. Countless tourists were trapped for days in pitiable
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Indian Ocean Tsunami On December 26‚ 2004‚ the Indian Ocean earthquake‚ or the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake‚ caused a tsunami that killed 230‚000 people and was recorded as the deadliest tsunami in known history. The earthquake was recorded as between 9.1 and 9.3 on the Richter scale‚ the second largest earthquake ever recorded. It was also recorded as the longest one‚ triggering earthquakes as far away as Alaska. Following the disaster‚ a worldwide effort raised billions of dollars in tsunami relief
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6 05 Tsunami Nicolai Kortendick 1. The web site presents extensive information regarding tsunamis. Survey the site. A. Select the five facts about tsunamis that were the most interesting or surprising to you. Make a list of your facts. 1. A tsunami is made up of a series of traveling ocean waves of extremely long wavelength. 2. They are triggered by earthquakes and undersea volcanic eruptions and deep sea landslides. 3. The wave shape changes and the height increases as
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Tsunami Case Studies Activities Attorney-General’s Department 2010 Contents Chile tsunami 27 February 2010 ............................................. 2 Samoa tsunami 29 September 2009 ....................................... 4 Solomon Islands tsunami 2 April 2007 ................................. 10 Indian Ocean tsunami‚ December 26‚ 2004.......................... 13 Papua New Guinea tsunami 17 July 1998 ............................. 20 Chile tsunami 27 February 2010 On the 27 February
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The December 26‚ 2004 Sumatran Tsunami [pic] On the morning of December 26‚ 2004 a magnitude 9.3 earthquake struck off the Northwest coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The earthquake resulted from complex slip on the fault where the oceanic portion of the Indian Plate slides under Sumatra‚ part of the Eurasian Plate. The earthquake deformed the ocean floor‚ pushing the overlying water up into a tsunami wave. The tsunami wave devastated nearby areas where the wave may have been as high as
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The damaging influence of advertising on children can be reduced. Outline Title: The damaging influence of advertising on children can be reduced. I. Introduction Thesis statement: As advertising causes childhood obesity‚ which can lead to serious diseases‚ government and schools should take urgent actions to improve the situation. II. Background of the problem 1. Marketing Industry 2. Children 3. Increased risk of being overweight and its serious consequences
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The Himalayan Tsunami that took place on 16 June 2013‚ created a vast damage. This damage of Uttarakhand can’t be blamed on Nature’s fury alone. Cloudbursts‚ landslides and flash floods are an annual affair in Uttarakhand. The rain of 2010 destructed many properties and lives‚ but the rate of destruction is even larger.With many highways damaged‚ bridges washed away‚ electricity and phone networks down‚ several ravaged places continue to be marooned. Uttarkhand is considered to have many holy places
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business negatively without any control‚ but the test of success for a business is how one copes with these disasters. After evaluation of the of Tsunami crisis in Japan and the affect it had on Honda Canada‚ your job is to create a sense of security for all customers‚ employees and dealers. To address these concerns about the negative impact of the Tsunami‚ it is important to focus on three key factors when implementing a statement to both internal and external stakeholders: • Carry out a moderately
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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
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