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Scientists have set the Pacific Tsunami Warning System in Hawaii in U.S.A to save lives. The system of earthquake detectors and tide gauges can sense quakes that may create a tsunami. We cannot conquer the tsunami, but we can know when it's approaching and run away from the sea monster's vehemence. (Killer wave! Tsunami)
Tsunami in Indonesia:
An earthquake measuring 9.0 magnitudes attacked the western end of Indonesia's Sumatra Island at 6:58 A.M. local time on 26th December 2004, pulling down buildings and sending a wall of water higher than the top of coconut and palms into the towns and villages in the province of Aceh. The epicenter was positioned 200 miles west of Medan, Sumatra and 155 miles southeast of the provincial capital of Banda Aceh. This earthquake gave out a chain of tsunamis Sunday that smashed into coastal towns, fishing villages and tourist resorts from Sri Lanka to India, Thailand and Malaysia, killing more than 13,000 people in at least nine countries and had thousands misplaced. As per the U.S. Geological Survey, this 9.0 magnitude quake was the intense in 40 years, and the fourth most powerful since 1900. Since its measurements in 1899, this was the fourth-largest earthquake as per NEIC, tying with a 1952 quake in Kamchatka, Russia. (Earthquake, Tsunami Kills...
Altogether, more than 283,100 people were killed, 14,100 are still recorded as misplaced, and 1,126,900 were relocated by the earthquake and succeeding tsunami in 10 countries in South Asia and East Africa. Terrible damage and fatalities were created in northern Sumatra, Indonesia and in the Nicobar Islands, India, by this earthquake. It was sensed at Banda Aceh, at Meulaboh and at Medan, Sumatra; at Port Blair, Andaman Islands, and India; in parts of Bangladesh, mainland India, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The tsunami created more fatalities than any other in recorded history and was recorded almost worldwide on tide gauges in the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Not less than 108,100 people were killed and 127,700 are misplaced and supposed to be killed by the earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia. Subsidence and avalanche were felt in Sumatra. (Magnitude 9.0 - Sumatra -- Andaman Islands Earthquake of the West Coast of Northern Sumatra. 2004 December 26-00:58:53 UTC)
There was no fore warning. The sun began to climb into a cloudless sky and the people of Banda Aceh
An earthquake measuring 9.0 magnitudes attacked the western end of Indonesia's Sumatra Island at 6:58 A.M. local time on 26th December 2004, pulling down buildings and sending a wall of water higher than the top of coconut and palms into the towns and villages in the province of Aceh. The epicenter was positioned 200 miles west of Medan, Sumatra and 155 miles southeast of the provincial capital of Banda Aceh. This earthquake gave out a chain of tsunamis Sunday that smashed into coastal towns, fishing villages and tourist resorts from Sri Lanka to India, Thailand and Malaysia, killing more than 13,000 people in at least nine countries and had thousands misplaced. As per the U.S. Geological Survey, this 9.0 magnitude quake was the intense in 40 years, and the fourth most powerful since 1900. Since its measurements in 1899, this was the fourth-largest earthquake as per NEIC, tying with a 1952 quake in Kamchatka, Russia. (Earthquake, Tsunami Kills Thousands in South Asia on 26th December 2004)
Since 1900, this was the fourth largest earthquake and is the largest since the 1964 Prince William Sound, Alaska earthquake. Altogether, more than 283,100 people were killed, 14,100 are still recorded as misplaced, and 1,126,900 were relocated by the earthquake and succeeding tsunami in 10 countries in South Asia and East Africa. Terrible damage and fatalities were created in northern Sumatra, Indonesia and in the Nicobar Islands, India, by this earthquake. It was sensed at Banda Aceh, at Meulaboh and at Medan, Sumatra; at Port Blair, Andaman Islands, and India; in parts of Bangladesh, mainland India, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The tsunami created more fatalities than any other in recorded history and was recorded almost worldwide on tide gauges in the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Not less than 108,100 people were killed and 127,700 are misplaced and supposed to be killed by the earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia. Subsidence and avalanche were felt in Sumatra. (Magnitude 9.0 - Sumatra -- Andaman Islands Earthquake of the West Coast of Northern Sumatra. 2004 December 26-00:58:53 UTC)
There was no fore warning. The sun began to climb into a cloudless sky and the people of Banda Aceh
Tsunami Relief and Reconstruction The images on television were unimaginable. The number of deaths, staggering. The stories of survival were both heroic and miraculous. Even today, some months later, the news is still filled with reports concerning the December 26, 2004 tsunami that literally devastated many areas of Indonesia. Relief efforts have been under way since the first few days of the disaster and have come from virtually every area of
Besides the deaths, more than one million people were left homeless and hundreds of thousands homes and businesses were destroyed. The United Nations estimated that, "...the disaster will prove to be the costliest ever recorded, with full economic recovery not expected for up to 10 years in many areas. " (Intute: Science, engineering and technology: Tsunamis) The physical structure of the coast and the environment was severely damaged which meant that
Tsunami Warning System The December 2004 tsunami shocked the world, literally taking it by storm. It killed nearly 300,000 people in Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, and its devastating effects were felt as afar away as Africa, where several people died as a result. The tsunami was preceded and directly caused by a magnitude 9.15 earthquake that occurred off the coast of Sumatra. Although there was a significant lag between the
Data has shown that society was previously inclined to underestimate tsunamis and their power. Advancements in tsunami studies have made it possible for the masses to become better acquainted with the concept and with the fact that it can practically happen more frequent than they thought. In addition to that, it appears that no coast lines are protected from tsunamis, as they can be affected more or less, mainly
Deadliest Tsunami The Indian Ocean Tsunami on 2004 was one of the worst that the region has ever experienced over a very long period of time. It reached a magnitude of 9.0 and originated from the Indian Ocean at the North West coast of the Indonesia island of Sumatra. There were waves of up to 15 meters in height and the waves travelled to distances of up to 5,000 kilometers inland
International Disaster: The Indian Ocean 2004 Tsunami and Earthquake The International Response to the Indian Ocean Disaster of 2004 The National Geographic has called the Indian Ocean Tsunami and Earthquake of 2004 the deadliest disaster in history. The disaster itself killed well above 200,000 individuals from over five different countries. The magnitude of the earthquake was above 9.0, and there were no ways in which to let the individuals in these five