Tsunamis In The Impossible, By Henry And Maria Bennett

Tsunamis can form in a variety of ways; they are produced by earthquakes, landslides, volcanoes, and other seismic disturbances of the sea floor. In the deep open ocean, tsunami waves are usually less than 1 meter and are hardly noticeable. However, they are much longer and travel much faster than ordinary wind waves. They can have wavelengths of 240 kilometers and travel at over 700 kilometers per hour. As tsunami waves approach the shore, shoaling occurs and the waves become dangerous. Shoaling occurs as the tsunami hits shallow coastal waters, and the trough of the wave slows dramatically due to the contact with the ocean floor, but the trailing part of the wave is still moving rapidly in the deeper water; this causes an increase in wave height that can be detrimental to civilizations. For example, the deadliest tsunami occured when a piece of the Indian Tectonic Plate slid under the Burma Plate off the coast of Sumatra and generated an earthquake. Called the Sumatra tsunami, it hit coastal areas around the Indian Ocean and killed about 300,000 people in 12 countries. …show more content…
While there, a tsunami hits the coastline and the family is separated. Throughout the movie, the family members are trying to find their ways back to each other, while dealing with injuries and encountering other survivors in need of their help. If I had lost my loved ones and weren’t able to find them, I would probably panic. After I had calmed down, I would distract myself from my situation by helping others, while searching for my family. I would remain positive and hopeful until I knew for sure if they were really gone. There is a possibility that a tsunami could strike near New Jersey. It is unlikely, but an earthquake could generate an tsunami or unstable sediments off the East Coast of the U.S. could cause a landslide that generates an