Tsunami warning system

magnitude earthquake. Once the earthquake began a series of chain reactions occurred that had drastic impacts across the ocean. Land was displaced, homes submerged under water, and tidal waves as high as 100m were created. With no warning systems for earthquakes or tsunamis of any kind in the area, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka and more will feel these lasting effects. This will go down in history as one of the worst acts of mother nature in the last 100 years. The Sumatra earthquake occurred…

Tsunamis: what are these exactly, how do they occur, and why are known to be so deadly? Tsunamis are massive sea waves that are spawned from earthquakes generated underneath the ocean at tectonic plate boundaries. Although earthquakes are known to be the main cause of tsunamis, these enormous waves can occur due to occurrences such as rapid changes in the atmospheric pressure or volcanic eruptions. These waves are formed in a series, sometimes referred to as a “wave train.” There is never just…

Japan Earthquake and Tsunami March 11, 2011 A 9.0 Richter scale earthquake occurred off of the coast of Japan causing a massive tsunami that would hit the eastern coast in the Fukashima District. According to Kapucu, N., & Özerdem, A. (2013) “The damage from the earthquake alone is believed to be limited due to the country’s strong building designs and strict building codes that are followed during construction. However, the thirty five foot wall of sea water that crashed onto the shore…

It was 2004 when Indonesia was hit with a very tragic tsunami. Many people were found dead. Richard Lewis wanted to show the even the hardest, most stubborn minds change through friendship and survival.Lewis was a refuge worker in the 2004 earthquake. He took many experiences from all the people he helped. “Many medical and laboratory facilities, in this region was severely damaged. Of >1,000,000 survivors, >500,000 likely were injured.” Says ncbi.gov. Most of the injuries were from…

did the earthquake damage 93% of the Chile’s population with no power, it generated a tsunami that hit the coastline of Chile, approximately 30 minutes after the earthquake happened. (sheltercasestudies) The after struck of the…

Day Tsunami affected the coastal zone environments. There was extreme coastal erosion due to the large waves hitting shore. The salt water also had an effect by polluting the ground. He also states that the “surface waters caused significant changes in coastal zone ecosystems, where the run-up reached up to 31 meters above sea level and in some places the shoreline moved as much as 1.5 kilometers due to wave scour and subsidence” (Szczucinski, 2006). While evaluating the effects of the tsunami,…

The 1946 Hawaiian Tsunami On April 1, 1946, a massive tsunami struck East Hawaii causing widespread damage as well as killing 160 people. The cause of this was an undersea earthquake off the Alaskan Coast. (This Day in History) “…13,000 feet beneath the ocean surface, a 7.4-magnitude tremor was recorded in the North Pacific.” A tsunami is a series of large waves generated by an abrupt movement on the ocean floor which could be caused by an earthquake. “However, powerful undersea earthquakes…

called tsunamis. The Japanese term means "harbour waves". Tsunamis are a series of large ocean waves of extremely long wavelength and a period which is suddenly displaced on a massive scale by an underwater disturbance such as an earthquake occurring on or near the seabed or a volcanic eruption. Tsunamis hit the coastal regions approximately 10 times each year. Tsunamis are often the main cause of death associated with the earthquake in the coastal region. There are four stages of tsunami…

of 7.0 on the rector scale (). Warnings went out to the people. Chris Oldensin had lived in Japan for thirteen year and tremors like this were a part of every- day life “Earthquakes are a sufficiently common and people don’t concern themselves with them overly. Some of them are so minor that they barely even stir comments; others perk up their ears a little bit, point out the earthquake to the co-workers and get back to work” (Documentary: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011 1). At two…

positive and negative, it’s down to which side you see.” This quote directly corresponds with the accident in Fukushima. On March 11th, 2011, an earthquake struck this area in Japan; this earthquake had a magnitude of 9, which triggered a disastrous tsunami that reached wave heights of over 120 feet. The power of this natural disaster was unbeknownst to Japanese citizens and government, although some of the effects that it caused could have been much less if proper precautionary measures were…