Tsunami

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A tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, typically an ocean or a large lake. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions (including detonations of underwater nuclear devices), landslides, glacier calvings, meteorite impacts and other disturbances above or below water all have the potential to generate a tsunami.

Tsunami waves do not resemble normal sea waves, because their wavelength is far longer. Rather than appearing as a breaking wave, a tsunami may instead initially resemble a rapidly rising tide, and for this reason they are often referred to as tidal waves. Tsunamis generally consist of a series of waves with periods ranging from minutes to hours, arriving in a so-called “wave train”. Wave heights of tens of meters can be generated by large events. Although the impact of tsunamis is limited to coastal areas, their destructive power can be enormous and they can affect entire ocean basins; the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was among the deadliest natural disasters in human history with over 230,000 people killed in 14 countries bordering the Indian Ocean.

Some interesting Facts:

• 1. About 80% of tsunamis happen within the Pacific Ocean’s “Ring of Fire.”
• 2. The first wave of a tsunami is usually not the strongest, successive waves get bigger and stronger.
• 3. Tsunamis can travel at speeds of about 500 miles or 805 kilometers an hour, almost as fast as a jet plane.
• 4. The states in the U.S. at greatest risk for tsunamis are Hawaii, Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California.
• 5. Australian Geographic – The 10 most destructive tsunamis in history (as of 16 Mar 2011)
  • 1. Sumatra, Indonesia - 26 December 2004
  • 2. North Pacific Coast, Japan - 11 March 2011
  • 3. Lisbon, Portugal - 1 November 1755
  • 4. Krakatau, Indonesia - 27 August 1883
  • 5. Enshunada Sea, Japan - 20 September 1498
  • 6. Nankaido, Japan - 28 October 1707
  • 7. Sanriku, Japan - 15 June 1896
  • 8. Northern Chile - 13 August 1868
  • 9. Ryuku Islands, Japan - 24 April 1771
  • 10. Ise Bay, Japan - 18 January 1586

Notables who died in the 2004 Tsunami:

• Tsunami was known by various names: (Wikipedia - 2005 Indian Ocean earthquake & tsunami)
  • 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami,
  • South Asian tsunami,
  • Indonesian tsunami,
  • the Christmas tsunami and the Boxing Day tsunami.
  • Bhumi Jensen, 21-year-old grandson of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej in 26 Dec 2004 tsunami** Isabella Peatfield in 2005 Sri Lanka Tsunami
  • The Asian 2005 tsunami disaster is now known to have claimed 51 British lives, with 402 "highly likely" to have died and 871 unaccounted for.
    • The Telegraph - The Britons who lost their lives in the tsunami 7 Jan 2005

Notables who survived the 2004 Tsunami:

• Sauli Niinistö, the 12th President of Finland who survived the tsunami with his son in Khao Lak, Thailand, by climbing up a telephone pole.

Links for More Info:

• 11 Facts About Tsunamis
• http://ohmygodfacts.com/7-interesting-tsunami-facts/
• Wikipedia - Tsunami
• National Geographic News - The Deadliest Tsunami in History? as of 2005
• Wikipedia - List of historical tsunamis

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