tsunami

The word “tsunami” comes from two Japanese signs: “tsu” meaning harbor, and “nami” meaning wave, and describes a natural disaster in form of rogue waves, carrying enormous volumes of water. Most often the result of a submarine earthquake or volcano eruption, some tsunamis are known to travel at more than 500mph, although they usually slow down to around 50mph when they hit the shallows, or move inland. Most of tsunami’s destructive force comes from high kinetic energy of speeding water, that can destroy homes, infrastructure, and move heavy objects. The secondary damage comes when tsunami recedes to the sea, carrying away the debris.

The worst tsunamis in recorded history include a 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami (230,000 deaths), 1908 Messina tsunami and earthquake (123,000 deaths), 1775 Lisbon tsunami (around 100,000 deaths), and 1883 Karakatoa tsunami (36,000 deaths). The most recent deadly tsunami was the japanese tsunami of March 2011.

Sometimes, tsunamis take the form of a so-called mega-tsunami caused by violent occurrences, such as massive landslides. Mega-tsunamis are best known for the unusual height of the wave. The highest mega-tsunami on record was 524 meters high (1958, Lituya Bay in Alaska).

You can find some stories from tsunami survivors at phukettsunami.blogspot.com

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• Magnitude 6.8 Quake Strikes Off Chile; No Tsunami Seen

  
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• On July 23rd, the “Investigation Committee on the Accident at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Stations of the Tokyo Electric Power Company” (commonly called the Government Investigation Committee) submitted its “final report” :What and why? How do the investi

  
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• UK astro Peake given station date

  
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• New King of Death for the Fukushima Left Behind Animals: Yoshihisa Yamane

  
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• 6,000-7,000 Fukushima dogs and cats died from the tsunami or from being Left Behind when their owners were evacuated and not allowed to take their pets.

  
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  6,000-7,000 Fukushima dogs and cats died from the tsunami or from being Left Behind when their owners were evacuated and not allowed to take their pets.  The report was from the Fukushima Prefecture and revealed by a Japanese Veterinarian for a “seminar”.   Interesting how the information never made it to the ...
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• The Orphan Tsunami of 1700

  
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• Ishinomaki Laboratory – a studio for recovery from the Japanese tsunami

  
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  A large number of people in east Japan, especially residents in the seaside towns who suffered from the tsunami, lost family, friends and homes on March 11th, 2011 . After the disaster, great efforts of reconstruction were made by locals …
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• GPS Solution Provides Three-Minute Tsunami Alerts

  
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  Boat dragged inland in Akahama, Japan by the 2011 tsunami. (Credit: Stephen Vaughan)Researchers have shown that, by using global positioning systems (GPS) to measure ground deformation caused by a large underwater earthquake, they can provide accurate warning of the resulting tsunami in just a few minutes after the ...
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• EP Download: Tiger Tsunami - Re:Antarctica

  
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• Social Media and Natural Disasters

  
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• Minds traumatised by disaster heal themselves without therapy

  
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• The Form that was filled out when Fukushima Dogs were “rescued” by Japanese Veterinarians

  
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• AFTER THE TSUNAMI

  
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• Malaysian Tsunami (Pakatan Rally)

  
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• What Is Tzu-Chi?

  
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• Diplomats: Brazil wins race for next WTO director

  
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• Kerry suggests US may not need to arm rebels if Syrian political transition moves forward

  
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