Essay on Tsunami

The 1964 Anchorage Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami What is commonly referred to as the Great Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami occurred on Good Friday in the Spring, March 27, 1964 at 5:36pm killing from 9-15 people, depending on the source. The resulting Tsunami killed approximately 130 people and caused $311 million in damage (2.4 billion in 2013 dollars). The epicenter of the largest earthquake ever recorded in U. S. history, 9.2 magnitude, was estimated to be approximately 15 miles below the…

December 26th, 2004 marks the day a 9.1-9.3 magnitude earthquake triggered arguably the deadliest tsunami of the twenty-first century. The 1,300 km fault zone spawned a wave reaching fifty meters in height and five meters inland. Fourteen countries worldwide lost an estimated 230,000 people [Geist et al., 2015] and a devastating ten billion dollars to the colossal Indian Ocean swell. The devastation kick started efforts to create better technology and innovations so that when the next disaster…

Sonali Deraniyagala, in her novel Wave, stated, “All these waves now, charging, churning. Suddenly furious. Suddenly menacing” (Deraniyagala 5). She and her family were experiencing a destructive tsunami. This novel displays Sonali’s life after the tsunami. There are a plethora of differences among the other novels and the novel Wave; it is a memoir, a story of grief, and a story of natural disaster. Unlike the other novels read in class, Wave is a memoir. This is important because the…

Shensi China Jan 23 1556 This earthquake occurred in the Shaanxi province (formerly Shensi), China, about 50 miles east-northeast of Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi. This earthquake has took 830,000 lives and ground fissures landslides and city walls were destroyed. This quake also affected Liuyang 500 miles away from shensi. 2. 1964 Alaska Earthquake. A magnitude of 9.2 earthquake shook alaska and created many damage in communities. Anchorage has many damaged because of no earthquake proof…

warning stories as well. Other places such as Japan and the Hawaiian Islands have passed down forewarnings and changed their life to face this ominous threat. They tell stories of whole towns and villages swept away overnight. The event is called a tsunami, which means (Killer Wave) in the Japanese language. Unlike your typical overland downslope flow of water, masses amount of displaced water rises over land and then recedes back to the ocean. Plate…

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…

away from you forever. For Trisha Broadbridge, this is reality, in the 2004 Thailand Boxing Day tsunami. Welcome Prime Minister, Malcom Turnbull, parliamentary members, officials and distinguished guests. I am here today in honour to nominate an immensely brave and admirable individual for the highly regarded Australian of the Year Award. Trisha Broadbridge is a survivor of one of the worst tsunamis in history that tragically took the lives of 230 thousand people, including her newly wed…

accounts for nearly 20% of the total global seismic moment release. At a moment magnitude of 9.5, the earthquake caused astronomical amounts of damage to the Chilean coast, not only from the initial shockwaves, but also from the subsequent aftermath of tsunamis and volcanic eruption2. The earthquake came at a time when instruments used to measure seismic activity and warn of imminent hazards were…

It was December of 2004 in Aceh, Indonesia, and Richard Lewis was 60 year old author living in Bali, Indonesia. Richard Lewis longed to write a story to represent the lesson, be cooperative and show teamwork. As a volunteer after the tsunami took place, Richard Lewis was able to witness with his own eyes, the misery and destruction after a major disaster that affected many innocent lives. One historical fact is that Lewis knew about how many people were killed from this tragedy. About 228,000…

were plate alignments found underwater that resembled the earthquake and tsunami that happened in Japan. Researchers found that close to the plates surfaces were conditions that could trigger an earthquake and build a destructive tsunami. Researchers are able to look into how Alaska might be prone to the damage that occurred in Japan. Therefore, scientists used a survey to detect data resulting from an earthquake or tsunami. Three features were found in this survey. The first feature is the…