Essay on The Tsunami Disaster

On March 11, 2011, Japan was struck by a natural disaster of biblical proportions. The devastating effect of the earthquake which led to a tsunami on this day was particularly brutal. According to the New York times, nearly 20,000 lives were lost due to this catastrophic event. The purpose of this essay is to analyze the fallout from this disaster and propose three important lessons that have significant learning value that may be helpful in preventing such wide scale effects as seen in Japan nearly…

Tsunamis Table of Contents 1 Introduction: 2 Impact to human life: 3 Impact to Non-human life: 4 Impact to the Environment: 7 Impact to the Economy: 8 American Red Cross Assistance: 9 Conclusion: 13 Bibliography: 14 Introduction: A massive Tsunami (Japanese for “Harbor wave”) had hit southern Asia the day after Christmas 2004. The cause of the Tsunami was an offshore earthquake that results in the tectonic plates being displaced and the creation…

Early in the morning of December 26, 2004, an earthquake rocked the floor of the Indian Ocean. The 9.1-9.3 magnitude earthquake subsequently caused a series of catastrophic tsunamis to hit the coasts of Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and South Africa. The destruction was devastating, causing just under $10 billion in damage and an estimated $7 billion more in humanitarian aid. Although so much aid was sent to the affected areas, ten years later some of the areas are still suffering from the…

the most devastating natural disaster to hit the Indian Ocean. It was classified as a tsunami, a tsunami holding immense power equivalent to the destruction of three nuclear bombs. Tsunami waves can become more than 30 feet high as they come into shore and can rush miles inland across low-lying areas. The death tolls were astronomical causing much grief, pain and depression throughout the world. "Estimates of the total toll from the eleven countries hit by the disaster range from about 162 000 to…

MHE503/MIH523 Module 1 Case Assignment: Tsunami Disasters Question 1: Compare the impact between the tsunami in the Indian Ocean with the tsunami in Hokkaido on the population and infrastructure. Tsunamis are deadly and destructive natural disasters and have caused huge damages to population in recent history. The Tsunami of 2004 struck Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand mainly and marginally many other countries scaled 9.0 on hector scale. Tsunamis can be initiated by many means but this…

Tsunami in in Thailand 2004 The tsunami in Thailand that occurred on December 26, 2004, was by far the largest tsunami catastrophe in human history. It was triggered by a magnitude 9.1-9.3 earthquake along the Indian-Australian seduction zone off the northern coast of Sumatra. The tsunami waves traveled primarily in the east to west direction and caused major damage along the coasts of southern Thailand. Unpredictably, it was a violent earthquake beneath…

2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami Introduction The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, also known as the Great East Japan Earthquake,[6][7](Japanese: "Eastern Japan Great Earthquake Disaster" was a magnitude 9.0 (Mw) undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred on Friday, 11 March 2011 It was the most powerful known earthquake to have hit Japan, and one of the five most powerful earthquakes in the world overall since modern record-keeping began in 1900. In addition to loss…

Tsunamis become disasters because of the human context in which they occur. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Use examples of known tsunami events recently and in the past to illustrate your arguments. According to Wisner et al 2004, "disasters occur when hazards meet vulnerability,” implying that in unpopulated areas hazards can not become disasters as there is no vulnerability (Quarantelli E.L. 1998). Without humans being involved, tsunamis are nothing but giant waves; they may modify…

TSUNAMI DISASTER, WHAT IMPLICATION ON ECONOMIC SYSTEM IN THIS REGION? We view with awe a release of power on this scale. We know that this power is greater than that of our species — nature holds us in its hands. We may be able to mitigate some of the consequences; in some cases we may be able to give advance warning of the threat; but we are not in control; the tsunami has demonstrated this ancient truth. William Rees-Mogg INTRODUCTION 1. On the morning of December 26, 2004 a magnitude 9…

Japan, Katrina hurricane in the United States, flooding in Florida and tsunami in many countries in Southeast Asia such as Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia in which involved huge number of deaths. This is actually, what we called a disaster. In fact, disaster actually not only covers catastrophic natural disasters but also includes industrial, accidents and so forth. Among all the countries in the world, Malaysia also facing disaster such as floods in Kelantan and Johor, haze in Kuala Lumpur as well…