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Tsunami Disaster
Tsunami are large tropical storms caused by strong winds. They are the result of undersea geological events such as volcanic eruptions, landslides, earthquakes that occur in huge tectonic changes. The earthquake, the extent of 6.5 or higher (on the Richter scale) may be devastating waves that move to produce up to 300 mph, up to 100 feet, and last from several minutes to several hours after the first wave of the last increase.
In the open sea, tsunamis are not felt, but when they enter shallower water, it begins to “stack” with each other, thus destroying the mass that the tall buildings, and can also travel inland km, with great power.
In the case of the tsunami strike
coastal areas in the basin of the Pacific Ocean are the main objectives of the tsunami that most of the vulnerability associated with the famous “Ring of Fire”, where they found the tectonic plates that form a big circle on the ocean floor. Japan experienced many tsunamis. In fact, the Japanese word tsunami. They also have Alaska and Hawaii in the Pacific Basin and Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands hit the Atlantic basin.
In the Indian Ocean region has experienced many tsunamis and tsunami in 2004, more than 250,000 lives and destroying billions of dollars in real estate.