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Post by vishual on Jan 11, 2005 16:29:09 GMT 5.5
hello friends!! It was a very sad day of mankind.At about 6 o'clock in morning when most of the people were sleeping,some of them were jogging on sea shore a thundurous wave reached the coast of south east asia and consumed more than 1,25,000 lives.It was scinentifically called "TSUNAMI". It came and gone and with it gone many hopes,houses and lives.Everthing changed with it,even maps of countries were changed. It all occoured due to a earthquake under the sea,whose epicenter was arround sumatra in Indonesia. Counties like Indonesia,Sri Lanka and India were worstly affected.In Indonesia alone 80,000 people died. In my conntry,India about 20,000 died. We should pray for their souls.In our college 1,50,000 candeles were enlighted and sum of 3,00,000+ Rs is donated.
We should pray for them and support them by anything which we can.
VISHU
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Post by ~khushi~ on Jan 12, 2005 2:28:41 GMT 5.5
24 December, 2004
This Day will never be forgotton for the catastrophic event. A massive underground earthquake measured 9.0 in the richter scale since 1964 in the Indian Ocean off Sumatra, Indonesia. However the post earthquake it was the Tsunami which affected the people.
The word "tsunami" is from the Japanese words tsu (harbor) and nami (waves). A tsunami is a wave or series of waves in the ocean that can be hundreds of miles long and have been known to reach heights of up to 34 ft (10.5 m). These "walls of water" travel as fast or faster than a commercial jet. The massive December 26, 2004 tsunami traveled 375 miles (600 km) in 75 minutes. That's 300 mph (480 kph). These walls of water are capable of inflicting massive damage along coastal lands.
The most common cause of the Tsunami is Underwater earthquake.However, the natural occurrences capable of causing a tsunami are referred to as tsunamigenic events. In addition to earthquakes and volcanism, there are two less likely tsunamigenic events: submarine landslides and submarines volcanoes.
A tsunami's ability to maintain speed is directly influenced by the depth of the water. A tsunami moves faster in deeper water and slower in shallower water. Thus, it is not seen until the speed is increases to a limit.When a tsunami reaches land, it hits shallower water. The shallow water and coastal land acts to compress the energy traveling through the water. This starts the transformation of the tsunami.
[glow=red,2,300]The Famous Tsunamis[/glow] December 26, 2004: A massive earthquake off the coast of Sumatra generates tsunami waves that wreck coastlines in 10 countries, killing more than 150,000 people.
July 17, 1998: A tsunami strikes the north coast of Papua-New Guinea, killing 2,000 people.
August 16, 1976: A tsunami hits the Moro Gulf region of the Philippines, killing 5,000 people.
March 28, 1964: The Good Friday earthquake in Alaska creates a tsunami that envelopes the Alaskan coastline. The same tsunami also hits Oregon and California. A total of 132 people die.
May 22, 1960: A 35-foot-high tsunami hits Chile, Hawaii, the Philippines, Okinawa and Japan. More than 1,000 people die.
April 1, 1946: An Alaskan earthquake generates a tsunami that destroys North Cape Lighthouse and hours later hits Hilo, Hawaii. In total, 164 people are killed.
January 31, 1906: An offshore earthquake creates a tsunami that swallows part of Tumaco, Colombia. The death toll is estimated at between 500 and 1,500.
December 17, 1896: A tsunami washes away the main boulevard of Santa Barbara, California. No fatalities are recorded.
June 15, 1896: The 70-foot-high Sanriku tsunami strikes Japan, killing 26,000 people.
August 27, 1883: The eruption of the volcano Krakatau creates a tsunami that sweeps over nearby Java and Sumatra, killing 36,000 people.
November 1, 1755: The Great Lisbon earthquake creates a 20-foot-high tsunami that destroys coastal Portugal, Spain and Morocco.
Scientists are constantly trying to learn new ways to predict the behavior of tsunamis. However, most data is gathered after a tsunami has already done its damage.
I just hope and pray for those poor children and familes. I hope this event never occur.
~Munchkin~
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Post by y3knik on Nov 12, 2005 21:59:54 GMT 5.5
it was soo sad.. i hope mother nature is more forgivin the nxt time
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