The human and financial cost of the indian ocean tsunami. Activities for prevention, preparedness and control for epidemic diarrhoeal diseases including cholera and typhoid fever have been initiated immediately after the tsunami occurred and are as follows. It ruptured over a 1200km section of a fault under the sea, causing a huge area of the sea floor to be raised. The high reported runups and the tremendous loss of life are of great concern to all, including the international scientific community.
More and better instrumentation, and a longterm program to educate people about the dangers of tsunamis, are clearly needed. It was an undersea megathrust earthquake that registered a magnitude of 9. This website was created for a science school project. The probability of a major tsunami was judged to be too low to justify the cost, especially for poorer countries. Causes of tsunamis all involve displacement of water. Pdf the earthquake of 26th december 2004 and the resulting tsunami. Rebuilding is taking place across the affected region. Remember, tsunamis are an aftereffect of an earthquake. Ten years after the boxing day tsunami, are coasts any safer. Thousands killed in asian tsunami this article is more than 15 years old. December 26, 2004 was a sunday, and the buddhist boxing day holiday.
After the tsunami, people had soft tissue injuries from being forced into objects, so they could have gotten burkholderia from wounds or aspiration. Thailand boxing day tsunami causes massive destruction. A fault twenty miles below the ocean surface ruptured, forcing one of. The 2004 indianocean tsunami prepared by sagar s kurde girish p kulkarni ganesh a navle 2. The crisis, however, had more severe effects in indonesia than in any other. Heres a brief look at how your generosity helped us respond to communities before, during and after the headlines. The tsunami that struck new guinea on july 17, 1998 was the most devastating tsunami since the 1976 moro gulf, philippines, tsunami and may surpass that event lockridge and smith, 1984. Recent huge tsunamis such as the boxing day tsunami of 2004 and the japanese tsunami of 2011 have alerted the world to the destructive power of these events. An international perspective howard roy williams it is virtually axiomatic to begin a conversation regarding lessons learned and best practices by discussing the usually expected failure in applying the former, and making an assumption. This article describes the horror that occurred on that day and tells you how and why it was caused. We are referring to the indian ocean tsunami that occurred in 2004, which permanently changed the fate of millions on the planet. What caused the boxing day tsunami in the indian ocean. The 2004 indian ocean earthquake and tsunami also known as the boxing day tsunami occurred at 00.
Causes of the 2004 boxing day tsunami ysgol aberconwy geography. The earthquake was caused by the movement of the indioaustralian tectonic plate as it subducted below the eurasian plate, causing the seafloor above it to lift upwards. This sudden motion could be an earthquake, a powerful volcanic eruption, or an underwater landslide. Social and economic impact of december 2004 tsunami iucn. How tsunami diseases were curbed by caroline ryan bbc news health reporter experts charged with preventing the spread of disease in the aftermath of the tsunami say they got it right and prevented a major health crisis. A tsunami is a very long ocean wave generated by sudden displacement of the sea floor or of the oceanic mass the displacement of an. Simulation of 2004 boxing day tsunami patong beach duration. It is called in various names such as boxing day tsunami, christmas tsunami, indonesian tsunami, south asian tsunami, 2004 indian ocean tsunami and sumatraandaman earthquake. Tourist arrival in thousands nita, p4average length of stay in days alsd. Natural disasters produce odd combinations of pathogens and unexpected ways for the body to be damaged that lead to unexpected clinical circumstances. Each line represents a halfhour of elapsed time since the source event. Read time s report on the tsunami that struck a decade ago. For seychelles, the boxing day tsunami velocity computes as 615 kmhr travel time 7.
The asian tsunami financials tsunami income tsunami expenditure our response in numbers in response to the asian tsunami, caritas australia conducted the largest fundraising appeal in its history. Facts about boxing day tsunami 2004 talk about the indian ocean earthquake which took place on 26 december 2004. How did the indian ocean tsunami on boxing day start. After the boxing day disaster, there were fears that diseases such. This video will show you how the tsunami happened on 261204 and what the impacts were on india, sri lanka, thailand and indonesia and. On december 26, 2004 morning walkers and fishermen residing along the eastern coast of india observed a strange phenomenon of the sea. Outbreaks of diarrhoeal diseases are among the main communicable disease threats for populations living in tsunami affected areas.
A free powerpoint ppt presentation displayed as a flash slide show on id. The boxing day tsunami in 2004 was caused by a major earthquake off the coast of sumatra. Tsunamis race across the sea at up to 500 miles 805 kilometers an hourabout as fast as a jet airplane. Need for a tsunami warning system in the indian ocean the tragic events of boxing day 2004 make starkly evident the importance of establishing a tsunami warning system for the indian ocean. The source of the plant is known that 90% of the tsunami is caused by tectonic earthquake activity, 9% due to volcanic activity and 1% by soil landslides that occurring in water such as in the lakes or in the ocean or landslides that came from land which is enters to the ocean. Yes, it is possible for a earthquake with a rictor scale of 5 to cause one. Why did the boxing day tsunami 2004 cause so many deaths. A 1600 km faultline slipped 15 m along the subduction zone with the india plate slides under the burma. A tsunami is a wave or series of waves caused by the sudden displacement of water by an earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide or even a meteorite impact. The indonesian economy after the boxing day tsunami. History was repeated in 1991 when another cyclone caused 8,000 deaths. Tsunamis a tsunami is a type of tidal wave caused by sudden movements of water displacement.
This is what caused the boxing day tsunami in the indian ocean in 2004 and it is also the reason behind the 2011 japan tsunami. Boxing day 2005 marked the first anniversary of the tsunami that devastated. The most common cause of a tsunami is fro earthquakes. According to official estimates in india, 10,6 people were killed and hundreds of thousands made homeless when a tsunami triggered by the 2004 indian ocean earthquake near the indonesian island of sumatra struck the southern coast on 26 december 2004. Tsunami science before and beyond boxing day 2004 noaapmel. At that pace, they can cross the entire expanse of the pacific ocean in less than a day. Causes,normal waves vs tsunami waves, 2004 tsunami in indian ocean. It was unprecedented in its scale, destroying parts of sri lanka, indonesia and thailand and resulting in over 250,00 deaths within the region. The 52page book is being sold by the eastwest center as a fundraiser for tsunami relief, thanks to publication. The amount of damage caused by tsunami is dependent on the wave runup height and the exposure of assets how many and what value. The asian tsunami of 2004 was caused by tectonic activity beneath the indian ocean. Thousands killed in asian tsunami environment the guardian.
Thailand boxing day tsunami causes massive destruction and high death toll the indian ocean tsunami made landfall on 26th december 2004. The scientific community knows the earthquake as the sumatraandaman earthquake and the resulting tsunami was given various names, including the 2004 indian ocean tsunami, south asian tsunami, indonesian tsunami, the christmas tsunami and the boxing day tsunami. To understand how earthquakes cause tsunamis we must first fully understand what causes earthquakes. Nasa scientists using data from the indonesian earthquake calculated it affected earths rotation, decreased the length of day, slightly changed the planets shape, and shifted the north pole by centimeters. The boxing day earthquake occurred in the sunda subduction zone, where the. The impact of a large meteorite could also cause a tsunami. The book, and the exhibition on which it was based, features photographs of aceh province shot by garcia in january and may 2005. The causes and effects of the 2004 asian tsunami gcse. This day shook the world, as the waters of the indian ocean wrecked havoc on the asian subcontinent. Thailand boxing day tsunami causes massive destruction and.
Be sure to carefully read the instructions and answer each question completely. The boxing day tsunami was caused by the subduction of the indoaustralian plate boundary underneath the eurasian plate 240km off the coast of. What causes a tsunami a tsunami is a large ocean wave that is caused by sudden motion on the ocean floor. Two days later when he returned home, only two of the more than 800 people in the village that day were still alive. Introduction tsunami the term tsunami comes from the japanese,composed of two kanji. Effects of the boxing day tsunami on the world capital markets. Why some places recover after a huge natural disaster, such as the boxing day tsunami, and others do not is not fully understood since detailed data on populations before an unexpected disaster. Tsunamis travel across the open ocean at great speeds and build into large deadly waves in the shallow. Ppt tsunamis powerpoint presentation free to download. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. In 2009 a tsunami in the indian ocean caused mass devastation impacting socially, economically and environmentally on many countries. The human and financial cost of the indian ocean tsunami interactive on 26 december 2004, an undersea earthquake off the coast of indonesia sent a. Sociologist, psychologists, historians, and policy planners have all devoted considerable attention to the nature, sources, and consequences of disaster and recovery, but the professional economic literature is distressingly sparse.
Effect of the 2004 indian ocean earthquake on india. The building inventory in patong beach consisted of a large number of nonengineered one to two story. The social impacts and consequences of the december 2004 indian ocean tsunami. The tsunami was travelling with so much energy it went as far as 5,000km to africa, where it still had enough force to. They can reach speeds of up to 800 kmh, grow to over 30 m in height and travel right across the pacific.
The tsunami caused widespread devastation particularly on the coasts. The effects of the boxing day tsunami on the world equity markets are investigated in this paper. A tsunami us a large wave caused by a displacement of a large volume of water. In this exercise, you will explore the causes and effects of this event. The earthquake was caused by the movement of the indioaustralian tectonic plate as it subducted below the eurasian plate, causing the seafloor above it. Photographs from indonesia after the tsunami, published by the eastwest center. Ngo report on the asian tsunami 26 dec 2004 31 dec 2005. A powerful undersea earthquake that struck off the coast of sumatra island, indonesia, set off the 2004 indian ocean tsunami, also known as the christmas or boxing day tsunami, on sunday morning, dec.
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