3-3. TSUNAMI

3-3-1. Definition

• A series of large water waves caused by an agitation (displace-ment) of (big) water bodies (sea or lake)

• Comes from Japanese word 津波 (harbour wave)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunami

http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-earthquake.htm

3-3-2. Causes of Tsunami

• Earthquakes

• Landslides

• Volcanic eruptions

• Meteoric impacts

• Glacier collapse

http://www.tsunamis.com/what-is-a-tsunami.html

http://roma2.rm.ingv.it/en/themes/33/tsunamis/31/tsunami_causes

http://tx.english-ch.com/teacher/aisa/level-b/volcanoes/

3-2-3. Tsunami Hazards Map showing countries affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake (Sumatra–Andaman earthquake)-tsunami

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_-_affected_countries.png

The aftermath of the December 2004 tsunami in Aceh, Indonesia

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/media/114382/%20The-aftermath-of-the-December-2004-tsunami-in-Aceh-Indon).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2011_Tohoku_earthquake_observed_tsunami_heights_en.png

2011 Tohoku earthquake& Tsunami

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MinatoAfterTohokuEarthquake.jpg

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharp-science/2011/03/massive-explosion-rips-through.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_natural_disasters_by_death_toll#10_deadliest_tsunamis.

The World’s Worst Tsunami As Measured by Death Toll

Death toll Event Location Date

230,000 Indian Ocean tsunami Indonesia December 26, 2004

123,000 Messina earthquake Italy December 28, 1908

36,417–120,000 eruption of Krakatoa Indonesia August 26, 1883

40,000–50,000 Lisbon earthquake Portugal November 1, 1755

30,000-100,000 Minoan Eruption Greece 2nd Millennium BC

31,000 Meiō Nankaidō earthquake Japan September 20, 1498

30,000 Hōei earthquake Japan October 28, 1707

27,122 Meiji-Sanriku earthquake Japan June 15, 1896

25,674 Arica earthquake Chile August 13, 1868

23,024 Kamakura earthquake Japan May 27, 1293