Case Study Tsunami Flashcards
Name a case study to do with a tsunami?
Asian tsunami, December 2004, Boxing Day.
What were some of the primary effects of the 2004 tsunami?
Killed around 220,000 dead or missing.
Over 500,000 houses destroyed.
Distance travelled from epicentre was 4000km.
The highest recorded wave recorded was 34m.
The speed of the tsunami was 500km/h.
Number of people displaced was about 2 million.
What were some of the secondary effects of the 2004 tsunami?
Many people were homeless because of the large quantity of houses destroyed.
Electricity and water was cut for many remaining houses and homes because the tsunami destroyed the electrical wiring and water pipes.
Sewage will rise because the pipe lines will be destroyed by the impact and take a while to mix.
Money will drastically decrease because of the amount of expenses for fixing the area.
How did the Indonesian government improve their chances of overcoming another tsunami.
They have created an exclusion zone on high ground that is quarantined and away from any vulnerable land that could be overcome by the strong waters from a tsunami.
They have made it so when a tsunami does hit, the taller buildings will be able to move with the stronger currents of the tsunami instead of trying to completely block the strong water and getting washed away.
