Mimi

Hello, my name is Mimi from the 5th grade at [|M.I.C.D.S.] in [|St.Louis, MO.] The purpose of this natural disaster project is to show how geography impacts how people live their lives; in this case I will be doing this through tsunamis. This site will tell you all about tsunamis, from how they start, to the devastation afterwards. This site will also include weather reports, many facts about tsunamis, websites about tsunamis, a video, a current event, and much more. I hope you enjoy learning all about tsunamis!
 * __Terrifying Tsunamis__**

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Here is my tsunamis power point!
__Tsunami Historical Event__ [|MICDS weather station] On Sunday, December 26, 2004 one of the worst tsunamis hit on the coast of Indonesia. The tsunami was caused by a terrible 8.9 mega thrust earthquake. Nearly 230,000 people died in the tsunami. There was a warning about 1 hour before the tsunami. This tsunami was the deadliest recorded. Most of the people who were drowned and swept out to sea were in Indonesia, and Sri Lanka.

There were no specific [|warnings or preparations] until 60 min. before the tsunami. Some people left after the earthquake thinking that there would be a tsunami, but most didn't. There is no way to get a warning for tsunamis. That is why so many people die during tsunamis. Now there are [|tsunami drills] across the Indian Ocean. People near the Indian Ocean now go over evacuation plans more carefully. This 2004 tsunami has changed everyone's life in Indonesia.

__My Current Event on Tsunamis! __  **Tsunami Warning Systems** In the past thirteen months there have been three devastating tsunamis. In Chile February 2010 there was a harmful tsunami. Some people did evacuate, but on their own. There was a warning, it happened at the same time the tsunami was hitting. More than 200 people died. Also, In Sumatra in October there was an earthquake. The earthquake was not strong enough for people to self-evacuate. There was also a warning on T.V. but not many were watching. The tsunami was triggered and more than 400 people died. These events also caused major flooding and loss of buildings and houses. This is why we need better tsunami warning systems. People finally reacted after these events and built regional warning centers in the Indian Ocean. Also, people have started to gather in the Mediterranean talking about creating a warning system (siren) in the Mediterranean Sea. To top that off, NOAA’s warning center is now covering the Pacific and Indian Oceans and the Caribbean Sea for coverage. But what we really need is communities that plan ahead for any tsunami. From this article I learned that there are really no specific warning systems for tsunamis. Also, that so many big tsunamis can happen in such a short amount of time. I think this article is really cool! **__Thanks:__** "Tsunami Drill Across Indian Ocean Implemented." //Arabia 2000// (2011): //Newspaper Source//. Web. 3 Feb. 2012. [|Wikipedia: Tsunami Specific Signs and Warnings] [|Wikipedia: 2004 Tsunami] Current event info: Title: When Will We Learn? Date: March 13, 2011 Source: The Daily Beast (website) []

Author: Costas Synolakis