Tsunami

Tsunami

Introduction

            Tsunami- which is also, known as “Tsunami wave train” is basically a sequence of waves of water which are generated by the dislocation of the huge amount of body of water they can sometimes reach at a point of more than 100 feet high on land, more often an ocean although it can also appear in large lakes. These water fortifications can be the reason of extensive devastation if they crash shore. Earthquake is one of the most terrible and destructive phenomena of nature. Annals of earthquake victims in the millions, hundreds of ruined cities and villages, damaged and destroyed buildings. Earthquakes occur due to sudden rupture of rocks of the earth and release of mechanical energy and are accompanied by tremors, shocks and vibrations of the earth's surface, covering a vast territory. During strong earthquakes disturbed the integrity of the soil, destroyed buildings and structures, bridges, roads, breaking down municipal power grids, there are rock falls, landslides, sometimes stems of the river and there are lakes.

Discussion

Compare the Impact between the Tsunami in the Indian Ocean (2004) With the Tsunami in Hokkaido (1993)

            Japan was hit by a huge, dreadful earthquake that caused a highly implacable tsunami in the north of the country. The US Geological survey reported that the magnitude of the earthquake was between8.9-9.0 which is declared to be the most powerful and dreadful in the history of Japan. The earthquake clobbered about 230 miles northeast of Tokyo. The massive tsunami inundates rural and cities at the same, swept away homes, cars, buildings, boats and trains. The overall infrastructure of the cities was demolished. Japan suffered critical and significant shortage of water and energy after the arousal of gigantic earthquake. A state of emergency was declared at nuclear power plant.

            Scientists claimed that, the earthquake was fifth largest in the world since 1900, and it was almost 8,000 times stronger as compare to the one which distressed New Zealand, Christchurch. The meteorological agency of Japan named this earthquake. Approximately 1.9 million households were running out water supply after the quake. The army was deployed for the facilitation and provision of the basic necessities of life to the people. In Hokkaido, several huge buildings ranged vigorously for several minutes as workers took to the streets for their safety. The images broadcast on television showed a building in flames and huge clouds of smoke in the district of Hokkaido in ...