Tsunami Jasmin Figueroa Osvaldo Murillo Lorena Figueroa Giovanni Soto

What is a tsunami When mass movement such as an earthquake or landslide suddenly displaces a large amount of water A long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslides or other disturbance Tsunami are a serious of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body water, usually an ocean earthquake landslides volcanic eruptions explosions and even the impact of cosmic bodies such as meteorites can generate tsunamis tsunamis have extremely large long wavelength up to several hundreds miles long

tsunamis can savagely attack coastlines causing devastating property damage and loss

where is it, where is it happening? they are more likely to happen on shores scientist estimate that almost three quarter of the world tsunamis occur in the pacific ocean they occur more on the pacific ocean and Indonesia due to the large number of active submarines earthquake zones active tsunamis occur in the pacific ocean due to high seismic activity

Causes of tsunami Earthquakes Volcanic eruptions Under water explosions Meteorite impacts

A tsunami can travel at well over 970 kph (600mph) in the open ocean as fast as a jet flies it can only take a few hours for a tsunami to travel across an entire ocean a tsunami wave can reach over 100 FT or higher onto land

How does it affect life on earth ​ a huge wall of water comes ashore, there are some devastating effects of a tsunami affects houses causing millions of Dollars to repair damaged houses destroys animals and causes people to be in an unsafe environment

What are some solutions Tsunami warning SOLUTIONS by using global positioning systems (GPS) to measure ground deformation caused by a large underwater earthquake, they can provide accurate warning of the resulting tsunami in just a few minutes provide outside warning against a potential tsunami Click to add text GIS (GPS)to track down when a tsunami occurs

disasters and debris are the most critical environment problem faced by tsunami Recycling and disposal of this waste in an environmentally sensitive manner where possible crushing concrete, bricks, etc. to produce aggregate for rebuilding and road reconstruction are critic

Mega Thrust (subduction zones)  Another term for Mega thrust (subduction zones) is called high  seismic activity, and this is precisely where most tsunami cases are  found through out the world.  High seismic activities creates submarine earthquake zones and  they are mainly located around the Pacific Rim of large bodies of  water such as our oceans and even rivers are potentially  threatened. v

The importance of the Pacific Rim.  One major factor in the birth of a Tsunami is when the Pacific Rim  has a high number of active submarine earthquake zones. And  these hotspots are mainly attracted on shores.  Almost three quarters of the worlds Tsunamis occur around the  Pacific Ocean and Indonesia. The reason that these locations spark  Tsunamis is because of the high seismic activities surrounding the  Pacific Rim.

tsunami destruction tsunamis have been known to cause major destruction to the towns it strikes due to the huge amounts of power behind the giant waves many people can loose their homes and for many that is all they hold in their life leaving them with no place to stay in most case people lose loved ones who get swept away completely

How many Tsunamis occur per year?  On the average, two tsunamis occur per year throughout the world  and about 80% of Tsunamis form within the Pacific Oceans  “Ring of Fire” making that specific Ocean one of the most  vulnerable for Tsunamis.