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Megan, Dan, Aaron, Sam
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History Background Information Commercial Application Future Trends/Precautions
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“Tsu”-“nami” (Harbor Wave)
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Sicilian Tsunami ◦Force of Eruption ◦Effect on Local People
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Lisbon Tsunami ◦First recorded ◦Consequences
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Eruption of Krakatoa ◦Tsunami ◦Force of eruption
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Indonesia Tsunami ◦Earthquake ◦Lack of Warning/Animal Response ◦Loss of Life/Devastation
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Japanese Tsunami ◦Earthquake ◦Devastation to region
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Factors of a tsunami ◦Tectonic movements ◦Volcanic eruptions ◦Landslides ◦Objects of massive destruction
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Force ◦Mass x Acceleration Displacement of water
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Gravity Horizontal energy Speed (Ranging from 500-600 mph!) Compression of energy http://science.howstuffworks.com/natu re/natural-disasters/tsunami3.htm
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Market Effects Drop in company stocks due to damages at factories and shipping yards. According an article published by the Wall Street Journal, they reported that companies such as Toshiba, SanDisk, Apple, Honda, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Boeing, and Sony all suffered a hit in their production and distribution values for the first quarter of earnings in 2011 (Clark & Takahashi, 2011).
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Effects on Insurance Insurance rates and costs reach into the Billions when a Tsunami strikes. Findings for the Japan earthquake and tsunami, the projected insured losses between two major global insurers and reinsurers ranged from $20BN-$30BN from AIR Worldwide, and $12BN- $25BN from EQECAT ("The Japanese earthquake," 2011)
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Charity According to an AARP online bulletin, U.S. organizations have donated a total of $24 million dollars to aid Japan in the most recent tsunami. This is a lot less than the $500 million that was raised to support Haiti after the 2010 earthquake.
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Tectonic Plates ◦ California ◦ New Zealand ◦ Turkey ◦ Utah
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Past History ◦ Location ◦ Sinking of the land Tilt Meters ◦ Micro-organisms
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Loud Sirens Warning Signs Mangrove Trees Protection Walls Know your area Prepare American Red Cross
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