Great Disaster

[visalandhra]

Hi friends,

Its sad to hear that over 10,000 people died across 6 countries in the SE Asia including our country in Earthquake mishap.In Indonesia all the tourist spots were ashed away in the tides of sea.In iIndia its b'cse of high density over the sea shores.over 2400 ppl died only in TN.so from now onwrds government should restrict in giving the permission to build houses near sea shores.

[akhilis2cool]

Most of the dead people are the fishermen lot. not many lives have been lost in the urban areas ....its the small towns and villages by the sea that have been worst hit.



th toll keeps rising



http://in.rediff.com/news/2004/dec/27quake.htm



Whats a Tsunami?

[enigma]

It is indeed sad that such an incident happened towards the end of 2004 with so many innocent lives lost in the worst form of earthquake to hit the planet in 40 years



Tsunami is a series of waves, generated in a body of water by an impulsive disturbance that displaces the water column vertically. A tsunami can have a wavelength in excess of 100 km and period on the order of one hour.Earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions etc can generate tsunamis.



It can be generated when the sea floor abruptly deforms and vertically displaces the overlying water. When large areas of the sea floor elevate or subside, a tsunami can be created. when earthquakes occur beneath the sea, the water above the area is displaced from its position. Waves are formed as the displaced water mass, which acts under the influence of gravity, attempts to regain its equilibrium resulting in this phenomenon



Let us pray for all the families who lost their dear ones.

[akhilis2cool]

Fortunately, tsunamis of a serious nature are known to occur only once in a decade in the region. But when they occur, they leave a trail of destruction, causing heavy damage to life and property. The major ones -- the Prince William Sound, Alaska, in March 1964, and the one generated off the coast of Chile in 1960 – caused havoc over large distances. Hundreds of people died when a huge wave travelling at a speed of 750 km per hour smashed Japan in 1960, following a series of quakes in Chile on the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

[~akidna~]

Its really sad....

we should all pray for these people and the familys who lost their loved ones

[Le Chacal]

Yeah.I knew about them after watching a episode of CSI:Miami and after I read that new book State of Fear. It was interesting to see that it struck India.

[akhilis2cool]

Yeah.I knew about them after watching a episode of CSI:Miami and after I read that new book State of Fear. It was interesting to see that it struck India.

aa aaaa

wrong thread to post " " i guess schakal......its not some thing to b happy abt.

[Le Chacal]

Yeah.I knew about them after watching a episode of CSI:Miami and after I read that new book State of Fear. It was interesting to see that it struck India.

aa aaaa
wrong thread to post " " i guess schakal......its not some thing to b happy abt.

I am not happy.It was sad to see all those people.I said it was interesting.

[akhilis2cool]

Yeah.I knew about them after watching a episode of CSI:Miami and after I read that new book State of Fear. It was interesting to see that it struck India.

aa aaaa
wrong thread to post " " i guess schakal......its not some thing to b happy abt.

I am not happy.It was sad to see all those people.I said it was interesting.

OK



BTW they once showed on discovery channel a video clip of a tsunami hitting japan....that was awesome too.

[CtrlAltDel]

Yeah.I knew about them after watching a episode of CSI:Miami and after I read that new book State of Fear. It was interesting to see that it struck India.

aa aaaa
wrong thread to post " " i guess schakal......its not some thing to b happy abt.

I am not happy.It was sad to see all those people.I said it was interesting.

OK

BTW they once showed on discovery channel a video clip of a tsunami hitting japan....that was awesome too.

nebody remember the typhoon scene in the IMAX movie Blue Planet....? it was terrifying enuf...imagine it happening infront of u!

[Mayavi Morpheus]

Indeed a sad day... 2400 died in Indian and the death toll will only raise. Some islands in A & N are completely cut off with no communication links... so we have to wait and see.

Hi friends,
.so from now onwrds government should restrict in giving the permission to build houses near sea shores.

Thats regressive thinking. you dont have to restrict construction on sea shores, but find ways to minimize destruction. There are many ways to avoid such destruction; placing sensors in sea bed, constructing check dams to break the tidal waves etc are few. These things are done in Japan and US which are prone to Tsunamis. Since this is a first in India, we dont have such measures in place.

[BrownBoy]

it seems the death toll reched over 15000 now...really sad



condolences to their familiies ...



didnt a tsunami struck costal region of andhra pradesh in 1977 ?? i heard many more people died on that occasion ..



they shuld set up a early warning system for the indian ocean...atlantic ocean already has one..

[Mayavi Morpheus]

didnt a tsunami struck costal region of andhra pradesh in 1977 ?? i heard many more people died on that occasion ..

That was a cyclone and not tsunami.

10,000 people died in the 1977 cyclone.... 'Badhabagni' was observed during that cyclone, dunno what its called in english.

[akhilis2cool]

The last time a tsunami hit india was way back in 1993. it hit gujrat, but since no one died ppl. ignored it. but 100s of acres of crop got distroyed.

[CtrlAltDel]

The last time a tsunami hit india was way back in 1993. it hit gujrat, but since no one died ppl. ignored it. but 100s of acres of crop got distroyed.

that was also not a Tsunami...

[akhilis2cool]

The last time a tsunami hit india was way back in 1993. it hit gujrat, but since no one died ppl. ignored it. but 100s of acres of crop got distroyed.

that was also not a Tsunami...

In 1993, Gujarat's Dhandhuka district was hit by a minor tsunami, said Bhatt. Seven villages were completely devastated. Farmland was damaged. Crops could not be saved.

Chek here

[CtrlAltDel]

The last time a tsunami hit india was way back in 1993. it hit gujrat, but since no one died ppl. ignored it. but 100s of acres of crop got distroyed.

that was also not a Tsunami...

In 1993, Gujarat's Dhandhuka district was hit by a minor tsunami, said Bhatt. Seven villages were completely devastated. Farmland was damaged. Crops could not be saved.

Chek here

my bad! i was thinking of the gujrat earthquake a few yrs ago...

[akhilis2cool]

The last time a tsunami hit india was way back in 1993. it hit gujrat, but since no one died ppl. ignored it. but 100s of acres of crop got distroyed.

that was also not a Tsunami...

In 1993, Gujarat's Dhandhuka district was hit by a minor tsunami, said Bhatt. Seven villages were completely devastated. Farmland was damaged. Crops could not be saved.

Chek here

my bad! i was thinking of the gujrat earthquake a few yrs ago...

kabhi kabhi God logon ke saath bhi aisa hota hai..



before the earth quake guj coast line was hit by a cyclone....before that there was the plague.....then there were the riots.....gujarat has been one battered state



in many ways 2004 was a very peaceful year for them.

[CtrlAltDel]

before the earth quake guj coast line was hit by a cyclone....before that there was the plague.....then there were the riots.....gujarat has been one battered state

....wahaan pe sharaab ban karne ke paap ka asar hai yeh sab...

[HH]

didnt a tsunami struck costal region of andhra pradesh in 1977 ?? i heard many more people died on that occasion ..

That was a cyclone and not tsunami.
10,000 people died in the 1977 cyclone.... 'Badhabagni' was observed during that cyclone, dunno what its called in english.

'Badabagni OR 'Bababaanalamu' - An inextinguishable flame : Fire that burns under water

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[Mayavi Morpheus]

Thank you HH sar!