Archive for November, 2010

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Some Facts about Tsunami

on November 24, 2010 at 2:28 am

Tsunamis can have wavelengths ranging from 10 to 500 km and wave periods of up to an hour. As a result of their long wavelengths, tsunamis act as shallow-water waves. A wave becomes a shallow-water wave when the wavelength is […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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The Sumatra Tsunami

on November 18, 2010 at 2:37 am

The 7.7 magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami that struck Monday off of Pagai Selatan Island, one of the Mentawai Islands off the west coast of Sumatra Island, have reportedly left 400 people dead, hundreds still missing, and an estimated 13,000 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Indonesia to start rebuilding tsunami-hit areas next year

on November 10, 2010 at 2:39 am

Indonesia to start rebuilding tsunami-hit areas next year is set to begin renovation and remedy in tsunami-devastated areas of West Sumatra next year, including the relocation of 15,000 people, a minister reported. National Development Planning Minister Armida Alisjahbana informed a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Tsunami Death Toll Climbs as Indonesia props for Continued Disasters

on November 8, 2010 at 2:02 am

Tsunami victims are ever-increasing by the minute as Indonesia’s most volatile volcano unleashed its most powerful eruption in a deadly week, discharging searing clouds of gas and fragments thousands of feet into the air. There were no immediate reports of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Strong 6.0 earthquake hits Tonga

on November 4, 2010 at 2:16 am

A strong, 6.0-magnitude earthquake rattled Tonga on Thursday but there were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued. The undersea earthquake struck at a depth of 33 kilometres (20 miles) about 126 kilometres from the capital, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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