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Sentence Examples The horrific devastation caused by this tsunami may be the worst natural disaster in recent history. By the time the tsunami had travelled 3,500 miles and was nearing the coast of east Africa, news of the dreadful toll in Asia had preceded it. The clear mild waters around many of the areas hit by the tsunami have made them popular with divers and it remains unclear how many were killed. When the tsunami hit in December the province was under a second period of civil emergency. The upper plate moves seaward, and a massive tsunami can be produced along with catastrophic destruction from earthquake shaking. But the championship got off to an inauspicious start with the tsunami wreaking havoc on the Kollam coast on the inaugural day. A short silence in memory of the tsunami victims was observed at the start of the January meeting. Loud music and headbanging are on the menu tomorrow night as a tsunami fundraising concert is set to rock revellers. The image most people have of a tsunami is a large, steep wave breaking on the shore. This is not like the tsunami, or normal floods, where the water runs back into the sea when it's done. A lecturer who survived the tsunami disaster lost her husband, both her sons and her parents in the tragedy. He is undertaking the walk in order to raise money for victims of the tsunami disaster and underprivileged people in the local community. Whatever the exact explanation, it is well known that not every undersea earthquake produces a tsunami. Sasha Pagella was bodysurfing off a Malaysian beach when the Boxing Day tsunami struck. No steps had been taken to replace the fishing boats, outboard motors and nets lost in the tsunami. She encouraged people to start donating to MSF after the tsunami, and discovered an outflowing of support. The museum in Indonesia's politically fraught Aceh province was shaken by the seaquake that triggered off the tsunami. Noaa would record the earthquake on seismographs and issue bulletins about the progress of a tsunami. The mass walk will end at The Claridges hotel where a high tea has been organised in memory of the tsunami victims. I am working to organize a disaster relief effort to help those affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami. Show More Sentences There are worries that there could be an aftershock earthquake, which could trigger another tsunami. Bit late, this one, because this is usually a Christmas conscience thing, but the tsunami benefit concert handily brings it into topicality. The suddenness of the tsunami caught literally tens of thousands of people unaware along the coastlines of southern Asia. The biggest emergency aid effort in history was under way last night to bring relief to millions hit by the Asian tsunami. It seems that recent events have damaged the tourist trade in Sri Lanka and other areas hit by the tsunami. The tsunami should open our eyes to the reality that no force on earth can fight against the fury of sea. If the coastline shelves steeply, then the tsunami would be more devastating as this creates a bigger wave. A schoolteacher yesterday gave up his Christmas holidays to help the survivors of the tsunami in Asia. Around 70 percent of tsunami survivors still have psychological problems three months later, according to official figures. Oxfam is demanding a full assessment of the level of debt sustainable for each country hit by the tsunami. They are all orphans who lost their families when huge waves swamped their coastal villages during the Boxing Day tsunami in the Indian Ocean. Another rare event that may result from a tsunami is a standing wave or seiche. Disappointed customers unleashed a tsunami of emails asking, nay begging, for another chance to secure a bargain. There isn't enough cash to deal with tsunami of demand coming from demographic, technological and pharmaceutical sectors. Step Into Liquid is a surfing documentary that offers a satisfactory amount of thrills within a tsunami of platitudes and hyperbole. In the past year Walston's farm had been hit by a tsunami of animal pests unlike anything he had known in his lifetime. With the tsunami of holiday movies comes another batch of soundtrack discs. Zadie Smith's 2000 debut novel White Teeth was published to a tsunami of critical acclaim. A tsunami of publicity has swept him off his feet and now he has become fleetingly notorious, courted until the interest fades. I'm morbidly compelled by stuff filmed on a mobile phone such as the tsunami. Show More Sentences Relief workers arrived to find devastation in the region closest to the epicenter of the earthquake that spawned the killer tsunami. But geologists said if a tsunami has not been sighted within three hours local authorities could assume the danger had passed. A true tsunami, spun up out of a sea-quake, is unpredictable and almost certainly unrideable. The tsunami may be an act of nature but humans are complicating the relief effort. And President Bush is offering U.S. aid and condolences to people affected by the Asian tsunami disaster. Some disturbing news regarding misuse and exploitation of the tsunami donations are cropping up which disheartens me a lot. Environmentalists have said some coral reefs in Aceh may have been uplifted and exposed by the tsunami. A Cheshire woman who was diving as the tsunami struck Thailand told her family of how she managed to cheat death. As the tsunami event began, water was sucked away from the beach and scores of fish were stranded. Manalito, a native Indian with ancestral origins in Canada, recalls the moment when news of the tsunami first broke. Alas, as these charts demonstrate, the outpouring of aid for the tsunami has not been matched in other disasters. Ms Liberty is almost drowned and the city overwhelmed by a colossal tsunami. Workers take donations from people who want to help tsunami survivors in the affected countries. The school is also hosting a coffee morning tomorrow to raise money for victims of the tsunami disaster. There were sketches and paintings and collages and images of the tsunami disaster. This was the area that was orientated directly towards the epicenter of the earthquake, and therefore to the tsunami. A tsunami survivor is battling against ill-health to sit her exams next term. They were considering going scuba diving when the tsunami devastated the coastline. And still they come to the tsunami crisis center in Phuket to identify from photographs relatives and friends they've lost. But I do also wonder about the tsunami of unnecessary expenditure that engulfs so many of us. Show More Sentences He counted out the entire contents of his piggy bank to help tsunami victims after seeing newspaper and television coverage of the disaster. Meanwhile, the mayor's own tsunami fund is set to benefit from a couple of large donations. More people die in wars and civil conflict every year than have died in the tsunami area. With heavy settlements along the shores of the Vembanad Lake, the tsunami would have had a smothering effect on the city. With fake tsunami videos and still photos appearing on the Internet, news companies have much to offer in that regard. The Flag pub in Bridge Street is lining up some of the area's finest bands to raise cash for the tsunami appeal. In it he takes on a restaurant offering him an opportunity to include a line item on his credit card receipt for tsunami relief. We do not sorrow at the destruction of the tsunami just because across the continent we depend upon each other for our food and livelihoods. Three days after the earthquake and devastating tsunami, bodies still litter the streets. Radcliffe Brass Band will be staging a special concert in aid of the tsunami appeal. The tsunami swamped up to 40 percent of the Maldives, an Indian Ocean string of 1,192 coral atolls 480 km southwest of the southern tip of India. Before the tsunami struck four leading local FM stations rebroadcast the BBC Indonesian service programmes live. Depending on the depth of the water in which the tsunami is traveling, it may attain speeds of up to 500 miles an hour. Robbie Williams and Melinda Messenger are among the top names who have donated items for our blind charity auction in aid of tsunami victims. It is inaccurate to call the tsunami an act of God, because God did not intervene to provoke the disaster. We would expect strong active verbs in a news story about tsunami relief efforts. And even if he was being serious about the tsunami escape centre, who's to say the idea is ludicrous? The Red Cross also organized a Beijing benefit concert with Chinese pop singers on Thursday to raise more money for tsunami relief. The system was actually able to measure the tail end of the Sumatra tsunami as it rolled upon the shores of Canada's west side. The initiatives taken by a number of villages that were badly hit by the tsunami is admirable. Show More Sentences How do you reconcile the dreadful suffering and loss of life caused by the tsunami in South East Asia with the idea of a loving God? The researchers begin by showing that the 1700 tsunami crested as much as 15 feet high in Japan. Fay ably expresses the feelings of many as they try to decipher the babble of words coming from the religious sector following the tsunami. Most initial analyses of the tsunami expect there to be a similar v-shaped pattern this time. One could argue that a great deal of goodwill and generosity has been generated worldwide by the tsunami. He has already had a king-like, seven-day funeral and a tsunami of worshipful media coverage. There is also good news for the Maldivian fishing industry, with the tsunami causing little change in fishing conditions. Plucky hotel pair Pat O'Driscoll and Ian Lane suffered an eye-watering leg wax to raise cash for the tsunami appeal. Firefighters in Bingley are hoping to wash hundreds of vehicles to raise funds to help the tsunami disaster relief effort. In another report, a pastor and his wife ministering in the southwestern city of Galle were riding in a bus when the tsunami first hit. The tsunami, ash blanket and destruction of Thira greatly weakened the dominant Minoans. He is leading the official U.S. delegation to the areas battered by the tsunami. It was like doomsday, rendering the local populace helpless as the tsunami leveled both regions' coastal areas in only ten minutes. In the wake of the tsunami that claimed over 250,000 lives in Aceh, the military has continued its war of attrition. Following the Boxing Day tsunami, Jo-Anne was quick to telephone to say they were okay. In the meantime, tsunami relief funds have been withheld from Burma, with efforts concentrated on Burmese refugee camps in Thailand instead. Too many liberal and progressive activists misjudged the recall revolt and wound up on the wrong side of a populist tsunami. They are obviously capitalising on the generosity of the public in the wake of the tsunami disaster. And as a mark of respect for the victims of the tsunami the national flag will be flown at half mast on civic buildings next week. Are you holding an event to raise money for those affected by the tsunami disaster? Show More Sentences Also can't help sparing a thought for the families of last year's tsunami victims for whom this must all still seem surreal. A well used before the tsunami is still in use though it too was swamped by the waves. Students and community members packed the Great Hall for a touching vigil for the victims of the recent tsunami disaster in southeast Asia. Was there a new earthquake or an aftershock, which possibly could be triggering more tsunami waves? There were no reports of damage or injuries, and the earthquake did not trigger a tsunami. Anybody with dependants should consider how they would cope if a family member were caught up in a disaster such as the Asian tsunami. At noon today a three minute silence will be observed across Europe in remembrance of the victims of the Sumatran tsunami. Fears of another tsunami have since subsided and survivors focused on finding life's essentials. So a lot of people think that there's always going to be a recession of the ocean before a tidal wave or tsunami hits. But instead they were running for their lives when the tsunami hit their luxury beachside hotel. A lawyer and his family who had a narrow escape in the tsunami disaster are working in two hospitals to help the injured survivors. A Colchester couple and their nine-year-old son narrowly escaped with their lives after the tsunami hit their beachfront apartment in Sri Lanka. We'll also use the occasion to pass the hat around for a charity which is working on tsunami relief. And he wants to use the occasion to urge people to keep contributing to tsunami disaster relief. The tsunami has certainly equipped a number of people with the skills to handle post disaster emotional and psychological sequels. Neither has the tsunami anything in common with God's final judgement, as the tsunami killed and destroyed capriciously, without rhyme or reason. Will the tsunami leave a permanent emotional and psychological scar on the entire community? The belly laughs provoked by that rib-tickler have put the entire main island of Japan on tsunami alert. The Guides and Brownies have enjoyed a busy year and raised funds for the tsunami relief and children overseas. The olive ridley turtle is one of several animal species that may have suffered a big setback as a result of last month's earthquake and tsunami. Show More Sentences The tsunami was caused by an earthquake and was unrelated to climate change. A tsunami is not just one wave but a series of waves, much like dropping a rock into a pool of water. The Asian tsunami is the greatest humanitarian disaster in recent world history. Nothing I heard or saw on my travels offered a single, practical clue about how to turn back the global tsunami of anti-Americanism. Talk to teachers today, and you'll hear about their struggle to cope with a veritable tsunami of students pouring into school each year. Amid the tsunami of indignant emails were a couple of noteworthy contributions. A council worker is facing the threat of disciplinary action after being caught searching the internet for sick jokes about the Asian tsunami. For the children who survived the tsunami, painting what they saw and experienced is one way of getting over the trauma. Like all the figures churned out in the aftermath of the tsunami, bewildering in their range and enormity, it can only be an estimate and will remain so for some time. More than 70,000 people died from water-borne diseases after the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, Compas-Markman explained. His first trip was just four weeks after the tsunami to observe the devastation. And even with the tsunami of fame crashing down, it only hardly fazes them. More than a million children have lost their families in the tsunami. If rich countries want to help abate the impact of the tsunami, why not allow part of that assistance to be in the form of government tax collection? When it came to shooting the famous parting of the Red Sea, Ridley Scott elected to show a tsunami splitting the waters. Meanwhile, the company is going to face a horrible tsunami of lawsuits. You'll remember, when the three of those men strategized, they came together to do a massive fund-raising effort to respond to the tsunami disaster. An elderly couple caught up in the Asian tsunami while holidaying in Sri Lanka have spoken about their terror as the giant killer waves smashed into their luxury resort. Typically, celebrities have stayed out of the Middle East conflict, knowing full well the tsunami of emotions it carries. The huge destructive waves caused by December's tsunami in the Indian Ocean are analogous to the devastating waves of grief that a parent is forced to endure. Show More Sentences We should never forget the devastation caused by the Asian tsunami. The plans will also include proposals for a tsunami warning system. The 18-year-old Bolton boxer replaced his boxing gloves for running shoes to help his friend raise much needed cash for the victims of the Asian tsunami. With low expectations at the beginning of the year, the county was carried on a tsunami of hope as the summer gathered pace and the Lilywhites marched to the Leinster final. Satire finally came to the fore in American political life, unleashing a tsunami of politically-charged ridicule and invective that has changed the republic forever. Journal readers can give themselves a pat on the back for helping to raise enough money to start rebuilding a village that was washed away by the tsunami. The tsunami disaster, in a way, has brought the public closer, reiterated the significance of humanism and inculcated the habit of helping those in distress. The magnitude of the natural disaster that the Indian Ocean rim countries suffered from the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami is said to be the worst in living memory. It happens to open Friday, one week after the Sendai earthquake and tsunami. Yet with the tsunami debris joining the gyre, the problem is compounding more quickly than anyone can measure. On the evening after the tsunami, commission agents were said to be hunting for railway building contractors and suppliers of high speed locomotives. The emporium has also extended a helping hand to artisans from Nagercoil who were affected by tsunami by giving them a chance to display their cutwork embroidery at the expo. This is a satellite image of Japan showing damage after an earthquake and tsunami at the Kirin plant, Sendai. A Royal Navy survey ship has been sent to investigate the epicentre of the underwater earthquake which created the disastrous tsunami in the Indian Ocean. The corporate crime wave that followed the great bull market of the '90s has spawned a tsunami of its own in books and movies, critical of capitalism's greed. This tsunami of sleaze is being propelled by unprecedented advertising buys. Prior to the tsunami, these residents were involved in fishing, tourism, carpentry, tailoring and various other small businesses such as selling vegetables and fruit. The area was the closest to the epicentre of the earthquake, bore the full brunt of the subsequent tsunami and was clearly one of the worst affected areas. The Boxing Day tsunami and the Sumatran earthquake on March 28, which registered 9 on the Richter scale, have made the world conscious of these massive upheavals of the Earth. Anything left standing will be wiped off the map by the resulting tsunami. Show More Sentences The exodus of people from the coastal areas of the city following media reports of a fresh tsunami on Monday night caught the administration on the back foot. Satellite sensors imaged the resulting pattern of crests and troughs into the series of tsunami waves that devastated coastal areas throughout parts of the Indian Ocean. If the trough of the tsunami wave reaches the coast first, this causes a phenomenon called drawdown, where it appears that sea level has dropped considerably. After the tsunami, they were in two minds about the trip, but finally decided to not only undertake the journey but also make common cause with the victims. In the wake of last year's tsunami disaster, for instance, fund-raising was intense, but there have been no accountability reports from the fund-raisers to their donors. Yet the advent of a swimming mishap, a recession, a war, a tsunami or a bout of pancreatitis can sometimes be the stuff of which revivifications are made. As for our ever-expanding vocabulary, lexicographers cannot data mine the information tsunami fast enough to record each new tech term entering the mainstream. There will be a collection at the church for the victims of the tsunami. The tsunami swept everything before it for up to five miles inland. And even if you have the good luck to be healthy, a swarm of locusts could devour your crops, a tsunami could wash away your family, or a hurricane could blow apart your town. The boat was also traced to the tsunami, Curt Hart of the Washington Department of ecology told The Daily Beast. He pledged solid US support on a tour to inspect the Asian tsunami damage. Medan, the country's third-largest city, has been a major staging point for tsunami relief operations in Aceh province, on the northern tip of Sumatra island. It was like a flood, like being trapped in the undertow of a tsunami. All along the rupture, the seafloor moved vertically about ten metres, which displaced hundreds of kilometres of overlaying water resulting in a massive tsunami. Hollywood celebrities have donated large sums of money to survivors of the tsunami disaster, via some of the big relief agencies that are currently working in South Asia. A tsunami is essentially the same thing, with an earthquake or other event moving the ocean floor up or down and displacing titanic quantities of water. Labour's response to the plight of the impoverished tsunami victims in Asia is a mirror image of its attitude towards the New Zealand working class. In the days since tsunami struck, newspaper reportage suggests a growing acknowledgement that disaster affects different groups of people differently. The tsunami of value destruction would dwarf the Lehman Brothers implosion, says Daniel Gross. Show More Sentences And now, a massive magnitude 8.2 off the coast of Chile that even generated a tsunami. But after the devastation of the 2011 tsunami, he decided to revisit the idea. In 2007, Christine Lagarde warned Hennery Paulson that if the Fed kept raising rates, there will be a tsunami. It seemed that what started out as a handful of isolated cases gradually turned into a tsunami of complaints. In 2015, it was revealed that the tsunami waves may have reached the coast of Brazil, then a colony of Portugal. The mountain showers the cast with increasing numbers spectacular lava bombs and sparks a tsunami. It set off a tsunami of debate among the more esoteric critics, who either loved it or hated it but could not ignore it. Emergency agencies in the Far East issued a tsunami warning for Sakhalin and the Kuril islands. That's because tsunami waves grow taller as the sea gets shallower, which occurs near a large land mass or a continent. The mountain showers the cast with increasing numbers of spectacular lava bombs and sparks a tsunami. The tremendous upthrust from the seafloor unleashed a series of enormous tsunami waves, the first of which struck the coast within an hour. According to Satake, the timing of the tsunami also points to an origin in the Pacific Northwest. Anyone notice that former Major Leader Deejay Not been-in court's got the spin going to explain the Dem tsunami? A tsunami alert was issued for the entire Chilean coast, but has since been lifted. Tempest, hurricane, tidal wave, tsunami, earthquake, or Big Bang? One of the highlights was a report by Carl Clowes, who visited Fukushima on the third anniversary of the nuclear meltdown after a tsunami. She uncovered a tsunami of drunk driving, robbery, child molestation, rape, and murder, including serial murders and brutal gang rapes. This event caused extensive damage in Calais both through its tremors and possibly triggered a tsunami, though this has never been confirmed. The theory is a vast underwater landslide in the English Channel was triggered by the earthquake, which in turn caused a tsunami. The tsunami triggered by the 1755 Lisbon earthquake reached Holland, although the waves had lost their destructive power. Show More Sentences The tsunami claimed more than 123,000 lives in Sicily and Calabria and is among the most deadly natural disasters in modern Europe. A tsunami can occur in any tidal state and even at low tide can still inundate coastal areas. There have been studies of the potential of the induction of and at least one actual attempt to create tsunami waves as a tectonic weapon. Since the wave still has the same very long period, the tsunami may take minutes to reach full height. A large tsunami may feature multiple waves arriving over a period of hours, with significant time between the wave crests. In the case of a propagating wave like a tsunami, either may be the first to arrive. During the next 6 minutes the tsunami wave trough builds into a ridge, and during this time the sea is filled in and destruction occurs on land. During the next 6 minutes, the tsunami wave changes from a ridge to a trough, causing flood waters to drain and drawback to occur again. Difficulties in calculating the potential energy of the tsunami mean that this scale is rarely used. A tsunami cannot be precisely predicted, even if the magnitude and location of an earthquake is known. Geologists, oceanographers, and seismologists analyse each earthquake and based on many factors may or may not issue a tsunami warning. Regions with a high tsunami risk typically use tsunami warning systems to warn the population before the wave reaches land. On the west coast of the United States, which is prone to Pacific Ocean tsunami, warning signs indicate evacuation routes. A sufficiently large earthquake magnitude and other information triggers a tsunami warning. While the subduction zones around the Pacific are seismically active, not all earthquakes generate tsunami. Computers assist in analysing the tsunami risk of every earthquake that occurs in the Pacific Ocean and the adjoining land masses. Computer models can predict tsunami arrival, usually within minutes of the arrival time. Some zoologists hypothesise that some animal species have an ability to sense subsonic Rayleigh waves from an earthquake or a tsunami. If correct, monitoring their behaviour could provide advance warning of earthquakes, tsunami etc. The forecast includes tsunami height, attack area and occurrence probability within 100 years ahead. Show More Sentences However, their effectiveness has been questioned, as tsunami often overtop the barriers. The wall may have succeeded in slowing down and moderating the height of the tsunami, but it did not prevent major destruction and loss of life. In combination with subsequent fires and a tsunami, the earthquake almost totally destroyed Lisbon and adjoining areas. The tsunami destroyed some coastal fortresses in the Algarve and, in the lower levels, it razed several houses. A small nondestructive tsunami wave was reported to have hit the east coast of England and other countries around the North Sea. In 2004, the IFRC began its largest mission to date after the tsunami disaster in South Asia. Destructive earthquakes, often resulting in tsunami, occur several times each century. Japan is substantially prone to earthquakes, tsunami and volcanoes due to its location along the Pacific Ring of Fire. This decline was made worse by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, which killed nearly 16,000 people. On 26 December 2004 the countries surrounding the Indian Ocean were hit by a tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. Scientific studies have concluded that an earthquake occurring along this fault zone could generate a significant tsunami. Knowledge of the earthquake and tsunami risks has not been widespread among the general public of the islands located near the trench. It is increasing its seismic investigations and developing tsunami warning systems. On 11 October 1918, the western coast of the island was hit by a major earthquake which caused a tsunami. Big Pool shows evidence for inundation by the 1775 Lisbon tsunami that was caused by the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. It originated off the coast of Aguadilla, several kilometers off the northern coast, and was accompanied by a tsunami. Supposedly his ship was swept inland with a tsunami, later becoming known as the Lost Ship of the Desert. Concerns over the design and safety of these reactors were raised as early as 1972, but tsunami danger was not discussed at that time. Which is pretty much the tantamount to saying the Sky Fairy sent the tsunami to punish man's wickedness, i.e utter nonsense. It's said that after the tsunami hit some of the richest coastal wildlife reserves of Asia, not a single dead animal was found. Show More Sentences Yume was the Akita prefectureas gift to show gratitude for Russiaas assistance after 2011as devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The cause of it is disputed to be either a European windstorm or a tsunami. There is evidence for inundation by the tsunami caused by the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. After the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, they arrived immediately at some of the worst disaster sites to help retrieve and bury the dead. Following the Japanese earthquake and tsunami in March 2011 Honda announced plans to halve production at its UK plants. The island was somewhat affected by the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. The subsequent nuclear crisis caused by the tsunami has also largely left Tokyo unaffected, despite occasional spikes in radiation levels. The main cause of this decline is the February 2010 Chile earthquake and tsunami. Because of the 1964 Alaska earthquake, the plans raised some concerns of the test triggering earthquakes and causing a tsunami. The city was razed to the ground by the earthquake and the subsequent tsunami and ensuing fires. Ban toured on Sunday the Minami Gamo Wastewater Treatment Plant in Sendai, Japan, impacted by 2011 earthquake and tsunami. After the ice melted the island would have experienced a large tsunami some 8,000 years BP associated with the Storegga Slides. A severe earthquake in November 1999, followed by a tsunami, caused extensive damage to the northern island of Pentecost, leaving thousands homeless. As Japan deals with a nuclear crisis triggered by a devastating earthquake and tsunami, the future of nuclear energy around the world suddenly appears bleak. A tsunami warning system is being installed in the Indian Ocean. Shortly after local radio issued tsunami warnings in American and Western Samoa, waves started crashing into the American Samoan capital of AaPago Pago. The tsunami has killed at least 190 in Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga. The tsunami that struck Japan in 2011 wiped out 16-year-old Misaki Murakami's home and swept all his belongings out to sea, including his prized soccer ball. The area, which was affected by insurgency and strife and later by the tsunami of 2004, is now promoting itself through a 'Visit Aceh 2013' campaign. A SONG recorded by hundreds of Birmingham school pupils to raise money for victims of the 2004 tsunami has been re-released in aid of those suffering in Haiti. Show More Sentences Pereira estimated the total death toll in Portugal, Spain and Morocco from the earthquake and the resulting fires and tsunami at 40,000 to 50,000 people. Of course, this sent a tsunami of duping delight gushing through my veins. Almost all of the ports in the Azores archipelago suffered most of their destruction from the tsunami, with the sea penetrating about 150 m inland. For example, the 1908 Messina earthquake and tsunami took more than 123,000 lives in Sicily and Calabria and is among the most deadly natural disasters in modern Europe. The large budget deficits and government debt since the 2009 global recession and followed by the earthquake and tsunami in March 2011 caused the rating downgrade. The database listed a tsunami that occurred in 2006 which reached 8 metres above sea level on land, as well as ancient tsunami triggered by an asteroid impact. Settling of the shelf after the separation of the continents has resulted in landslides, such as the Storegga Slide about 8,000 years ago that induced a major tsunami. Also, on 26 December 2004, a tsunami, caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, hit the Asian countries on the Indian Ocean, including the Maldives. Production of paraxylene for the global polyester value chain in Japan has been directly affected by the earthquake and ensuing tsunami and is down at this time. Event warning systems, such as tsunami warnings and storm surge warnings, can be used to minimize the human impact of catastrophic events that cause coastal erosion. The Associated Press reported a geophysicist at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii as saying neither temblor posed a danger of a Pacific Ocean-wide tsunami. Sri Lanka's mangrove ecosystem spans over 7,000 hectares and played a vital role in buffering the force of the waves in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The Grand Banks and Papua New Guinea tsunamis came from earthquakes which destabilised sediments, causing them to flow into the ocean and generate a tsunami. Storm surges and setup are also dangerous causes of coastal flooding in severe weather but their dynamics are completely unrelated to tsunami waves. A biological survey conducted in early 2005 indicated erosional effects of the tsunami wave on Diego Garcia and other islands of the Chagos Archipelago. His mood was not helped by a dodgy computer, a problem of tsunami proportions for the notorious technophobe, and the thought of going to a book-signing empty handed. In the region, it has helped stabilise East Timor and has provided aid to Aceh in Indonesia following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. Working with colleague Prof Adrian Constantin, Prof Johnson has now produced a mathematical formula which helps understand how seaquakes result in tsunami waves. A typical wave period for a damaging tsunami is about 12 minutes. Another powerful earthquake in January 2002 caused extensive damage in the capital, Port Vila, and surrounding areas, and was also followed by a tsunami. Show More Sentences Scanline VFX utilized its proprietary simulation software, called Flowline, to create natural phenomena, such as the spectacular tsunami recreation in Hereafter. As with earthquakes, several attempts have been made to set up scales of tsunami intensity or magnitude to allow comparison between different events. After the tsunami, everyone at work was asking me where to donate, and just like everyplace else, the only organizations I knew of were the Red Cross and other big charities. In 2008, he donated a song to Aid Still Required's CD to assist with the restoration of the devastation done to Southeast Asia from the 2004 tsunami. However, there are some warning signs of an impending tsunami, and automated systems can provide warnings immediately after an earthquake in time to save lives. Saturday's quake also triggered a tsunami that killed at least four people on Chile's Juan Fernandez islands and caused serious damage to the port town of Talcahuano. Alva, Clackmannanshire IN the wake of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the beleaguered nation now face the threat of mass radiation poisoning. The monument to the victims of the 1946 tsunami at Laupahoehoe, Hawaii. I've created an edition of prints to benefit the Tsunami disaster relief efforts. The scouts, who include Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorer Scouts, got together to raise money for scouting in areas affected by the Tsunami. On Good Friday the group of 11 took part in the challenge to boost funds for the Tsunami Appeal. There was a rather large and splashy woman next to me, and every time she passed me it was like a Tsunami wave hitting me. If your boat is in the water and cannot be trailered, move it offshore to waters over 200 fathoms deep as soon as a Tsunami Warning is declared. Maybe the toll would be in lakhs, as seen during the Asian Tsunami. All Pacific Rim countries collaborate in the Tsunami Warning System and most regularly practise evacuation and other procedures. The latter scale was modified by Soloviev, who calculated the Tsunami intensity I according to the formula. The company introduced its frame line at the spring tabletop market with Rondure, Origami, Tsunami and Tjorn. Tsunami can be generated when the sea floor abruptly deforms and vertically displaces the overlying water. Tsunami waves do not resemble normal undersea currents or sea waves, because their wavelength is far longer. On 22 January 2005, Clapton performed in the Tsunami Relief Concert held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, in aid of the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. Find more words! 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