tsunami warning system

BY S.SELVA PRIYADHARSHINI

TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM

CONTENTS Tsunami History of tsunami Tsunami warning system History of tsunami warning system Indian ocean tsunami warning system Advantage of tsunami warning system Shortcomings of tsunami warning

system

Tsunami

Tsunami is a long, sea wave caused by earthquake or other disturbance

History of tsunami It was firstly seen in Lisbon in 1755 The second was in Japan in 1779 In India tsunami was come on 26

December 2004 at 00:58

Details of tsunami in 2004,India

Date : 26 December 2004 Origin time : 00:58 Depth : 30 km Areas affected : Indonesia

Sri Lanka India Thailand Maldives Somalia

Tsunami height :51 meters (200 ft) Casualties 230,000–280,000 dead and many more

missing

Tsunami warning system Tsunami warning system is used to

detect tsunami in advance and issue warning to prevent loss of life and damage

History of tsunami warning system

The tsunami warning system was attempted in the Hawaii in the 1920

More advanced were developed in the wake of April 1,1946 and May 23,1960

INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM

It is set up to provide warning to inhabitants of nations bordering Indian ocean of approaching tsunamis

It was agreed in united nations conference held on January 2005 in kobe,Japan

The system became active late in June 2006 following the leadership of UNESCO

ADVANTAGE OF TSUANMI WARNING SYSTEM

The dead by the tsunami can be reduced

We can easily evacuate from the indoor We can move the materials from the

indoor

SHORTCOMINGS OF TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM

Expensive equipments High maintenance cost Requires multiple communication link: SONAR Notification to authorities

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