tsunami warning system
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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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