ENBE - TJ01 - Natural Disaster

The Japanese Tsunami in 2013

It has been feared for ages. It is one of the greatest tools of destruction in Mother Nature. For hundreds of years, it has taken the dearest lives away from their families, and caused uncountable destruction in numerous countries. It was unstoppable, and it still is.

Tsunami is generally defined as 'huge waves'. It is caused by earthquakes, volcano eruptions, and other explosive impacts occurring in water.  The huge energy released causes huge waves with large wavelength, meaning we do not see waves coming towards us but rather the sea level rising rapidly.

Perhaps all of us remember the two significant tsunami disaster that occurred not so long ago. First of all is the Indonesian Tsunami that killed more than 230,000 people, over 160,000 in Sumatra alone. The epicentre of the quake was in the Indian Ocean, just off the North Coast of Sumatra.

The 9.0 magnitude earthquake was caused by the sliding of two tectonic plates, namely the Indian Plate and the Burma Plate. This tsunami took away live not just in Indonesia, but also in Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Somalia, and even Malaysia.

Another tsunami that changed the world was the Japanese Tsunami in 2011. This disaster certainly complicated matters as the destructive waves broke into the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, and subsequently caused a nuclear leak. The fact is, this leaking of nuclear substances caused more havoc than the aftereffect of the tsunami itself.

The earthquake was detected to be at the scale of 9.0 Richter, 129 kilometers off the coast of Oshika Peninsula, Tohoku, near Sendai.

 Completed Journal:

In this assignment I've learned a lot about Tsunamis and how to prepare for their happenings. Now I have sufficient knowledge to explain about Tsunamis.

 Through extensive research I've tried to learn independently.

I've also learned to solve problems that appear throughout the process or researching and compiling my work.