GEOG306 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake And Tsunami, Banda Aceh, Seismic Wave

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Geography and Environmental Management
• Course: GEOG306
• Professor: Johanna Wandel

Document Summary

Highest in indonesia: record keeping is poor and therefore there are a many different numbers, farthest recorded death, port elizabeth in south africa, 8,000 km. In a four-day time period, over 150 > 5 magnitude earthquakes jan 27 -30, 2005: seismic energy radiated over the 1500 kms rupture zone, the rupture progressed north. Immediate damages: > -11 billion usd: reconstruction costs: >9-15 billion, matched by humanitarian pledges, huge opportunity for bbb, ferry port: ulee lheue", major port for exports and imports destroyed. Lost/damaged: education, 1075 schools destroyed, 150,000 displaced students, 3000 teachers killed, 200 professors killed. 60,000 ha agricultural land degraded: main hospital, city landfill, coastal mangroves, >100,000 people out of work. Rebuilding housing: in place vs. relocation: both approaches used, lack of land + locals" desired to return, houses that are 1 m above sea level on stilts, many different housing styles.