GEOG 2200 Lecture Notes - 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake And Tsunami, Oceanic Crust, Plate Tectonics
5 Jun 2014
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Last week typhoon haiyan struck the philippines the strongest storm ever to be recorded. For the mass majority of scientists, there is no question that our climate is changing. Why are climate is changing while again the vast majority of scientists studying our climate seem to agree that it is being triggered by human actions [that is, it is anthropocentric] remains a topic of some debate. But we will leave this to next thursday. Today we will look at what is taking place around the world and to consider the implications of these changes. A tsunami is a large ocean wave that is caused by sudden motion on the ocean floor. This sudden motion could be an earthquake, a powerful volcanic eruption, or an underwater landslide. The impact of a large meteorite could also cause a tsunami. Tsunamis travel across the open ocean at great speeds and build into large deadly waves in the shallow water of a shoreline.
