Geography 2152F/G Study Guide - Midterm Guide: 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake And Tsunami, Plate Tectonics, Hurricane Preparedness For New Orleans
24 Oct 2013
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Affected area is up to 100 km from the source. Fires from ruptured gas lines is an example. Area at high risk for producing a tsunami. Requires a duration of at least 3 hours. Population growth, and communities are spreading into hazardous areas: with respect to plate tectonic processes, describe the specific cause of the earthquake that caused the japan tsunami. Sizemic s-waves hit the town of sendai waves that make earthquakes damaging. Japan pacific plate rams into eurasean plate. Japan is on eurasean plate; pacific plate drives underneath it. Pressure of plates build until they snap which causes the earthquake. Cliffs, bays, and inlets around the sea line affects how the tsunami behaves. Area around the city is mostly farmland, low lying and flat. Tsunami is 30 ft high; walls are 30 ft high. Generators cooling the reactor core was flooded.
