Tsunamis
Richard Koys 7A
Science, Miss. Medenica
2/23/13
Tsunamis are the most
dangerous natural disasters. They destroy anything in their way and also carry float-able objects with it. There are many tsunamis happening every year and
they come in different sizes. Every single tsunami kills hundreds of lives and
scientists are still trying to figure out on how to save people. Tsunamis knock
down houses and the people that survive become homeless. But what are Tsunamis?
Just as I said in the beginning, tsunamis are a part of natural disaster. They
are a huge chunk of wave that gets bigger when they move forward. Then they
fall down when they are close to land and send water charging at the people and
buildings. How are Tsunamis caused? Tsunamis are usually caused by earthquakes
that happen at the bottom of the sea floor (people call it the seabed) or they
are caused by very strong winds. The way tsunamis are caused by earthquakes is
that the seabed floor cracks and the floor moves up very fast that the waves go
up as well and start to get bigger. The effects that are on people and animals
are that they will drown if they stay in the tsunami too long or they will die
if they hit something hard when they are inside the tsunami. The best thing to
do when a tsunami is coming your way is that you should quickly get inside your
house so that the tsunami wouldn’t carry you. Also the buildings and houses
have effects too. When a strong tsunami hits in, the tsunami can knock the
buildings and houses down that they will also fall on people. The approximate estimate
of how many people die in a year is between 25,000 to 150,000. Scientists have
created this new technology called the tsunami generator. It has been
engineered and developed by the Engineering and
Physical Sciences Research Council. Or people call it the EPSRC in
short. This generator creates waves and also mini tsunamis. This only
works when you add water to the generator. You may ask yourselves why this is helpful.
This is helpful because this helps the scientists to study the waves on how
they behave, how and when do they form and how powerful is a tsunami. In the
future, scientists will make something like a barrier or anything else that
will save lives for all the people. In conclusion on how to stay safe, here are
some tsunami survival tips: number 1, when you are in any coastal areas always
be alert for tsunami warnings. Number 2, Plan an evacuation rout that will take
you to safety. Number 3, Know the warning signs when a tsunami is about to hit
in: rapidly rising waters and rumbles in the sea. Number 3, Never stay close to the shore when a tsunami
is coming. Number 4, be sure you take some survival supplies if you are in
danger. Finally number 5 , never return
to a affected coastal area unless authorities say it is safe. So that's all. The worst thing is when you live next to the beach.
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