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Wave That Shook The World
TsunamiNova | Science | Natural Disaster | Tsunami
This is a documentary about the tidal wave which hit off the coast of Indonesia a day or two after Christmas in 2004. This is caused by the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Sumatra–Andaman. This tsunami was given various names, including the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, South Asian tsunami, Indonesian tsunami, the Christmas tsunami and the Boxing Day tsunami.
The Tsunami of December 26 2004 took the lives of at least 250,000 people across more than a dozen countries. It is also energized science to seek a better understanding of this killer waves. The goal to figure out exactly what happened and what wen wrong. Three months after the Tsunami, what have we learned about this catastrophe? Why did it occur and will we be better prepared the next time.
It was early morning on December 26, 2004. Southeast Asia awakes to what should be another ordinary day. Fisherman were on the water in Sumatra. In Sri Lanka 1500 people took a train a long the coast. In Thailand Tom Travers and Richard Anthony opened their beach front restaurant. And In Hawaii, scientist at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center carried out routine tests of their equipments. All of these people were unaware that they were about to be caught up in one of the worst natural disasters ever.
It began shortly after dawn and without warning when a huge earthquake tears a part the floor of the Indian Ocean. The earth's crust in divided into giant wrapped of rock called Tectonic plates. The plates are always on the move. When they collide, enormous amounts have train buildup where the plate grind past each other earthquakes occur.
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