Εργασία μαθητών της Β΄ τάξης Γυμνασίου Παλαιοχωρίου Σχολικό Έτος 2015-2016

1. A Natural Disaster
Γυμνάσιο Παλαιοχωρίου
Σχολικό έτος 2015-2016

2. Tsunamis are huge waves of water that are usually caused by
earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.As a tsunami approaches the shore,
water may recede from the coast, if it is shallow enough the water may be
pulled back hundred’s of metres. If you are in the area, observing this is a
good indication that a tsunami is on the way.Regions in tsunami danger
zones often have warning systems in place to give people as much time
to evacuate as possible.When tsunamis hit shallow water (often near the
coast) they slow down but increase in height.
An earthquake in the Indian Ocean off Indonesia in December 2004
caused a tsunami that killed over 200.000 people in 14 countries.In March
2011, the Tohoku earthquake off the eastern coast of Japan caused a
tsunami that was a major factor in the death of over 15.000 people.The
tsunami waves created by the Tohoku earthquake reached heights of over
40 metres in some areas, wiping out coastal towns and causing a number
of nuclear accidents.The Japanese word tsunami literally means ‘harbor
wave’.
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3. Τidal wave is the wave that is generated on the surface of the ocean
due to the gravity of the moon and sun. US battleship "Tennesee" was
destroyed by such a tidal wave, on August 29, 1916. IN recent years tidal
waves appear in many areas in China.
On December 26, 2004, Phuket and other nearby areas on the west
coast of Thailand suffered extensive damage when hit by a tsunami
caused by the earthquake of 2004 in the Indian Ocean. The waves
destroyed several crowded areas leading to the deaths of up to 5,300
people at the national level, but also tens of thousands of others in many
parts of Asia. About 250 were reported as dead in Phuket, including
foreign tourists.
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