What impact do tsunamis have on people in the environment?

Answer 1

Apart from the obvious danger from drowning, tsunamis can topple buildings, crushing people inside and near the buildings, and leaving people with nowhere to live. They damage crops, causing food shortages, and can ruin pipelines, dirtying the water and spreading disease.

Tsunamis are huge waves cause by an earthquake under the sea bed. The force of the movement from two tectonic plates moving towards or away from each other causes a shock wave of movement, creating little waves.

However, these little waves all build up to make a really big wave, and as the wave gets closer to shallow water (near the shore) it slows down and its amplitude (height) increases.

But, when the wave reaches the shore, it is massive and it swamps the land. The weight crushes almost everything and mixes everything up. In poorer countries especially, when the houses are made of poor materials they get washed away.The drawback of the wave that pulls all the destroyed materials out to sea, and the people with it.

You can tell when a tsunami is about to happen because the water rushes back very very quickly, exposing the sea bed. Unfortunately most people rush to see the exposed sea bed, collecting rocks or fish, but this is fatal. The sea has moved backwards towards the place of the earthquake, building up for the big wave. And when the people all move to see it, they will not be able to get away quick enough.

The tsunami wave can bring down anything; from buildings, to trees and everything inbetween, and is extremely dangerous.

Answer 2

Tsunamis have a very large impact on the environment. They wash away many trees, animal habitats and other important natural resources that people need to live and survive on.

This will also affect the population of those animals living in habitats.

However this really does dramatically affect the people living, mainly on the islands where the tsunami hits.

Sadly many thousands of people die in these devastating Natural Disasters.

Answer 3

Answer Yes, tsunamis take lives and change the environment which is also land.

Answer 4

it is great for the environment it gives cats 2 lives

Answer 5

they destroy some homes as it flows through destroying everything in its path.

Answer 6

The tsunami has a impact on the environment.They wash out trees,animal habitats and other natural things.this effects the people's living. sadly thousands of people die.