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What do tsunamis do?

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A tsunami can cause major damage such as kill people, destroy buildings, and even take from 2 to 3 years to clean up and re- build

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A tsunami is caused when two tectonic plates suddenly jolt past one another under the sea bed. The jolt results in a huge wave that grows and grows the further away from the fault line it is, until it eventually hits land. The tsunami causes severe flooding, causing many thousands of people to die. The less developed a country, the worse it will be hit in terms of numbers as thousands die afterwards of various diseases carried in the water, thus showing that a large economy is needed to cope with the relief effort, the rebuilding effort and the healthcare bill afterwards.

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An undersea earthquake may displace a large volume of water. The displaced water ripples outwards from the site of the earthquake. On the open ocean, the wave may not even be noticeable, the problem arises when the wave nears land. Near the shoreline friction causes the wave to gain height as the top is moving faster than the bottom, and momentum carries the wave inland until its power is dissipated and the water flows back to the sea. It is the sheer power and weight of water that causes loss of life and destruction of property. The debris picked up by the water acts like battering-rams, and add considerably to the danger and damage.

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Tsunamis are huge tidal waves that devastate coastal regions and communities, they destroy vegetation, buildings, homes and lives, they are rare but often without warning and last only a few minutes, the effect scars the area for many years even decades after the event.

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