What is stronger a hurricane or a tsunami?

Answer 1

That depends on the strength/size of the volcano and tsunami in question. That is just like asking if fire is stronger than water. With a lot of fire, you can cause the water to transform into steam, but with a lot of water, you can put the fire out. Make sense?

Answer 2

In terms of energy and destructive potential, a hurricane is typically stronger than a tsunami. Hurricanes have higher wind speeds and can cause widespread damage over a large area, while tsunamis are ocean waves generated by underwater earthquakes or volcanic eruptions that can cause localized but devastating impact along Coastlines.

Answer 3

It depends on the size on ferocity of the volcano/tsunami. Tsunami's are usually caused by a volcano and sometimes kill more people than the volcano itself. If the tsunami is a large one (like Boxing Day in '04) then it would be more dangerous than most volcanos. But if the volcano is above a VEI 6 rating (e.g Krakatoa, Tambora, Laki, Pinatubo and a supervolcano) than they would be more deadly. Large volcanoes also have long term consequences as well as just the short term.

Answer 4

They are both very powerful in different ways. More people are usually killed, hurt and displaced in a single tsunami than in a single tornado. But, tornado's are much more frequent than tsunami's and cause substantial destruction whenever they hit a populated area.

Answer 5

A volcano can kill more people. This is because a volcanic eruption often affects an area much larger than a tornado. Also, some of the conditions produced by volcanoes are not survivable, including pyroclastic flows, lava flows, and toxic gasses such as carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide.

Some over the more explosive volcanic eruptions (such as that of Mount St. Helens in 1980) are more violent than even the strongest tornadoes.

Additionally, people have often settled on the slopes of volcanoes because volcanic soil is often very fertile and excellent for farming.

Answer 6

A tsunami and an earthquake are two completely different things, even if one can cause the other.

The short answer is it depends on where it happens. In a place like Japan, where the buildings are designed to withstand strong earthquakes, a tsunami is a lot more destructive. However, if you have an earthquake in an area that doesn't have structures that are designed to handle a lot of stress, you could have countless casualties from collapsed buildings.

It's always a good idea to follow safety procedures for earthquakes and tsunamis. They are both dangerous no matter how small they seem, and it's better to be safe than sorry.

Answer 7

No, the hurricane is pretty strong but the tsunami wave is much stronger because it is a gigantic pile of water that can go on land for a bit longer than the hurricane and does not have to go back to the water. On march 11, 2010 the huge pile of tsunami wave went pass through the state of Hawaii and travels all the to California. The hurricane starts from the Atlantic Ocean and spins around to get more power. The more time the hurricane spend in the ocean, the stronger it is getting but then it hit the state of Florida, Georgia and even Texas. The hurricane is pretty strong enough to blow houses, cows and vehicles away but the tsunami wave can do much more damage than the hurricane. It is much stronger and can cause major damage( alot of damage). The more time the tsunami wave spend in the ocean, the more power the tsunami can get but also, the tsunami starts in the Pacific Ocean.

Answer 8

A tornado can move a house. A volcano can move mountains. Therefore, I would say a volcano.

Answer 9

It depends, as both tornadoes and volcanic eruptions vary in their degree of violence. However, major volcanic eruptions are more powerful than the most violent tornadoes.

Answer 10

tsunami