PPT-Tsunami

The name tsunami is Japanese It means harbor wave Tsunamis used to be called tidal waves but they actually have nothing to do with the tides The sudden displacement of huge amounts of water causes tsunamis . A tsunami is a series of large ocean waves usually caused by a major oor, a landslide, or volcanic activity. Tsunamis the whole water column is moving, not just the surface. A tsunami can When tsuna The main tsunami threat to Greater Victoria comes from a subduction earthquake o the West Coast.A tsunami created elsewhere in the Paci c Basin would, at most, a ect low-lying coastal areas in Gre Elder Angela Burns. September 23, 2015. Agenda. Recap. Forward and Introduction. Tsunami . Learning Objectives. Students will synthesize . and incorporate the . materials studied . into everyday life.. . Presented by Valisha Edwards, LMSW. The Silent Tsunami: Mental Health and Stress in the Workplace. Mental health issues and stress are a silent tsunami in the workplace, . one . that could engulf organizations . Stuart A. Weinstein. 1. , Laura S. L. Kong. 2. , Dailin Wang. 1. , Nathan C. Becker. 1. 1. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, USA, stuart.weinstein@noaa.gov. 2. International Tsunami Information Center/UNESCO-NOAA, USA, l.kong@unesco.org. Tsunami Warning Sirens Tsunami Warning Sirens Technical standard [03/14] July 2014 ISBN 978-0-478-43502-3 Published by the Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management Authority This technical sta American and Japanese Clues to a. Giant Earthquake in the Pacific Northwest. The Environmental Fluid Dynamics Lecture . Series. Presents a Seminar. . Abstract. One . winter's night in the year 1700, a mysterious tsunami flooded. Waves part 2. Tsunami. Tsunami terminology. Japanese term meaning “. harbour. wave”. Also called “seismic sea waves”. Created by movement of the ocean floor by:. Underwater fault movement. Underwater avalanches. NTHMP Annual Report. February 2, 2011. Kevin J Richards. Hawaii’s – Accomplishments. NA5 - FY09. Mapping and Modeling Status*. Outreach Activities. School Visits. Committee Meetings. Workshops & Seminars . Victor A. Hu. é. rfano. MAPA DE INUNDACION . Aurelio Mercado. Numerical Modeling. Numerical Data Base. Saving lives and property depends on how well the community is prepared. . Historical Observations. Earthquake Risk. Earthquakes are likely wherever plate movement stores energy in the rock along faults.. Geologists can determine earthquake risk by locating where faults are active and where past earthquakes have occurred.. Agenda. Agree how we work within the Earthquake and Tsunami group. . how to . trigger. the System. (for EQS and TSU). GMPEs (or in term of MMI) vs population density for EQs. Expected tsunami height for . U.S. . coastlines minutes after the initial earthquake.. The 4G DART system consists of an anchored seafloor bottom pressure recorder (BPR) and a companion moored surface buoy for real time communications. BPRs are capable of detecting and measuring tsunamis with amplitudes as small as 1 mm in 6,000 m of water.. 1Historical Hilo TsunamiHit by damaging tsunami in 1837 1841 1868 twice 1869 1872 1877 1883 1906 1918 1923 1933 1946 1957 1960 1975All but three of the above were caused by distant earthquakesThere ha