Tsunami InformationThe name Tsunami

Tsunami Information

The name Tsunami, from the Japanese words tsu meaning harbor and nami meaning wave, is now used internationally to describe a series of waves traveling across the ocean. These waves have extremely long wavelengths, up to hundreds of kilometres between wave crests in the deep ocean.
In the past, tsunami have been referred to as 'tidal waves' or 'seismic sea waves'. The term 'tidal wave' is misleading. Even though a tsunami's impact upon a coastline is dependent on the tidal level at the time a tsunami strikes, tsunami are unrelated to the tides. Tides result from the gravitational influences of the moon, sun and planets. The term 'seismic sea wave' is also misleading. Seismic implies an earthquake-related generation mechanism. Earthquakes are only one of several ways that a tsunami can be generated. Tsunami can also be caused by events such as underwater landslides, volcanic eruptions, land slumping into the ocean, meteorite impacts, or even the weather when the atmospheric pressure changes very rapidly.
The means of protection from the tsunami
1 To learn that an earthquake occurs while in the sea or coastal areas to hurry away from the coast to the upload area above or immediately.
2 When you hear the official announcement about the earthquake at the Andaman Sea to prepare for situation that may cause have caused the tsunami was followed by quick.
3 Observation of the coast, if the sea water level has reduced at lot , then an earthquake that is presumed to be cause by the tsunami was the immigrant away from the coast to upload or flood less.
4 Tsunami wave many occur several time by earthquake only due to fluctuation of the sea therefore , it should wait a while to go down to the beach.
5 Follow the news of the government closely and continuously.
6 Do not go down the beach to see the tsunami because when the wave and then closer up than to escape immediately.