The indian ocean tsunami was generated by the most powerful earthquake in decades on december 26, 2004. It is believed to have killed more than 150,000 people and made millions homeless, making it perhaps the most destructive tsunami in history.
Tsunami have been relatively rare in the indian ocean. They are most prevalent in the pacific. But every ocean has generated the scourges. Many contries are at risk.
Here are some about tsunami;
-A tsunami is a series of great sea waves caused by an underwater earth-quake landslide, or valcanic eruption.
-tsunami (pronounved soo-NAH-mee) is a japanese word. Tsunami are fairly common in japan and many thousands of Japanese have been killed by them in recent conturies.
-A tsunami is not a single wave but a series of waves, also known as a wave train. The first wave in a tsunami is not necessarily the most destructive.
-Tsunami waves can be very long (as much as 60 miles, or 100 kilometres) and be as far as one hour apart. They are able to cross entire oceans without great loss energy. The indian ocean tsunami travelled as much as 3000 miles (nearly 5000 kilometres) to Afica, arriving with sufficiend force to kill people and destroy property