Some facts about tsunamis

We have all recently under tremendous shock, what has happened in parts of Asia last December 26, 2004, just a day after a joyous celebration of Christmas on Phuket Paradise City, and was on the island of Sri Lanka. It 'a great tragedy with the death toll has reached about 135,000 people now, and left many injured, homeless and struggling to survive.

Here are some facts you may know about tsunami

- Before the first wavetsunami strikes, the coast is very different and may even expose the sea or ocean floor and leave a bounty of dry fish. If you see this happen, you never let your curiosity get the better of you and immediately run to the next level.

- A tsunami is a series of waves, especially the first wave is less intense of all.

- Tsunami only the shallow waters or coastal areas. When the tsunami hit areas of deep water, will only look like an average major Ocean Wave.The Physics of Tsunamis show that, as it moves into shallow water to reach its peak even up to one hundred feet (100 m) high rise extreme cases.

- Earthquakes are not the only causes of tsunamis, tidal waves can also meteorites, based on a large body of water, a volcanic eruption, landslide or any event which will generate a large amount of water displaced.

- Domestic or wild animals can detect almost approaching tsunami. As noted by the Tsunamithat struck last December 26, 2004, the statistics of animals that have been affected by the tsunami were very very small and even negligible compared to the human victims. Scientists and animal experts to bring this to the net, that is tuned and senstitive from animals to humans.

- Tsunamis can also use a previous Tsunameter, a device that can detect a tsunami approaches found. Unfortunately, few countries could afford this device. Sri Lankaaqcuiring one, but the project was never executed.

These are some facts you may know about the tsunami. Tsunamis are deadly and can cause destruction of lives, property, and even a whole step. The best weapon against this kind of unprecedented and unstoppable, is a public well-trained and well informed, so that even if the properties can be washed away, lives can be saved.