ATM  200 - Natural Disasters

 

          Ch 8 – Tsunami

 

  Wednesday, 28 October 2015

 

 

         2011 Japan Earthquake Tsunami

 

Daily Announcements:

1)    Exam #2 Review Class is Friday, Oct. 30, 3:40-4:45 PM, LC-18.

2)    Exam #2 is Monday, Nov. 2.  (Bring #2 pencils, pencil sharpener, eraser.)

3)    Exam #2:  Ch. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and lecture material (videos too!)

4)    The Red Ball “disaster” drawings for Part 3 begin today! (EQ Certificate)

     5)  Sub-Topic Results:  1: Ice Storms & Blizzards;  2: Pandemic Diseases;

 3: Wildfires;  4: Solar Storms

 

Song #1:  “Tsunami” by John Fausett                            

Song #2:  “Tsunami” by Prozzak

 

Text Source Today:   Chapter 8

 

·       Tsunami                                                     Notes Template

·       Causes of Tsunami                                      PDF    DOC

·       Alaska, 1946, 1964; Chile 1960, Indian Ocean 2004, Japan 2011

·       Krakatau, 1883; Lituya Bay, Alaska, 1958, Future U.S. East Coast Tsunami?

·       Tsunami Mitigation & Safety                  

 

Study Guide Material (Stacey’s Guide) :

1)    Why is it incorrect to refer to a tsunami as a “tidal wave”?

2)    Know the primary characteristics of a tsunami.

3)    What are the noticeable signs of an impending tsunami?

4)    If drowning does not kill people in the way of a tsunami, what does?

5)    What are the four primary causes of tsunami?

6)    What is the minimum MW value for an EQ to trigger a tsunami?

7)    Is it possible to know which tsunami wave will be the largest?

8)    Key Facts:  Alaska, 1946; Chile, 1960; Alaska 1964, Indian Ocean, 2004

9)    What could have saved countless lives in the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004?

10)Key Facts:  Krakatau, 1883; Lituya Bay, Alaska, 1958

11)Which Atlantic Ocean island chain is a potential tsunami threat to the U.S.?

12)What creates the largest, but rarest, tsunami?

13)Know the basic tsunami personal safety actions.