Was ist überhaupt ein Tsunami?
Ein (oder selten eine) Tsunami (jap. 津波, wörtlich ‚Hafenwelle‘), deutsch ehemals Erdbebenwoge genannt, ist eine Abfolge besonders langer Wasserwellen, die sich über sehr große Entfernungen auszubreiten vermögen und als solche eine Verschiebung von Wasser bzw. Meer in Folge einer Verdrängung darstellen.
Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Monsterwelle und Tsunami?
Während bei einer vom Wind erzeugten Welle nur die oberen Wasserschichten bewegt werden, wird bei einer Tsunamiwelle das gesamte Wasservolumen in Bewegung versetzt, vom Meeresboden bis zur Wasseroberfläche.
Does Indonesia need a better tsunami warning system?
Indonesia needs a better tsunami warning system . This file photo shows researchers at the tsunami early warning centre at the meteorology and geophysics bureau in Jakarta. (Bay Ismoyo / AFP Photo) Tsunamis in Indonesia claimed more than 2,600 lives last year – a number which could have been much lower had their Tsunami Warning System (TWS) been in working condition.
How many people died in the Indonesia tsunami?
The Indonesian island of Sulawesi was struck by an earthquake and tsunami in September 2018. More than 2,000 people died and 80,000 were displaced. Here, a man looks at a destructed road and bridge…
Was there a tsunami in Indonesia?
Indonesia was the first country to be seriously affected by the earthquake and tsunami created by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on 26 December 2004, swamping the northern and western coastal areas of Sumatra, and the smaller outlying islands off Sumatra.
How far inland was Indonesia tsunami?
In many places, the waves reached as far as 2 km (1.2 mi) inland. Because the 1,600 km (1,000 mi) fault affected by the earthquake was in a nearly north-south orientation, the greatest strength of the tsunami waves was in an east-west direction.