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Geography Ch8 Disaster Management: Responding to Disasters — Social Science STD 9 — Question

Tamilnadu BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9Social ScienceGeography Ch8 Disaster Management: Responding to Disasters2 Marks
Question
Write a short note on Tsunami.
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Answer

  1. A tsunami can kill or injure people and damage or destroy buildings and infrastructure as waves come in and go out.
  2. A tsunami is a series of enormous ocean waves caused by earthquakes, underwater landslides, volcanic eruptions, or asteroids.
  3. Tsunamis can travel 700-800 per hour with waves 10-30 meters high.
  4. It causes flooding and disrupts transportation, power, communications, and water supply.

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