Here I have prepared a power point presentation about Tsunami. I have collected information and pictures from different sites. Anyone who wants to use it, please feel free to download and use it. In this I have also covered other types of Natural disasters like Hurricane, Volcano, Storm etc..

1. By Kanmani

2. Natural Disasters
Tsunami
Earthquake
Tornados
Storms
Landslides
Volcano Eruptions
Hurricane

3. WHAT IS TSUNAMI?
Generated by an
undersea geologic event,
such as a great
earthquake, volcanic
explosion, or underwater
landslide
In Japanese “Tsunami”
means “Harbor Wave”
Also called “Seismic Sea
Wave”
Tsunamis are not “tidal
waves”

4. HOW TSUNAMIS ARE MADE?
Tsunami is made by a
series of waves,
produced by :
Earthquakes
Volcanic eruptions
Meteorite impact
Landslides - mostly
undersea.

5. WHERE DO TSUNAMIS
OCCUR?
 Tsunamis usually occur in
the tropical islands.
 Mostly Tsunamis occur in
the Pacific Ocean as it is
located on a plate mostly
made of water. The
Pacific Ocean is also
surrounded by the Ring
of Fire , a highly active
volcano and earthquake
zone

6. WHAT ARE THE MAIN
FEATURES OF TSUNAMI?
A giant underwater
earthquake
Huge waves
Flooding
Major destruction.

7. HOW CAN YOU PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM TSUNAMI?
We cant always protect
ourselves from
Tsunami but we can
take precautions like
By building a high
wall in the coast
where Tsunami
occurs quite often
During Tsunami - by
moving to the highest
area or building

8. How can we predict Tsunami?
Tsunami Warning
System (TWS) are
used to predict
Tsunami.
Also we use
Seismograph – used
to predict
earthquake , can also
be used to predict
Tsunami.

9. Before And After Tsunami Attack (Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia)

10. 2004 –Boxing Day Tsunami At a
Glance
 Deaths: >210,000
 Indonesia: 166,000
 Thailand: 5,000
 Sri Lanka: 30,000
 India: 10,000
 Damage: >$7 billion
 Indonesia: $4.4 billion
 India: $1.5 billion
 Sri Lanka: $900 million
 Aid Donations: >$6.5
billion
 Government pledges: $5.3
billion
 Private donors: $1–2 billion

11. THANK YOU
-A PRESENTATION BY KANMANI