Water pours ashore as a tsunami strikes the east coast of Japan on March 11, 2011.
Credit: Mainichi Shimbun/Reuters
6 comments:
Izzy☆☺☮✌♥✎
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This is actually pretty interesting. Tsunamis are pretty scary things to talk about. I mean, did you see that picture? The wave is so giant and it moves as fast as an airplane taking off! That's crazy! And then the wave spreads out hundreds of miles. I actually didn't know what a seiche is until I read about it. I knew about wind blowing over a lake and causing waves, but I didn't know that that could be deadly. Larger earthquakes cause larger tsunamis, but not always. That's kind of an odd thing to think about. Maybe it depends on the weather, whether or not there is a tsunami, or maybe it's where you live. I don't know. I think that Guenneau's idea of protecting a coastline seems interesting. I would like to know how he came up up with the idea. Overall, I think that tsunamis are a scary subject, but it's kind of interesting to know about the science behind them.
I agree Izzy! Tsunamis are pretty scary, along with earthquakes and both are completely unpredictable, or should I say, WERE completely unpredictable! I think that it's amazing how scientists have found a way to protect the shores of many different countries, especially after the disaster in Japan. I do like hearing about natural disasters, because I like to think about how we can stop them. I loved this article!
Tsunamis are for sure dangerous and they are very unpredictable. The fact that the one in 2004 got as high as 167 feet is amazing! What is sad is that the one in Japan in 2011 killed over 16,000 people. I didn't think it explained well how making the coastline invisible will help. But it just sounds amazing that there is any way that they could to that. It is cool that what they are trying to do is making the wave move in a different direction instead of breaking the wave entirely. Overall, that is an interesting article, and this could solve a very big problem.
I think that this article was very interesting! It could save the life of MANY people. Since earthquakes are usually, almost always, the cause of tsunamis, if the scientists just had to find the magnitude of an upcoming earthquake, they wouldn't have to search harder for the tsunami. I think that since Japan is in the Pacific Ocean, and it is a small island, and almost all of it is near the ocean, it is a very tsunami wise, vulnerable area to be. When you are at the beach, and you see a small wave, you see that once it goes back, it comes back, but usually, it's bigger. I believe that this is the same with tsunamis because once the main tsunami strikes, smaller, yet still huge waves come again. Overall, I think that this article was very informative and interesting.
(I am: Chloe <3 (twihard), my name keeps coming up as anonymous even though I click the name part and type my name inf)
I am obsessed with the ocean and how everything works. So..right when i saw this article I was so happy someone posted this. I know that Tsunamis are extremely frightening and dangerous, but they are actually very interesting. It is really cool that it moves as fast as an airplane taking off. It is so crazy that in 2004 a tsunami got as high as 167 feet in the air. I mean WOAH!! It is terribly horrible that in Japan, in 2011, one killed OVER 16,000 people. I am amazed that scientists took the challenge of trying to find out how to stop or protect the shores of many different countries and places. Overall, I want you to know that I am an ocean fanatic (hehe) and also that this article was amazing. It had soooo much detail and it was very interesting. I give this article an A++++++++++++++++++!!!!
This is actually pretty cool, but natural accidents are scary. The picture showed a town begin destroyed. Poor people who live there. I did not know that the wave could spreads hundreds of miles. I was confused about the larger earthquake bigger tsunami.I would flip if I was in a disaster like that. I have been hit by a falling rock before (It shattered our skylight and made a huge mess). I am really glad that we have the red cross and other organizations to help with these problems. In conclusion I give this article a A.
6 comments:
This is actually pretty interesting. Tsunamis are pretty scary things to talk about. I mean, did you see that picture? The wave is so giant and it moves as fast as an airplane taking off! That's crazy! And then the wave spreads out hundreds of miles. I actually didn't know what a seiche is until I read about it. I knew about wind blowing over a lake and causing waves, but I didn't know that that could be deadly. Larger earthquakes cause larger tsunamis, but not always. That's kind of an odd thing to think about. Maybe it depends on the weather, whether or not there is a tsunami, or maybe it's where you live. I don't know. I think that Guenneau's idea of protecting a coastline seems interesting. I would like to know how he came up up with the idea.
Overall, I think that tsunamis are a scary subject, but it's kind of interesting to know about the science behind them.
I agree Izzy! Tsunamis are pretty scary, along with earthquakes and both are completely unpredictable, or should I say, WERE completely unpredictable! I think that it's amazing how scientists have found a way to protect the shores of many different countries, especially after the disaster in Japan. I do like hearing about natural disasters, because I like to think about how we can stop them. I loved this article!
Tsunamis are for sure dangerous and they are very unpredictable. The fact that the one in 2004 got as high as 167 feet is amazing! What is sad is that the one in Japan in 2011 killed over 16,000 people. I didn't think it explained well how making the coastline invisible will help. But it just sounds amazing that there is any way that they could to that. It is cool that what they are trying to do is making the wave move in a different direction instead of breaking the wave entirely. Overall, that is an interesting article, and this could solve a very big problem.
I think that this article was very interesting!
It could save the life of MANY people. Since earthquakes are usually, almost always, the cause of tsunamis, if the scientists just had to find the magnitude of an upcoming earthquake, they wouldn't have to search harder for the tsunami. I think that since Japan is in the Pacific Ocean, and it is a small island, and almost all of it is near the ocean, it is a very tsunami wise, vulnerable area to be.
When you are at the beach, and you see a small wave, you see that once it goes back, it comes back, but usually, it's bigger. I believe that this is the same with tsunamis because once the main tsunami strikes, smaller, yet still huge waves come again.
Overall, I think that this article was very informative and interesting.
(I am: Chloe <3 (twihard), my name keeps coming up as anonymous even though I click the name part and type my name inf)
I am obsessed with the ocean and how everything works. So..right when i saw this article I was so happy someone posted this. I know that Tsunamis are extremely frightening and dangerous, but they are actually very interesting. It is really cool that it moves as fast as an airplane taking off. It is so crazy that in 2004 a tsunami got as high as 167 feet in the air. I mean WOAH!! It is terribly horrible that in Japan, in 2011, one killed OVER 16,000 people. I am amazed that scientists took the challenge of trying to find out how to stop or protect the shores of many different countries and places. Overall, I want you to know that I am an ocean fanatic (hehe) and also that this article was amazing. It had soooo much detail and it was very interesting. I give this article an A++++++++++++++++++!!!!
Sophia said,
This is actually pretty cool, but natural accidents are scary. The picture showed a town begin destroyed. Poor people who live there. I did not know that the wave could spreads hundreds of miles. I was confused about the larger earthquake bigger tsunami.I would flip if I was in a disaster like that. I have been hit by a falling rock before (It shattered our skylight and made a huge mess). I am really glad that we have the red cross and other organizations to help with these problems. In conclusion I give this article a A.
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