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This session will introduce the concept of natural hazards and disasters at the coast through the example of the recent tsunami disaster in the Indian Ocean.
(Source: NASA Earth Observatory; aerial photo of Kalutara Beach, Sri Lanka on 12/26/04) Slide 1. 1, Lecture Outline
(Source:http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/~small/ Pop/HypsoDemo/S.E.Asia.html)
(Source: USGS)
(Source:http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/lessons/indiv/davis/inprogress/QuakesEn g3.html) Session 1: The 2004 Tsunami Disaster Coastal Hazards Management Course
http://www.guardian.co.uk/flash/0, 5860,1380592,00.html Follow this link to see a NOAA slide show giving a timeline with places hit by the tsunami
(Source: www.reliefweb.int)
The tsunami struck a number of countries and took from 15 minutes to seven hours to reach the different coastlines.
Slide 1. 7, The Disaster (Source:http://edition.cnn.com/SPE CIALS/2004/tsunami.disaster/ ) Session 1: The 2004 Tsunami Disaster Coastal Hazards Management Course
Animation Example of run-up and its effects on the built environment: http://ffden-2.phys.uaf.edu/645fall2003_web.dir/elena_suleimani/runup4.mov
This animation makes it possible to see how people and property could easily be swept out to the open ocean, with devastating effects.
(Source:http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/tsunami.disaster/)
The Sri Lankan Ministry of Labour and Employment has estimated that as many as 800,000 people lost their jobs due to the tsunami.
(Source: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/tsunami/srilanka.cfm) Session 1: The 2004 Tsunami Disaster Coastal Hazards Management Course
(Source:http://www.washcoll.edu/wc/news/pre ss_releases/images/tsunami_map.gif)
The countries most influenced by the tsunami include: Indonesia, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, India, & Sri Lanka
Slide 1. 11, The Setting
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Perak Negeri Sembilan Terengganu Kelantan Perlis Labuan Sabah Sarawak
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Tourist Hotels contribute a large amount of development to the built environment in the coastal zones of the Indian Ocean, in sharp contrast with the housing available to residents in this very poor region. Tourism, along with agriculture and fishing are the major industries driving the economies of Southeast Asia.
(Source:http://tourism.gov.my/stat istic/hotels_rooms_supply.asp) Session 1: The 2004 Tsunami Disaster Coastal Hazards Management Course
Recovery Efforts
The plight of the many affected people and countries prompted a widespread humanitarian response
Slide 1. 13, Recovery Efforts Session 1: The 2004 Tsunami Disaster Coastal Hazards Management Course
Reconstruction Efforts I
Source:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/T sunamiAftermathNorthofPhuket_NASA.jpg)
Reconstruction Efforts II
(Source:http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId =4500992)