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							Tsunami Disaster Planning
      By 2 Hats.

I don't claim any quotes or
      images as mine.
   All of my relatives, I'm going to tell you in
      this presentation how to prepare for a
   tsunami. A tsunami is a giant wall of water
     that occurs only in the sea and after an
 earthquake or other causes. Tsunamis cause
       the greatest devastation near coasts,
   beaches, and other places near the ocean.
   This is because tsunamis strike the coasts
 first, and can drag almost anything onto land.
  They can go very deep inland (we're talking
nearly 5,300 feet!), especially on land that has
               a very low sea level.
The info below shows the causes of tsunamis (I pasted
the info inside the table, the table is from OpenOffice).
(Source of info) www.cdera.org. “Probable cause of    “% of Total”
                                    Volcanic Tsunami”

                                    “Earthquakes            “22”
                                    accompanying eruptions”

                                    “Pyroclastic flows       “20”
                                    impacting on water”

                                    “Submarine explosions”   “19”

                                    “Caldera collapse or     “9”
                                    subsidence”

                                    “Avalanches of cold      “7”
                                    rock”

                                    “Base surges with        “7”
                                    accompanying shock
                                    waves”

                                    “Avalanches of hot       “6”
                                    material”

                                    “Air-waves from          “4.5”
                                    explosions”

                                    “Lahars (mudflows)       “4.5”
Tsunamis are very dangerous, one reason
is because that they travel over 600 mph!
But near shores, the tsunami will go much
                  slower.
   The sea level rises by the height of a
   tsunami, for example, “a twenty foot
tsunami is a twenty foot rise in sea level”
         (wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov).
The image below shows how tsunamis occur
    if the earthquake is near the shore.
 (Source of image) library.thinkquest.org.
When a tsunami strikes, it can carry boats, cars, people,
 houses, and anything else that can be carried. If you
want, follow the link, it tells of survival tips and survival
                           stories.

            http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/c1187/

   This is a gold mine for information on tsunamis.
  The image below shows the layers of soil and sand
         during the Chile earthquake in 1960.
           (Source of image) pubs.usgs.gov.
   Now I'll tell you what you need and how to
    survive a tsunami, before and after. If you
hear a warning from the authorities, or on the
   radio, get out. Or if you see or feel signs in
   nature, such as a “strong ground shaking, a
      loud ocean roar, or the water receding
       unusually far exposing the sea floor”
  (www.consrv.ca.gov), get up to high ground!
If there is an earthquake, get under something
 like a desk against the wall. Then cover your
 neck and head with your hands until it stops.
  If you feel or see any of this and you're in a
 boat, drive into the deepest part of the water
  if you can, if you can't, get on shore and get
 to high ground, or inland as much as you can.
Here's a list of survival supplies you should have prepared in case a tsunami or
               earthquake strikes (or any disaster for that matter).

                1. 4 quarts of water for all of your family members.
  2. NOAA radios (if you can get it), either hand cranked, or battery operated.
                                  3. lamps/flashlights.
    4. A customized medical kit (for example, put in prescription medicine, or
                 contacts, this includes batteries for hearing aids).
                                      5. Blanket/s.
                                       6. Clothing.
                          7. Family photos of every member.
                                     8. Toilet paper.
                                       9. A whistle.
               10. A waterproof matchcase and waterproof matches.
            11. Forks, spoons, butter knives, knives, and a can opener.
    12. Stuff for babies, for example, bottles, formula, pacifiers, and diapers.
13. Extra batteries for radio (has to be battery operated and portable, a little TV
       that runs on batteries would work as well, if you don't have a radio).
                  14. Non-perishable foods, such as canned food.
                      15. Printed copies of IDs and credit cards.
                         16. Money, both in coins and paper.
              17. If you need to signal somebody, bring a foil blanket.
                               18. Compasses and maps.
                                19. Flares and flare gun.
                             20. Road flares (for your car).
                             21. Some personal belongings.
       22. A tool that has more than one purpose, like a Swiss Army Knife.
The list is continued on the next slide, the next slide will also tell you how much
                          of these items you need to survive.
      23. “Copies of personal documents (medication list and pertinent medical
  information, proof of address, deed/lease to home, passports, birth certificates,
                        insurance policies)” (www.redcross.org).
                       24. Chargers for cell phones, cell phones.
                     25. Emergency as well as family contact info.
                                  26. Radios (two-way).
                       27. Extra house keys, as well as car keys.
 28. Supplies for your pets (if you have any), such as an ID tag, a carrier, a collar
                                  and leash, and a bowl.
  29. Books, board games, or anything like that to keep you and your children (if
                                 you have any) occupied.
     30. Anything else you need depending on where you are or live; such as a
     “whistle, N95 or surgical masks, matches, rain gear, towels, work gloves,
tools/supplies for securing your home, extra clothing like a hat and sturdy shoes,
plastic sheeting, duct tape, scissors, household liquid bleach, entertainment items,
                    blankets or sleeping bags” (www.redcross.org).
     If you're visiting/living someplace where it's cold, and if a tsunami (or any
                        disaster) occurs, you need the following.

               1. A sleeping bag for every member of your family.
                          2. Scarves, hats, and mittens.
                             3. Long shirts and pants.
                                  4. Snow boots.
                                  5. Coat/jacket.

 These supplies should be enough to survive for at least 14 days in your house,
 and at least 3 days if you need to evacuate. You should have enough prescribed
medicine (if you have any) at home and in your first aid kit to last at least a week.
          Build one kit for you car, working place, and your house, each.
The next step to be prepared is to make a
safety and rendezvous plan; such as where
  you're going to meet, how your family is
coordinated and what each family member
  does during an emergency or disaster (if
     one occurs). You need to have two
 rendezvous points, if it's a disaster like a
tsunami, make it somewhere outside of the
   danger zone; but if it's something like a
  fire, make it outside or near your house.
Talk about it with everyone in your family,
  and then make drills at least two times a
 year, that way, you and your family would
    know what to do if a disaster occurs.
  The image below is a survival kit, something that would probably look
similar to yours. It doesn't have to be the exact kit, just that it has all of
 the essentials needed to survive. Remember, you need one kit for your
                 workplace, your car, and your house, each.
                    (Source of image) www.amazon.com.
   These are the basics for what you need to survive a tsunami (or any
 disaster), follow the URLs in the works cited for even more information
on what to do in disasters. May the stars watch over you, and your mind,
                        heart, and soul stay strong!
 Works Cited, these sources were accessed April 14, 2010.

               www.cdera.org. Tsunamis.
     http://www.cdera.org/doccentre/fs_tsunami.php.
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wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov. NWS/West Coast and Alaska Tsunami
       Warning Center, Frequently Asked Questions.
        http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/frequently.htm.
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 F. Atwater, Brian. Cisternas, Marco. Bourgeois, Joanne. C.
   Dudley, Walter. pubs.usgs.gov. Surviving a Tsunami—
          Lessons from Chile, Hawaii, and Japan.
             http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/c1187/.
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       California Emergency Management Agency.
      www.consrv.ca.gov. How to Survive a Tsunami.
http://www.consrv.ca.gov/cgs/geologic_hazards/Tsunami/Doc
               uments/TsunamiBrochure.pdf.
 Works cited, continued. These sources were accessed
                    April 15, 2010.
 www.redcross.org. Three steps to Preparedness, Step
                    One: Get A Kit.
http://www.redcross.org/portal/site/en/menuitem.d229a5f
06620c6052b1ecfbf43181aa0/?vgnextoid=354c2aebdaadb
          110VgnVCM10000089f0870aRCRD.
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 www.amazon.com. Survivor Emergency Kit-4 Person,
  Emergency Zone, Disaster Survival Kit, 72 Hour Kit.
  http://www.amazon.com/Survivor-Emergency-Zone-
                      Disaster-
Survival/dp/B000Y9DEQY/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid
                =1271365864&sr=1-3.