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Indian Ocean Tsunami

2024/1/8
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John Hopkins: 本文回顾了2004年印度洋海啸，这是21世纪最严重的自然灾害之一，造成至少27.5万人死亡，影响了20个国家。文章探讨了海啸的成因、高死亡率的原因、缺乏预警的原因以及灾后救援和重建工作。文章指出，海啸是由苏门答腊岛附近9.3级地震引发的，其能量巨大，引发了高达50米的海啸巨浪。由于缺乏印度洋海啸预警系统，许多沿海地区未能及时收到预警，导致大量人员伤亡。文章还分析了海啸的传播速度、破坏力以及对不同地区的影响，并总结了灾后救援和重建的经验教训。文章最后强调了海啸预警系统的重要性以及提高公众意识的必要性。 Jose Barrero: 作为一名海岸和环境科学家以及海啸灾害专家，Barrero在文中详细解释了海啸的成因，特别是板块构造和地震活动。他解释了俯冲带如何导致地震，以及地震如何引发海啸。他描述了海啸在不同水深下的传播速度和形态变化，以及海啸登陆后波浪的相互作用和复杂性。Barrero还分享了他在2004年海啸灾区进行实地考察的经历，描述了灾区的破坏程度和救援工作的困难。他强调了海啸预警系统的重要性，以及在海啸发生时及时采取行动的重要性。此外，Barrero还指出，即使有了先进的技术和预警系统，在距离震中较近的地区，海啸预警仍然很难显著降低死亡人数，因为反应时间非常有限。

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The episode begins with a vivid description of the immediate aftermath of the earthquake in Banda Aceh, Sumatra, and the terrifying experience of a teenage boy as he witnesses the initial signs of the approaching tsunami.

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On the morning of December 26th, 2004, a massive earthquake struck the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, triggering an enormous tsunami that hit Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, and more. Killing at least 275,000 people, and impacting 20 countries, it remains the deadliest natural disaster of the 21st Century. But what exactly caused the earthquake and subsequent tsunami? How did it hit with no warning? And has enough been done to limit the effects of such an event if it happens again?

This is a Short History Of the Indian Ocean Tsunami.

A Noiser production, written by Lindsay Galvin. With thanks to Jose Borrero - a coastal and environmental scientist, and Tsunami Hazards specialist. 

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