The Tsunami

We have all recently become dramatically aware of the consequences of living on a dynamic earth. An earthquake that was initially estimated at 8.5 on the Richter Scale, but subsequently revised to 9.0 occurred on 26th December 2004.

Many died in this tragic event. It is said to be 160,000 lives had been lost and thousands injured.

When the sea floor is raised during an earthquake, water is raised with it, the sea surface is tipped, and water rushes away. An enormous mass of water is suddenly set in motion and complex slushing back and forth continues for many hours. The result is a train of water waves of a unique type. The velocity of a water waveform increases with its length, and in the deep ocean these uniquely long waves travel at 500mph. As the wave approaches land, its bottom is slowed down by contact with the shallowing sea floor but travelling fast enough to cause damage.

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This tsunami could be considered as an act of moral and natural evil.

Why, because the Sri Lankan people had experienced a Tsunami many years ago and were warned by scientists that another one would come, however nobody took any notice. They still allowed resorts to be built so that they could make money from tourism. Many of the areas near the tourist resorts were filled with child prostitutes and drugs. There was a lot of crime and corruption among the people and many had lost their moral values. The tsunami cleared the area of all of this and ...

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