False warning of tsunami causes panic in IndiaRahul Bedi in Colombo
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Hydrological Disasters -A sudden and severe incident known as a "hydrological disaster" is a situation that results from a change in the quality, distribution, or movement of water below the surface or in the atmosphere. Ex. Tsunami, Flood, and Limnic Eruption. Hydrological Disasters Meteorological...
tsunami can flow inland to cause damage. dam breaking dams are man-made structures mounted to hold water flowing down from a highland to a lowland. the power in the water is used to turn propellers to generate electricity. sometimes, too much water held up in the dam can cause it to ...
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The earthquake caused a tsunami which, combined killed around 5,700 people. The second biggest earthquake on record was the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake which caused a devastating tsunami. It measured a magnitude of 9.3 and it ended up killing around 230,000 people across India, Sri Lanka, Tha...
Covid-19 & Unemployment in India and the World In March 2020, India entered into lockdown to stop the spread of Coronavirus. While the lockdown was effective, hundreds of people got jobless because of the prolonged shutdown of the offices. The unemployment rate has climbed up to 27.1% in...
World’s Deadly Train Accidents, Analysis of Contributing Factors Queen of The Sea, Sri Lanka The Queen of The Sea train crash in Sri Lanka, caused by the Indian Ocean Tsunami which struck in December 2004, is regarded as the worst train disaster in railroad history after it caused the deat...
US brands dependent on their home market suffered bigger losses than global brands including McDonald's, Nike and Coca-Cola who all improve their position in the league table. Japanese brands dropped 3% as a result of the tsunami disrupting business. Europe has also felt the pressure with ...
tsunami of 2004(which killed more than 225,000 people), theTangshan earthquake of 1976(which resulted in more than 242,000 deaths), the2010 Haiti earthquake(which by some estimates may have killed at least 300,000 people), and China’sShaanxi province earthquake of 1556(which killed more ...