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 tsunami __ Description of the disaster __ A Tsunami is a huge wave that takes away lives. The coast lines that face the west, have most of the highest waves over 30 feet high and the coast lines that face the north were about 10 – 12 m high. The highest Tsunami in history was in 195, Alaska it was 1720 feet high [520m high].  __What causes this type of disaster?__ A Tsunami is caused by a sudden movement of the ocean floor. The sudden movement could be an earth quake, under water landslide or volcanic eruption. The sudden movement causes the ocean floor to shake and it also causes the water to bounce which makes the Tsunami.

__ What is the effect of this disaster on people, communities and environment? __ The effects of a Tsunami is disastrous. It takes away homes and most of all takes away many lives, of not only humans but also animals lives. A Tsunami wave killed over 150 000 people Indonesia and in Thailand many wild native animals died. All of the animals that survived starved. __ How the disaster is forecast. __ A Tsunami is forecast by a system unnamed. Neither technology can do it alone. //__ What preventive measures can people take against this disaster? __// // The preventives of a Tsunamis to go to the highest hill that is the most amount of a lengh away from you. Another thing to keep you safe after the Tsunami is // to make a kit with all the essential things inside it. media type="youtube" key="eAkijDDS61A" height="267" width="366"