Many natural events leave devastating consequences, without doubt fatalities as well. Most of these events, if not all, are in one way or another associated with some area of the scientific world. Tsunamis have been relatively rare in the Indian Ocean; they are most common in the Pacific. Oceanography is the field of science that is most appealing; hence this first research will be based on the tsunami that stuck Africa in December 26, 2004.
Tsunamis, also known as seismic sea waves, are caused by sudden changes in the seafloor, generally earthquakes and more rarely large landslides. Tsunamis are sometimes mistakenly called "tidal waves", but they are not caused by tidal action. Not all earthquakes generate tsunami; to generate a tsunami, the earthquake must meet all of the following requirements: occur under or near the ocean, be large, and create vertical movements of the seafloor. A tsunami earthquake releases its energy over a couple of minutes, much more slowly than......

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