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Table of Contents 1
Introduction: 2
Impact to human life: 3
Impact to Non-human life: 4
Impact to the Environment: 7
Impact to the Economy: 8
American Red Cross Assistance: 9
Conclusion: 13
Bibliography: 14

Introduction:
A massive Tsunami (Japanese for "Harbor wave") had hit southern Asia the day after Christmas 2004. The cause of the Tsunami was an offshore earthquake that results in the tectonic plates being displaced and the creation of a vertical shift in the ocean floor. This vertical shift lead to a large volume of water being uplifted and turned to create a huge wave that traveled up to 300 miles per hour, gradually slowing as it reached the shore. At that time, people in the coastal areas were not aware of the terror that they were about to endure. They received no warnings of the tsunami. Unfortunately, 10 meters of the wave caught many people by surprise, as they looked dumfounded when the ocean engulfed them whole. To date this disaster......

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Title: Tsunami
Approximate Word Count: 3832
Approximate Pages: 16 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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