2006-10-28 12:03:34 · 16 answers · asked by ¡El lobo del norte del fuego! 1 in Environment
a tsunami can carry a lot of junk in it, if the wave doesn't kill you, the junk in the water probably will.
2006-10-28 12:06:59 · answer #1 · answered by boots 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Tsunami is not only a powerful and fast moving (100 km/ph). It can be 45 feet and 10-15-story building high. Normally, if there is an earthquake (around the volcanic/earthquake area in the Pacific it will distrupt the sea floor. In each case, the tsunami is actually a series of waves, much like what you can produce by paddling your hand in the bathtub but bigger of course!
Japan, Alaska and Hawaii are well-known for having bad tsunami. In the recent tsunami tragedy, many people died (near the beach around Indian ocean) in Sri Langka, Phuket-Thailand, Maldives and Sumatera- Indonesia because nobody predicted it at the begining and many people thought it was just big dark huge cloud formed along the horizon. Tsunami washed away especially babies, elderly and kids in the fishing village.
While you could stay on the roof or clinging to a tree , it would not be a good idea either because of the strong magnitude of tsunami itself which could easily sweep away all the houses, buildings, ships and beaches!
2006-10-28 19:59:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The best thing is to avoid the tsunami in the first place. If you feel the earth shake and you are near a large body of water, get to the highest place possible as fast as possible. Even in the instance of an earthquake only a few miles away, you will have minutes to prepare. Half of the town I live in was devastated by a tsunami in 1964. Several people lost their lives, and the loss was needless as the waves were caused by an earthquake that happened six hours previous far away. Today we have a system of sirens that are tested every month, and the routes to escape are prominently displayed. If you live in or visit a tsunami-prone area you should ask what to do.
Now, directly answering your question. Usually far more damage is done by the exit of the wave than it's inrush. Even if you didn't get bashed or buried as others suggested, you could end up out at sea. If caught, I'd look for the largest floating object I could find, hold on, and try to find a way onto something higher than the wave, as in a concrete building. But, once again, the best defense is to not get caught in the first place.
If you live anywhere along the rim of the Pacific and you hear of an earthquake anywhere in the Pacific region, go to this site for advice:
http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/
However, as I said above, if you are in a tsunami zone and you feel the earth move - get out now!
I hope that after the tragedy of the Indian Ocean Tsunami that all people who live by the sea will learn and be ready. One little known story from that event is that a primitive tribe in the Andaman Islands, closer to the quake than Thailand, knew from their oral history to move inland when the earth shakes and none of them were hurt.
2006-10-28 20:36:29 · answer #3 · answered by gordon B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not always and here is an example. Look at the tsunami that occured almost 2 years ago in Sri Lanka, Did you not see the amazing photos they showed of an infant that was alive and well floating in a crib mattress in the water. There was a lot of devestation there, but there was also some miracles.
2006-10-28 19:16:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not necessarily. It depends on how far out you are. The power of the wave is practically undetectable at sea. Near the shore is where the wave mounts. Obviously some have survived in the tsunami close to shore but most become part of the landscape when it dries out.
2006-10-28 19:12:31 · answer #5 · answered by Donald W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can stay afloat with something really bouyant like a styrofoam container or pref. a life vest.
Most of the people in the last tsunami were killed by being trapped under things. You might make it if you didn't get smashed by something.
Still, swimming with it might get you to higher ground faster than swimming against it.
2006-10-28 19:20:27 · answer #6 · answered by Rabid 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think one can swim with a tsunami, you can only go with the flow!
2006-10-28 19:35:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes you will because the waves are way too strong and it will make you drown even if you are an expert in swimming.
2006-10-28 19:06:42 · answer #8 · answered by ♥Choco Lover♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no you wont die, you just will get your body twisted up from the currents, and you suffocate from being under water to long if your not a good swimmer...so make sure you swim real hard and you ll survive. >:
2006-10-28 19:08:09 · answer #9 · answered by CeKaye L 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes, in all probability you will. no human is strong
enough to swim with one of those. occasionally
someone is spit back out alive, but that is an anomaly
and not due to their swimming prowess.
2006-10-28 19:15:17 · answer #10 · answered by agedlioness 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋