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	2004 Indian Ocean earthquake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The tsunami caused by the December 26, 2004 earthquake strikes Ao Nang, Thailand.
		The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, was an undersea earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC (07:58:53 local time) December 26, 2004 with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia.
		Thus, the Indian state of Kerala was hit by the tsunami despite being on the western coast of India, and the western coast of Sri Lanka also suffered substantial impacts.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake (6784 words)

	The Great Earthquake and Tsunami of 26 December 2004 in Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean - Prelimiminary Report by ...
		The large tsunami which struck 11 of the nations that border the Indian Ocean was a complete surprise for the people living there, but not for the scientists who are aware of the tectonic interactions in the region.
		Prior to the tsunami the town's population was estimated to be between 9,000 and 12,000.
		Malaysia was partly sheltered by Sumatra and the tsunami waves attenuated somewhat in the Straits of Malacca.
	www.drgeorgepc.com /Tsunami2004Indonesia.html (6022 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Science/Nature \| Indian Ocean tsunami warning system
		Unlike the Pacific, the Indian Ocean did not have a system to alert residents of coastal areas that a tsunami was imminent.
		Before the tsunami, they were used to measure the sea level for longterm climate change studies, and their data was transmitted only periodically.
		The most recent meeting of the UN's Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System group also recommended mapping coastal zones to work out which locations are most at risk of flooding and to which areas it would be safe to evacuate people in the event of an emergency.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/sci/tech/4524642.stm (1017 words)

	Tsunami - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The tsunami that struck Malé in the Maldives on December 26, 2004.
		Tsunamis are surface gravity waves that are formed as the displaced water mass moves under the influence of gravity and radiate across the ocean like ripples on a pond.
		The aftermath of the tsunami that struck Newfoundland in 1929.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tsunami (4938 words)

	Tsunami - Indian Ocean Warnings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The warning sent from the PTWC to Washington, D.C. triggered an announcement of the earthquake to all U.S. military installations in the Pacific and Indian Oceans (such as Diego Garcia) preparing personnel for the worst.
		During the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, data from four radar satellites recorded the heights of tsunami waves: at two hours after the earthquake, the maximum height was 60 centimeters.
		It should be noted that the satellite observations of the Indian Ocean tsunami would not have been of any use in delivering warnings, as the data took at least five hours to process and it was pure chance that the satellites were overhead at the time.
	academic.evergreen.edu /g/grossmaz/FRENZBG (1580 words)

	Indian Ocean Tsunami and Earthquake 2004 - Earthguide quickguide - All About Tsunami
		A tsunami is the great wave of seawater triggered by the sudden displacement of a large volume of water in the ocean.
		Tsunami are fast, but not so fast that a phone call couldn't send warning to most places.
		As tsunami approach the shore, they are slowed by greater interaction with the ground as the ground shallows.
	earthguide.ucsd.edu /tsunami/tsunami/index.html (1403 words)

	Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Tsunami waves are produced when the seabed is ruptured, causing vertical movement of the water mass in the epicentral region.
		Common ocean waves are a kind of surface waves called Rayleigh waves that are confined to the surface layer of the sea and tend to have wavelengths on the order of tens of meters and periods of tens of seconds.
		As tsunamis are disasters that can be generated in all of the world's oceans, inland seas, and in any large body of water, any coastal area is at risk from such event.
	www.hku.hk /earthsci/news/TsunamiIndianOcean.htm (668 words)

	The Deadliest Tsunami in History? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The earthquake that generated the great Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 is estimated to have released the energy of 23,000 Hiroshima-type atomic bombs, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
		The epicenter of the 9.0 magnitude quake was under the Indian Ocean near the west coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, according to the USGS, which monitors earthquakes worldwide.
		A tsunami may be less than a foot (30 centimeters) in height on the surface of the open ocean, which is why they are not noticed by sailors.
	news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2004/12/1227_041226_tsunami.html (1044 words)

	INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI: In Wake of Disaster, Scientists Seek Out Clues to Prevention -- Bhattacharjee 307 (5706): 22 -- ...
		Testing and refining tsunami models would increase their power to predict future events--not just in the Indian Ocean but elsewhere, too, says Vasily Titov, an applied mathematician and tsunami modeler at the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory in Seattle, Washington.
		Exactly how a tsunami will travel through the ocean depends on factors including the intensity of the earthquake and the shape of the basin; how the waves will hit depends, among other factors, on the lay of the land at the shore.
		In fact, at about 8 a.m., an hour after the tsunami had already begun its assault on Indian territory by pummeling the islands of Andaman and Nicobar some 200 km northwest of the epicenter, institute officials were reassuring the media that the Sumatran event posed no threat to the Indian subcontinent.
	www.sciencemag.org /cgi/content/full/307/5706/22 (1335 words)

	2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami - Western States Seismic Policy Council
		The earthquake generated a tsunami wave that spread across the Indian Ocean and devastated the coasts of Indonesia, south Asia, eastern Africa, and Madagascar.
		Chronology of NOAA’s Response to the Earthquake and Tsunami
		Charles McCreery, director of the National Weather Service Pacific Tsunami Warning Center examines a map marking the wave heights of four of the largest 'teletsumanis' or tidal waves that have historically hit the island of Hawaii, January 3, 2004 in Ewa Beach, Hawaii.
	www.wsspc.org /TsunamiCenter/2004IndianOceanTsunami.html (457 words)

	NOAA News Online (Story 2358)
		NOAA issued a bulletin indicating no threat of a tsunami to Hawaii, the West Coast of North America or to other coasts in the Pacific Basin—the area served by the existing tsunami warning system established by the Pacific rim countries and operated by NOAA in Hawaii.
		Even without a way to detect whether a tsunami had formed in the Indian Ocean, NOAA officials tried to get the message out to other nations not a part of its Pacific warning system to alert them of the possibility of a tsunami.
		PTWC issues a third tsunami information bulletin indicating small sea level fluctuations from the Indian Ocean tsunami are being observed in the Pacific Ocean, probably from tsunami energy that passed south of Australia.
	www.noaanews.noaa.gov /stories2004/s2358.htm (1371 words)

	Indian Ocean Tsunami - news @ nature.com - special coverage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The sheer force of the Indian Ocean tsunami is shown in these satellite photos.
		Five million people in the area affected by the tsunami are thought to be in desperate need of aid.
		The lack of preparation for last month's tsunami illustrates shocking disparities in how science is applied in different regions of the world.
	www.nature.com /news/specials/tsunami/index.html (758 words)

	Tsunamis and Earthquakes - Indian Ocean 2004-2005 - USGS WCMG (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean, 26 December 2004
		The tsunami that occurred on December 26, 2004 was the worst tsunami ever recorded, in terms of lives lost.
		Read the daily reports from the field from our USGS scientists on the latest International Tsunami Survey Team, who are in Sumatra from 30 March - 26 April 2005.
	walrus.wr.usgs.gov /tsunami/indianocean.html (192 words)

	Indian Ocean Earthquakes and Tsunami (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		On December 26, 2004, a 9.0 earthquake in the Indian Ocean caused a series of forceful tsunamis to bring death and disaster to many countries that flank its shores.
		PDF maps cover coastal areas of the Indian Ocean region impacted by the Tsunami.
		The enormity and the reach of the tsunami event highlighted the challenges of data acquisition, integration and sharing across boundaries, and varying data systems.
	www.esri.com /news/pressroom/indian_ocean_disaster.html (890 words)

	"Indian Ocean Tsunami - The EU Response"
		The EU’s contribution to the international response to the 2004 Asian Tsunami
		Tsunami one year on: Joint Initiative by EU Presidency and Commission 15/12/05
		In January 2005 the President of the Commission Mr Barroso assured 473 million euro for 2005 and 2006 to help countries affected by the Tsunami.
	www.ec.europa.eu /comm/world/tsunami/index.htm (434 words)

	Indian Ocean Tsunami Health Response (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		From December 26, 2004, when the effects of the earthquake and tsunami tidal waves in the Indian Ocean began to emerge, the Australian Government’s Department of Health and Ageing became actively involved in Australia’s health response.
		Australians are advised not to travel to tsunami affected areas in Thailand, India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia due to the serious risk of communicable diseases, the Australian Government's Chief Medical Officer, Professor John Horvath, said today (Thursday 30 December 2004).
		Centrelink is providing a range of assistance for victims and their families directly affected by the tsunamis.
	www.health.gov.au /internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/phd-tsunami.htm (590 words)

	Earthquake and Tsunami, Indian Ocean
		This covers the time for the tidal wave to travel to the coastlines of the Indian ocean, and some of the time for the developing story to transmit across the world.
		Schools, rail stations, offices and shops paused in the memory of the victims of the Indian Ocean area disaster.
		This can't be interpreted as evidence that the EGG network was affected by the natural events, but the timing is suggestive.
	noosphere.princeton.edu /earthquake.tsunami.html (1753 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Special reports \| Special report: Indian Ocean tsunami
		July 31: Indian Ocean states need to revamp bureaucracies and prioritise the education of coastal communities in survival techniques when facing a tsunami threat, the United Nations said today.
		December 26: Ceremonies were held today to mark the first anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami which killed at least 216,000 people in one of the world's most deadly natural disasters.
		February 27: Two months after the tsunami, the Observer's chief reporter Jason Burke recalls the trauma of reporting on the wave's destruction and hears the stories of the victims - and survivors - of the world's worst natural disaster.
	www.guardian.co.uk /tsunami/0,15671,1380306,00.html (1171 words)

	Friends of the Earth International
		Mohammad Ibrahim, along with his wife and child, were victims of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated most of Aceh and North Sumatra.
		So when the tsunami struck on Sunday it punched a few holes in the reef, but the structure mostly held firm.
		On Penang Island, the worst affected area in Malaysia, representatives of the Penang Inshore Fishermen Welfare Association observed that in areas where the mangrove forests were intact, there was reduced property damage and less impact on the coast.
	www.commondreams.org /news2005/0104-01.htm (823 words)

	Tsunamis and Earthquakes - 2005 Sri Lanka Tsunami Study - USGS WCMG
		On December 26, 2004 the deadliest tsunami in the history of the world hit Sri Lanka, triggered by a massive earthquake of moment magnitude 9.0--the largest earthquake recorded worldwide in 40 years.
		From January 9-15, a multi-national team of scientists visited Sri Lanka to document the effects of the tsunami and provide government officials a summary of preliminary results of the surveys.
		This was the third group that documented the tsunami in Sri Lanka.
	walrus.wr.usgs.gov /tsunami/srilanka05/index.html (360 words)

	Indian Ocean Tsunami
		The December 26, 2004 earthquake and the tsunami that it generated across the Indian Ocean have been described as creating one of the “worst disasters” in recent history.
		As a result of the Sumatra earthquake (9.3 magnitude on the Richter scale), a massive tsunami traveled throughout the Indian Ocean and resulted in an extensive loss of life and widespread damage in the region.
		The field team engaged in a two-week field research expedition that yielded important and perishable data on disaster preparedness, response, and recovery from this devastating tsunami.
	www.udel.edu /DRC/tsunami (386 words)

	Indian Ocean Tsunami Disaster
		The tsunami was not only a great personal tragedy for those in its path, but also is a great challenge for humanitarian aid.
		The Indian Student Association (ISA) in collaboration with the Association for India's Development (AID) would like to host a fundraising dinner with the help of local Bloomington restaurants and businesses.
		IU Hosts Forum on Indian Ocean Tsunami Disaster On December 26, 2004, a devastating earthquake and tsunami ravaged the coastlines of the Indian Ocean.
	www.indiana.edu /~tsunami/relief_past.shtml (1755 words)

	Cornell News: Indian Ocean tsunami simulation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Liu, who helped develop the Pacific Ocean tsunami warning system, is currently leading a delegation of scientists studying the effects of the tsunami in Sri Lanka, and will report findings at a symposium there Jan. 15.
		Tsunamis are created when water is lifted by energy generated by earthquakes and then falls back.
		It then might be possible to use such simulations to predict tsunami behavior immediately after an earthquake is detected.
	www.news.cornell.edu /releases/Jan05/Tsunami.Vid.ws.html (502 words)

	Indian Ocean Tsunami Disaster
		On January 13, IUB hosted the "Indian Ocean Tsunami and Humanitarian Response: A Campus-Community Forum." Available here are a video of the event, (Real Player required), the forum brochure, and a transcript of Mayor Kruzan’s remarks.
		Since 30 December, many children and adolescents from around the world, and particularly the affected region in Asia, have been using a space on Voices of Youth they themselves created called "Tsunami Terror" to discuss the tsunami, its impact, and how they can help.
		Congress passed legislation allowing taxpayers to make donations for tsunami relief efforts through the end of January and claim this as a deduction on 2004 tax returns.
	www.indiana.edu /~tsunami (711 words)

	Information on the Great Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The Great Sumatra Earthquake and Indian Ocean Tsunami has claimed over 300,000 lives across countries including Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Burma, Malaysia, the Maldives, and Somalia.
		Massive tsunami damage (depicted here in orange) is visible in post-event imagery along coastlines in the QuickBird image.
		Tsunami Damage Assessment as of January 2, 2005, courtesy U.S. Department of State.
	www.pdc.org /PDCNewsWebArticles/2004SouthAsiaTsunami/index.html (452 words)

	Indian Ocean Tsunami Detector (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The disastrous 26th December 2004 earthquake that struck the unmonitored Indian Ocean caused the death of over 117,000 lives in 11 countries.
		Mobile Tsunami Detector is a tsunami prediction program that filters and analyses LIVE data from the United States Geological Surveys (USGS) Earthquake reading.
		Probability and impact time of Tsunamis are assessed and reported immediately for countries bordering the Indian Ocean.
	teavuihuang.com /tsunamidetector (206 words)

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