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The Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004, December 26 was also known as the Boxing Day Tsunami or even just as the 2004 Tsunami.
This particular natural disaster hurt many because it started in an open area and was surrounded by land within 1000 miles of the epicenter. It was also very unusual for an earthquake-tsunami to occur in that Southeast Asian region.

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By Santiago
The waves were different heights in different places. In some places they were 30 feet high, in some they were 40 feet high, in some they were 80 feet high, and in some places the waves reached heights of 100 feet. Also, the speed of the waves was up to 720 kilometers per hour. This also happens to be the speed of an jet airliner.

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Location on the map                  (Question 5)

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By Santiago
The tsunami hit South Asia, East Africa, and possibly West Australia.

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By Elijah Lee
The Rocky Geosphere:
The 2004 Earthquake was all started because of Plate Tectonics in the Geosphere. The Convections currents of the asthenosphere shifted the Indian Plate and the Burma Plate causing  one of them to subduct. The friction between the two plates caused a massive earthquake measuring 9.1 on the Richter Scale. The Geosphere changed after the tsunami occurred by weathering. The wave broke down rocks and transported sediments throughout the Indian Ocean.
The Rising Hydrosphere:
Subduction zones can only occur with an oceanic plate which will be underwater. The energy from the Earthquake pushed amounts of water create a wave. It also caused a lot of displacement of water. The tsunami wave traveled 750 miles in 10 minutes. After the tsunami, The water carried a lot of debris with it and the water of the Indian Ocean became polluted.
The Devastated Biosphere:
The people had no warning or control over the 2004 Earthquake and Tsunami. The Biosphere, however was the most affected Earth System during the 2004 Earthquake and Tsunami. Any living organism in the area of the tsunami likely perished. The tsunami resulted in 230,000 confirmed deaths.

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The facts surrounding the event:(question 1)                    By Santiago      

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The facts surrounding the event:(question 1)                    By Santiago      

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The tsunami killed 227,898 approximately. It affected Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Thailand, India, Maldives. It cost 15 billion dollars in damage. The earthquake that caused it, which was the third largest earthquake ever recorded at a 9.1, happened on December 26,2004, 7:59. However, the tsunami happened over the next 7 hours. The tsunami devastated coastal areas as far away as East Africa. The reason the earthquake happened was because the Indian plate subducted beneath the Burma plate. This plate movement triggered a tsunami. It was triggered 100 miles west of Sumatra. The tsunami had 2 times the energy than all the bombs used in World War 2. The waves hit the shore with 15 minutes of the earthquake.

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By Elijah Lee

CAUSE
Plate Tectonics:

-The fluidity and heat of the Asthenosphere causes convection currents. These convection currents move fragments of the Lithosphere called Tectonic Plates. The 2004, Indian Ocean Tsunami occurred when the Indian Plate subducted under the minor Burma Plate. The friction between these two plates caused an earthquake.

The Earthquake:

-A 9.1 to 9.3 earthquake was released. It traveled about 750 miles in ten minutes. There were no signs of an earthquake until slight shaking came. The energy from the seismic waves pushed a lot of loose seafloor messing up water levels. There was no earthquake warning system and they were caught by surprise. Sumatra couldn't get a connection to warn other countries of the reflected earthquake.

The Tsunami:

-The seismic waves built up a giant wave. Reaching about 30 to 80 feet in different places, the wave hit most of Southeast Asia.

EFFECT
The Tsunami:

-The Tsunami traveled to Thailand killing 5,000 to 8,000 people.-It hit East Sri Lanka devastating 35,000 peoples lives. The waves then hit West Sri Lanka after reflecting off the Maldives. The most affected area was Sumatra, India in the Aceh region. The wave's final destination was Africa where two people perished. Below is a diagram  of how the tsunami traveled.

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Indonesia:
The Tsunami hit Sumatra Indonesia and Killed around 167,000 people.
Sri Lanka:
The wave came to Sri Lanka and disrupted a train station killing 1,700 people.
Thailand:
This tsunami destination was also a very touristy destination and the wave caught them off guard. 5,400 people lost their lives to the Boxing Day Tsunami.
India:
Based on the death tolls of many areas in India, the tsunami killed 6,178 people.
The Maldives, Andaman, and Nicobar Islands:
In the Maldives, 82 people died.
In the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, 303 lost their lives.
Myanmar:
90 people perished.
Somalia:
110 people killed.
Missing:
After the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and tsunami, around 50,000 people were missing.
Cost of Damages:
The Southeast Asian area was in need of 15 billion dollars for repairs.

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What Did Scientists Learn From This Natural Disaster?

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What Did Scientists Learn From This Natural Disaster?

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By Elijah Lee and Santiago
Discovery:
Many believed that tsunamis rarely occurred in the Indian Ocean. They soon discovered that prior to 2004, there had been 5 other deadly tsunamis. They found out that 69 tsunamis recorded in the past 300 years.
Response:
Scientists establish many more seismic warning systems to help scientists study how seismic waves travel through the water and how they turn into tsunamis. It will also help people in the area to prepare for a natural disaster. To warn people, the scientists decide whether the earthquake can turn into a tsunami.
Troubleshooting:
Scientists discovered that during the 2004 tsunami, a wave reflected off the Maldives and hit the west side  of Sri Lanka Which resulted in many more casualties. They want to figure out how to detect reflected waves that don't carry seismic waves. Besides this, the warnings are also being ignored. When people feel a small shake, they assume that a tsunami was not possible and because they didn't heed warning, 400 people died in 2010.
Discovery(again):
Scientists discover that underwater mountain ranges guide the path of a tsunami.
Progression:
Scientists are trying to calculate a probability of a tsunami quicker. There was a one hour delay before, but scientists are trying to do it in 5 minutes.

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Co-authors:
Santiago Marquez
Elijah Yong-En Lee
Works Cited:

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What positive outcomes came from the disaster?

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What positive outcomes came from the disaster?

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(Question 7)
By Elijah Lee and Santiago
Many places were not rigged to detect tsunamis because they are not as common in the Indian Ocean compared to other places such as the Pacific Ocean. If there had been buoys and sirens to detect the tsunami, then more than 60000 people in other countries would have had more than an hour to get away from the shorelines and survive. This is why, since 2004, officials have worked tirelessly to install and improve an Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System. In some places, tsunami hazard signs have been set up and color-coded evacuation routes were created in the aftermath.