Safety precautions are a major factor in the prevention of disasters and limiting the destruction and deaths of that disaster. Growing up in California, I was always taught how to react if an earthquake happened and by constantly practicing the evacuation, it is almost like second nature and I feel that is how people should be prepared for any natural disaster.
People who live within Tsunami zones should be prepared in case of a Tsunami occurring. For example, people should have an evacuation plan and have simple plan to react if a tsunami were to occur.
In the Netherlands, tsunamis are extremely uncommon so the people do not readily have safety guidelines such as the FEMA warnings for the US. However, the Netherlands do experiences a phenomenon known as meteotsunamis. Although tsunamis and meteotsunamis would look the same to a regular citizen, they differ due to the source of where the waves come from. These meteotsunamis are typically caused by air pressure disturbances, which include atmospheric gravity waves, roll clouds, pressure jumps, and squalls.
http://geology.about.com/od/tsunamis/qt/Meteotsunamis.htm
http://www.cyclopaedia.fr/wiki/Tsunamis_affecting_the_British_Isles
http://us.wow.com/wiki/Tsunamis_affecting_the_British_Isles
Hi! very interesting about the meteotsunamis. As the Netherlands is located so low anyway, you really do not need a higher wave to wreck havoc....where is your information coming from?
ReplyDeleteI had never heard of meteotsunamis. Actually, there were a few terms you mentioned which I had never heard of. I enjoyed digging deeper and learning more about these phenomena. I looks like you at least get some sort of weather warning for a meteotsunami in that it happens during other large storms. Plus, the warning system looks to be the same so that at least takes out some of the confusion
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