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…" and to "proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favour." MCC is working to live out this mission by assisting those devastated by the tsunami that occurred…

…industry. The best example is tsunami's after-effect on the tourist industry. It was reported that in affected area, such as Thailand, the tourist industry was depressed. In Phuket, January was by far the worst month, average hotel occupancy remained low…

…habitations below. A submarine earthquake can cause tsunamis, damaging waves that ripple outward from the earthquake epicenter and inundate coastal cities. Major Earthquakes On average about 1,000 earthquakes with intensities of 5.0 or greater are recorded each…

…disasters they cause. The large scale shifting or movement of the sea floor that occurs during an earthquake causes a sizeable open ocean wave, or tsunami. As the wave gets closer and closer to the shore, it builds up in size, often times getting as large as 70…

…, or by tsunamis resulting from undersea earthquakes. Coastal flooding can also be caused by intense rain squalls that accompany a hurricane. The main cause of flooding is when a lot of rain falls in a few days. The ground becomes so wet that no more rain can trickle…

…<Tab/>In the wake of the December 26, 2004, tsunami that hit coastal villages and towns alongside the Indian Ocean, little thought has been given to another problem very near at hand. The Pew Center on Global Climate Change has released…

…Crystalee Renkel 03/06/01 Jim Vosper PNW History Disasters in Washington State Here in Washington we may not have tornados, hurricanes, or monsoons, but we have our own set of calamities. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, tsunamis…

…all local chronicles are dated" (32), had not livened the people of Branson County. A fierce tide is most commonly viewed as a tsunami, which is strong and generally unstoppable. Chesnutt believes this tsunami is something that will eventually break…

…. First, a Tsunami(tidal wave) would be created on impact. The wave would be hundreds for feet high traveling hundreds of miles per hour. It would start to slow down crashing ashore through all coastal city. Then, finally wash up hundreds for miles inland…

…by the captain of a steamer enroute to Seward, was minor and probably did not produce any deposits. The 1883 eruption appears to have been the most violent historical eruption of Augustine, and is thought to have generated a tsunami with wave heights of 7.5 to 9 m…