World Tsunami Awareness Day

Giant sea waves that hit Sakhalin, the islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, the Kuril Islands and Kamchatka are considered one of the most dangerous natural phenomena Over the last century, 58 tsunamis have occurred in the world, depriving hundreds of thousands of people of shelter and life, and destroying the transport and social infrastructure of populated areas Educational events, which are held annually on November 5, are designed to reduce the likelihood of consequences from natural disasters This date falls on World Tsunami Awareness Day The initiator of the establishment of World Tsunami Awareness Day is the UN World Day appeared on the calendar in 2015 at the initiative of Japan This island nation knows firsthand the destructive power of tsunamis and earthquakes One of the most powerful was the movement of the earth's crust, which was observed off the coast of the island of Honshu in March 2011 The strength of the earthquake reached 9 points, the height of the waves was 40 meters The government managed to warn the country's citizens about the danger a few minutes before the tsunami began, which saved the lives of millions of Japanese The date of World Day was not chosen by chance Japan has accumulated extensive experience in predicting natural disasters, warning people in a timely manner, and eliminating the consequences of tsunamis One of the first warnings to citizens about the dangers of water disasters in the history of the country was the incident that occurred on November 5, 1854 with the peasant Goro Hamaguchi He set fire to his crops, thus informing the villagers of the impending disaster The fire of rice sheaves, which today is associated with the Nankai earthquake, helped fellow villagers of Hamaguchi escape, and November 5 became World Tsunami Awareness Day Seismologists monitor, study and describe underground points that occur in different regions of the planet due to shifts of tectonic plates, meteorite falls, large-scale landslides or human activities (oil production on the sea shelf, etc) The highest waves in history were recorded on July 9 1958 in Alaska Their speed reached 160 km/h, and their height was 500 m The largest earthquake in the history of observations of natural phenomena was the 2004 earthquake that occurred in the Indian Ocean Its epicenter is located off the island of Sumatra The magnitude of the earthquake was 93 points, the height of the waves was 15 meters According to various estimates, from 227 thousand to 300 thousand people died from the rampant disaster The observance of World Tsunami Awareness Day is intended to help the population of regions where earthquakes are most common to prepare for natural disasters and learn how to properly respond to emergency alerts Early warning of danger and timely rescue actions are a guarantee of saving the lives of thousands of people The first step in this direction was the adoption in the Japanese city of Kobe of the Hyogo Framework for Action, designed for 2005-2015 Based on this document, the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System was formed, which operates thanks to the provision of data from marine and seismographic stations located in the region Humanity will encounter large-scale disturbances in water columns, leading to a series of gravitational waves, more than once The development of science and the invention of technical devices made it possible to predict earthquakes and the emergence of an early warning system for the arrival of a tsunami World Tsunami Awareness Day is intended to reduce the danger that threatens people due to the rampant disaster and save human lives