The December 26, 2004 tsunami devastated coastal areas in Aceh, Indonesia's northernmost province. Banda Aceh and other cities on the west coat of Aceh resembled Hiroshima after the atomic bomb. When the waters receded, dead bodies were left in people's yards. Rice cookers were deposited on the roofs of houses. Cars were left in trees. 2004- 2005. Intensity. Conflict country. Indonesia. Fragility risks. Content. Note: This is a case where a natural disaster contributed to resolving a priorly existing civil war. While a very important case, this does not fit closely into the conceptual model focused on the relationship of environmental change and conflict.
The Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 killed at least 225,000 people across a dozen countries, with Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Maldives, and Thailand sustaining massive damage. Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 , tsunami that hit the coasts of several countries of South and Southeast Asia in December 2004.
The 2004 tsunami was the deadliest and one of the most destructive in recorded history. Tsunami runup heights of more than 30 meters were observed along the west coast of Sumatra. In Aceh and Sumatera Utara Provinces, Indonesia, at least 108,100 people were killed, 127,700 are missing and presumed dead and 426,800 were displaced by the TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - In the early morning of December 26 of 2004, a mega-tsunami hit the Indonesian province of Aceh caused by a magnitude 9.1 earthquake. In just under 10 minutes, thousands of cubic meters of ocean water were displaced into the land and killed over 170,000 people in Indonesia with thousands more in surrounding countries that
Jumlah korban tsunami Aceh 2004 mencapai kurang lebih 250.000 jiwa. Aceh pernah mengalami salah satu bencana alam paling mematikan di abad modern ini. Pada 26 Desember 2004 pukul 07.59 WIB, gempa bumi dengan Magnitudo 9.1-9.3 Mw menjangkau tempat terjauh dari pantai timur Benua Afrika.
KOMPAS.com - Gempa bumi disusul tsunami yang menimpa Aceh terjadi pada 26 Desember 2004 pada pukul 07:58:53 WIB. Gempa dangkal berkekuatan magnitudo 9,3 yang terjadi di dasar Samudera Hindia itu disebut sejumlah ahli sebagai gempa terbesar ke-5 yang pernah ada dalam sejarah. Hari ini adalah tepat 17 tahun peringatan Tsunami Aceh terjadi.
The following are 4 facts behind the Aceh tsunami of 2004, which some refer as the boxing-day tsunami or Indian ocean earthquake and tsunami: World's Third Largest Earthquake ; A major magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck Aceh on Sunday, December 26, 2004, at 07:59 Western Indonesia Time (WIB).
On 30 December 2004, four days after the tsunami, Terra Research notified the India government that its sensors indicated there was a possibility of 7.9 to 8.1 magnitude tectonic shift in the next 12 hours between Sumatra and New Zealand. Property damage values amounted to more than $13 billion. The devastating tsunami was a grim reminder that existing forecasting abilities still needed to be improved, and served as a catalyst for that improvement, much of which would fall on NOAA and the National Weather Service. The History of Tsunami Forecasting. On Sunday, 26 December 2004, a major earthquake measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale occurred off the west coast of northern Sumatra. This was followed by aftershocks ranging from 6.3 to 7.0 in severity. The earthquakes triggered powerful tsunamis up to.

The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was a result of an under-the-sea earthquake that shook the floor of the seat resulting in a tsunami. The undersea earthquake was strong enough to set off a tsunami that spread across the Coast of Sumatra Island.

31 Dec 2004. UNICEF's Media Coordinator of Emergency Operations, Gordon Weiss, is in Aceh, the province hardest-hit by the tsunami ocean surges that struck Indonesia and other countries
26 Desember 2004. Masih terekam dalam ingatan tragedi yang terjadi sehari pasca-perayaan Natal ini. Gempa besar dengan magnitudo 9,3, terjadi di bumi Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Indonesia. Tsunami muncul setelahnya. Salah satu gempa terbesar yang pernah ada dalam sejarah ini tak hanya melumpuhkan Aceh, dampaknya menyebar ke banyak negara. Introduction. The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami caused around 165,000 people died in Aceh and Nias of Indonesia [1 ]. The tsunami also caused severe impacts on a number of coastal cities in Aceh and ceased some vital public services for about a month after the disaster.

Friday, December 31, 2004 Posted: 0201 GMT (1001 HKT) VIDEO. Aerial pictures show massive damage, few signs of life on western tip of Aceh province. PLAY VIDEO. Sri Lankan officials are asking

The 2004 quake ruptured a 900-mile stretch along the Indian and Australian plates 31 miles below the ocean floor. Rather than delivering one violent jolt, the quake lasted an unrelenting 10 28 July 2011, 11.02. By : Administrator. The tsunami that hit Aceh in 2004 is believed to be the biggest tsunami ever to hit the region. However, recent research suggests other facts. Large-scale tsunami had occurred in Aceh before 2004. Kst5a.