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Fact
The term tsunami comes from the Japanese word meaning harbor ("tsu") and wave ("nami").
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Aftermath

The tsunami has left the people of affected countries vulnerable to many water-related and food-related diseases such as dysentery, cholera, hepatitis A, typhoid fever, and diarrhea. The recent turn of events has left children weak, and with many hospitals destroyed, things are looking grim. Many who survive may suffer from major depression or from post-traumatic stress disorder. Many people in America are emotionally affected by the tsunami that affected South East Asia . Seeing those helpless people, everyone's hearts reach out to them. When we donate and help the cause, it makes us feel better, and also makes us feel as if we are a part of something bigger. Many people are shocked by the results of the tsunami. Many people have never seen anything like this. Let us hope we never have to again.

Caption: Tsunami damage at Kodiak following 1964 Good Friday Earthquake

Photo credit: NOAA

Caption: Tsunami damage at Kodiak following 1964 Good Friday Earthquake

Photo credit: NOAA

Caption: Aftermath of Tsunami : India

Caption: Aftermath of Tsunami : India

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Credits: Online

Credits: Books

Apocalypse: a Natural History of Global Disasters by Bill McGuire (Cassell, London, 1999).

Credits: Interactions

Ideas for team-generated interactions were conceived by reading articles from NASA and also from Creative Adventures activities.

Credits: Individuals

  • Ms. Irivinti for teaching us how to use Dreamweaver for our web design, Photoshop and Fireworks for graphics as well as animating our logo. She taught us how to create different background (fading) effects, how to pick appropriate colors, and how to generate theme specific images, spacers etc. She also assisted us with all programming aspects of our website.
  • Mrs. Cataldo, Ms. Irivinti and our parents for guiding us with research and content development. It was difficult to find information we needed in one place and their assistance helped us a lot in this regard.
  • Mrs. Cataldo and Ms. Irivinti for reviewing and editing what we wrote. They told us when our writing needed more work and also taught us how to cite sources, obtain permission for images that we borrowed from other websites and also the proper way to credit them.
  • Photos: NOAA

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Vocabulary on Impact : Aftermath

  • Cholera - An acute infectious disease of the small intestine.

  • Diarrhea - Excessive and frequent evacuation of watery feces.

  • Dysentery - An inflammatory disorder of the lower intestinal tract, usually caused by a bacterial infection and results in pain, fever, and severe diarrhea.

  • Hepatitis A - An infection of the liver that is caused by an RNA virus, is transmitted by ingestion of infected food and water.

  • Tsunami - very large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption.

  • Typhoid - Of, relating to, or resembling typhoid fever.

  • Vulnerable - Susceptible to physical or emotional injury.