What was significant about elephants and the 2004 tsunami

The December Tsunami that occurred in the Indian ocean triggered the need for a buoy warning system to be put in place.

This historical tsunami model gives a sense of scope and how close to home for the west coast of the U. This models a tsunami that was triggered by the largest earthquake in recorded history. The wave run-up in Chile was 82 ft high.

We model past tsunamis in order to estimate the impact of future ones. Kept in a parking lot, the elephants are fed coconut palm, bananas, unhusked rice and sugar cane, and bathed regularly. A veterinarian gives the animals twice-daily medical checkups, vaccinates them against tetanus, and treats infections. After stints in the city, the elephants return to a government-run training camp in the jungle. Marni, the injured elephant, spends her days wandering through protected forest land near the camp in Saree, a hill town 43 miles east of Banda Aceh.

In fact, she came back to the jungle fatter than when she left because everyone was giving her cakes. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

Politics Covid U. News World Opinion Business. They turned and saw the first of three waves. Water pushed into the trekking camp, which sits on a hill. The other elephants on their chains watched the water approach. They were safe, but now the camp was littered with uprooted tree stumps and other debris brought by the wave. Throughout the region, elephants have cleared some of the ruins and have joined the search for bodies.

He thinks they can sense that the water is contaminated, so he and others must cart water from a nearby waterfall. Staff writer Jeremy Meyer can be reached at jpmeyer denverpost. By Jeremy P. Meyer jpmeyer denverpost. Richardson Sa Salangu, 68, owns Uthan, the year-old elephant munching pineapple leaves behind him.