BBC “Asia quake disaster – in depth” http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/world/2004/asia_quake_disaster/default.stm
Home page for BBC News reports on the 26/12/04 earthquake and subsequent Tsunami damage. BBC Asia Earthquake Disaster
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/specials/2004/asia_earthquake_disaster/default.stm
BBC home page for reports aimed more at children.
BBC “Tsunami among world's worst disasters”
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4128509.stm
Article with brief descriptions comparing effects of various natural disasters since 1500s.
CNN “Waves of Destruction”
http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/tsunami.disaster/
Home page for CNN reports.
ABC News Tsunami page
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Tsunami/
Home page for ABC News reports.
Guardian Unlimited – Special Report
http://www.guardian.co.uk/tsunami/0,15671,1380306,00.html
Links to features and resources. Animations very useful. (May be slow to load.)
Earth Observatory – Natural Hazards
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=12640
Map of epicentre, immediate plate boundaries and aftershocks.
BBC animated guide
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4136289.stm
Slides with (limited) animation showing affected area, formation of tsunami and results.
BBC “How the quake unfolded”
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/04/asia_pac_asia_earthquake_explained/html/1.stm
Illustrated description of the event. (7 “slides”)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration animation
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/video/tsunami-indonesia2004.mov
5.8Mb QuickTime animation showing shockwaves spreading across complete Indian Ocean area.
AIST animation
http://staff.aist.go.jp/kenji.satake/animation.gif
1.1Mb animated GIF. (Plays in browser but can also be downloaded for more “controlled” viewing in a graphics package that supports this type of file.) Shows time after initial quake.
Discovery Channel animation of Indonesian tsunami
http://media.dsc.discovery.com/news/media/tsunami_wmp.html
PBS “Savage Earth – waves of destruction”
http://www.thirteen.org/savageearth/animations/tsunami/index.html
3 Flash slides with description.
US Geological Survey http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/tsunami/stoch_low.html
2.2Mb QuickTime movie of theoretical tsunami off US Pacific coast.
Federal Emergency Management Agency tsunami “Fact Sheet”
http://www.fema.gov/hazards/tsunamis/tsunamif.shtm
A variety of useful resources including information on past tsunamis, FAQs and “Great Waves” brochure.
ITIC “Great Waves” brochure
http://www.prh.noaa.gov/pr/itic/library/pubs/great_waves/tsunami_great_waves.html
Excellent resource for download (large Acrobat file – 9.8Mb) or online viewing. Photos and diagrams useful for all ages.
Federal Emergency Management Agency “Tsunami for Kids”
http://www.fema.gov/kids/tsunami.htm
Limited information but interesting “Tsunami Warning” storybook. (See link on left of page.)
