Download or read book Surviving A Tsunami At Thirteen written by Monica Ribeiro Connelly and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A firsthand account of surviving the deadliest tsunami in recorded history. At thirteen years of age, Monica went through an extraordinary life experience. She survived the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, also known as the Boxing Day Tsunami. It hit coastlines in India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and Thailand. It was one of the largest tsunamis ever recorded, with a magnitude of 9.1-9.3 (Richter's scale). Nearly 230,000 people lost their lives that day, making it one of the deadliest disasters in modern history. At the time, Monica was vacationing with her parents in Khao Lak, Thailand. They were at the beach that morning when the first wave struck. She lost her parents that day, her life being changed forever. Monica survived and decided to share her story through this book.

Download or read book Escaping the Giant Wave written by Peg Kehret and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When an earthquake hits on their family vacation, can Kyle and his sister survive the following tsunami? The Worst Vacation Ever! Thirteen-year-old Kyle thought spending a vacation on the Oregon coast with his family would be great. He’d never flown before, and he’s never seen the Pacific Ocean. One evening Kyle is left in charge of his younger sister, BeeBee, while his parents attend an adults-only Salesman of the Year dinner on an elegant yacht. Then the earthquake comes—starting a fire in their hotel! As Kyle and BeeBee fight their way out through smoke and flame, Kyle remembers the sign at the beach that said after an earthquake everyone should go uphill and inland, as far from the ocean as possible. Giant tsunami waves—three or four stories high—can ride in from the sea and engulf anyone who doesn’t escape fast enough. Kyle and BeeBee flee uphill as a tsunami crashes over the beach, the hotel, and the town. The giant wave charges straight up the hillside and through the woods where the children are running for their lives. The perfect vacation has become a nightmare! Somehow Kyle and BeeBee have to outwit nature’s fury and save themselves from tsunami terror.

Download or read book Surviving Tsunamis written by Kevin Cunningham and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2011-07 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surviving Tsunamis will look at children who experienced tsunamis around the world, through history and up to the present day.

Download or read book Surviving Disasters Chika and the Angry Ocean Tsunami Folklore Miraculous Survival written by R. P. Subramanian and published by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A delightful ditty about how Anju, a schoolgirl, tries to find out why her favourite stream is getting dirtier and dirtier. Fly with Anju on the wise Crow's back and see how she makes the villagers and the factory owner clean up the stream... An inspiring tale for young crusaders!

Download or read book Surviving the 2011 Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami written by Kira Freed and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In March 2011, a massive earthquake hit Japan and triggered a powerful tsunami. Claiming more than 15,000 lives, destroying thousands of homes, and wiping out infrastructure, the event was one of the worst natural disasters in Japan’s history. Yet even after damage to the Fukushima power plant resulted in one of the most devastating nuclear accidents—one that continues to affect surrounding areas years after the incident—the Japanese people and government showed resilience. This volume examines the events and the national and environmental impact of this tragedy as well as the steps that have been taken to rebuild lives and homes.

Download or read book Tsunami Kids written by Paul Forkan and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2014-11-13 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a heartbreaking, engaging but ultimately uplifting journey from the streets of Sri Lanka to the boardrooms of London, Downing Street and beyond as told by two inspirational survivors of the Boxing day Tsunami.

Download or read book Surviving Disasters written by Suroopa Mukherjee and published by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 26 December 2004, while the world was resting after celebrating Christmas, tsunami struck the Indian Ocean and took Andaman & Nicobar Islands under its spell. Chika, the little boy of the Onge tribe, was warned by the old man in the forest about the ocean rising and swallowing the Earth. The old man's traditional wisdom and Chika's presence of mind saved the lives of the people he loved from the dreadful sway of the killer waves. This story is about Chika's courage, sacrifice, and above all, of the life-wisdom of the Onge tribe!Other titles in the seriesIndrani's Adventures in Plunderland (ISBN: 9788179935163)Pari's Fight against a Nuclear Threat (ISBN: 9788179935156)Salim?s Journey through Hell (ISBN: 9788179935132)

Download or read book Surviving Paradise written by Michael Perkins and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006-10-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: True Life and Death Stories of Hawaii's Hidden Dangers-with Advice From Rescue Experts on How to Enjoy the Islands Safely.

Download or read book Thirteen Waves written by Lee D Beck and published by Houndstooth Press. This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One. Lee D. Beck counted the first wave and waited for the second, knowing that he'd have a chance of surviving if he could hold his breath, maintain his composure, and count to six, the number of waves in a typical set. The leash of his surfboard, wedged in coral, was holding him captive underwater. If he freed himself before the waves broke, they would send him tumbling into the reef behind him. The waves kept coming. Lee kept counting. Six. Seven... Thirteen.  It wasn't the first time Lee found himself in a fight for survival, and it wouldn't be the last. But not all of life's challenges are extreme, and the lessons taught are just as valuable. In Thirteen Waves, Lee shares autobiographical stories that provide insightful guidance and timeless advice. It's the curation of experience and wisdom from a single father for his three sons, designed to inspire thoughtful decision-making in a changing world. Whether you're an executive struggling in your career, or a student learning to navigate life, you'll benefit from this journey that offers you and your family time to reflect, opportunities to discuss, and courage to face any challenge with grace and determination.

Download or read book After the Tsunami written by and published by Human Rights Center, Uc Berkeley. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Learning from a Disaster written by Scott D. Sagan and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2016-04-06 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book—the culmination of a truly collaborative international and highly interdisciplinary effort—brings together Japanese and American political scientists, nuclear engineers, historians, and physicists to examine the Fukushima accident from a new and broad perspective. It explains the complex interactions between nuclear safety risks (the causes and consequences of accidents) and nuclear security risks (the causes and consequences of sabotage or terrorist attacks), exposing the possible vulnerabilities all countries may have if they fail to learn from this accident. The book further analyzes the lessons of Fukushima in comparative perspective, focusing on the politics of safety and emergency preparedness. It first compares the different policies and procedures adopted by various nuclear facilities in Japan and then discusses the lessons learned—and not learned—after major nuclear accidents and incidents in other countries in the past. The book's editors conclude that learning lessons across nations has proven to be very difficult, and they propose new policies to improve global learning after nuclear accidents or attacks.

Download or read book Wave written by Sonali Deraniyagala and published by McClelland & Stewart. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brave, intimate, beautifully crafted memoir by a survivor of the tsunami that struck the Sri Lankan coast in 2004 and took her entire family. On December 26, Boxing Day, Sonali Deraniyagala, her English husband, her parents, her two young sons, and a close friend were ending Christmas vacation at the seaside resort of Yala on the south coast of Sri Lanka when a wave suddenly overtook them. She was only to learn later that this was a tsunami that devastated coastlines through Southeast Asia. When the water began to encroach closer to their hotel, they began to run, but in an instant, water engulfed them, Sonali was separated from her family, and all was lost. Sonali Deraniyagala has written an extraordinarily honest, utterly engrossing account of the surreal tragedy of a devastating event that all at once ended her life as she knew it and her journey since in search of understanding and redemption. It is also a remarkable portrait of a young family's life and what came before, with all the small moments and larger dreams that suddenly and irrevocably ended.

Download or read book Japan after 3 11 written by Pradyumna P. Karan and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2016-09-27 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On March 11, 2011, an underwater earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, Japan, triggered one of the most devastating tsunamis of a generation. The aftermath was overwhelming: communities were reduced to rubble, thousands of people were missing or dead, and relief organizations struggled to reach affected areas to provide aid for survivors and victims of radiation from compromised nuclear reactors. In Japan after 3/11, editors Pradyumna P. Karan and Unryu Suganuma assemble geographers, economists, humanists, and scientists to consider the complex economic, physical, and social impacts of this heartbreaking disaster. Historical geographers place the events of March 2011 in context, while other contributors assess the damage and recommend strategies for the long process of reclamation and rebuilding. The book also includes interviews with victims that explore the social implications of radioactive contamination and invite comparisons to the discrimination faced by survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. Balancing the natural and social sciences, this timely volume offers not only a model of interdisciplinary research for scholars but also an invaluable guide to the planning and implementation of reconstruction.

Download or read book The Poison Jungle Wings of Fire 13 written by Tui T. Sutherland and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2019-07-30 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times bestselling series continues with a thrilling revelation -- brand-new tribes of dragons! Some secrets are deadly.It's no secret that Sundew wants to destroy the HiveWings. It's her life's mission to exact revenge on the tribe that tried to wipe out the LeafWings and ripped every tree from the surface of Pantala.Every tree, that is, except the wild and dangerous Poison Jungle, where the surviving LeafWings have been hiding since the war. Hiding, plotting, and waiting for a dragon like Sundew, who is uniquely qualified to bring down the Hives.There are dark secrets in the jungle, though-some that Sundew is keeping, and some that she's only just beginning to discover. And now that a new war is upon them, Sundew and her friends must unearth the oldest secret in the jungle-even if what they find has the power to destroy them all.

Download or read book Tsunami in South Asia written by Dr. V.R. Rao and published by Allied Publishers. This book was released on 2007-05-14 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book describes in detail the impact of tsunami with respect to the loss of life and material.

Download or read book Handbook of Coastal Disaster Mitigation for Engineers and Planners written by Miguel Esteban and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2015-07-29 with total page 796 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world's population is expected to increase to over 8 billion by 2020. About 60% of the total population of the world lives in coastal areas and 65% of the cities with a population of over 2.5 million are located in coastal areas. Written by an international panel of experts in the fields of engineering and risk management, The Handbook of Coastal Disasters Mitigation presents a coherent overview of 10 years of coastal disaster risk management and engineering, during which some of the most relevant events of recent time have taken place, including the Indian Ocean tsunami, hurricanes Katrina and Sandy in the United States or the 2011 Japanese tsunami. - International case studies offer practical lessons on how disaster resilience can be improved in the future - Contains tools and techniques for analyzing and managing the risk of coastal disasters - Provides engineering measures for mitigating coastal vulnerability to tsunamis, tropical cyclones, and hurricanes - Includes crucial tactics for rehabilitation and reconstruction of the infrastructure

Download or read book The Survivors Club written by Ben Sherwood and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2009-01-26 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover how to become the kind of person who survives and thrives with this "must-read" New York Times bestseller that's filled with fascinating true stories and helpful advice (New York Times). Each second of the day, someone in America faces a crisis, whether it's Covid-19, a car accident, violent crime, or financial trouble. Given the inevitability of adversity, we all wonder: Who beats the odds and who surrenders? How can I become the kind of person who bounces back? The fascinating, hopeful answers to these questions are found in The Survivors Club. In the tradition of The Tipping Point and Freakonomics, this book reveals the hidden side of survival through: astonishing true stories gripping scientific research the 5 Survivor Profiles top 12 Survivor Tools There is no escaping life's inevitable struggles. But The Survivors Club can give you an edge when adversity strikes.