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    Typhoon Odette caused massive flooding in coastal areas of the Philippines through storm surges. Storm surges and tsunamis both result in coastal flooding, but are caused by different events. Tsunamis are large sea waves generated by undersea events like earthquakes, while storm surges are abnormal rises in sea level caused when strong winds from storms like hurricanes push water ashore. While both can be devastating, tsunamis are generally more powerful than storm surges and can have wider impacts.

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    Typhoon Odette caused massive flooding in coastal areas of the Philippines through storm surges. Storm surges and tsunamis both result in coastal flooding, but are caused by different events. Tsunamis are large sea waves generated by undersea events like earthquakes, while storm surges are abnormal rises in sea level caused when strong winds from storms like hurricanes push water ashore. While both can be devastating, tsunamis are generally more powerful than storm surges and can have wider impacts.

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    Typhoon Odette caused massive flooding in coastal areas of the Philippines through storm surges. Storm surges and tsunamis both result in coastal flooding, but are caused by different events. Tsunamis are large sea waves generated by undersea events like earthquakes, while storm surges are abnormal rises in sea level caused when strong winds from storms like hurricanes push water ashore. While both can be devastating, tsunamis are generally more powerful than storm surges and can have wider impacts.

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    Between Tsunami and Storm Surges

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    Typhoon Odette caused massive flooding in coastal areas of the Philippines through storm surges. Storm surges and tsunamis both result in coastal flooding, but are caused by different events. Tsunamis are large sea waves generated by undersea events like earthquakes, while storm surges are abnormal rises in sea level caused when strong winds from storms like hurricanes push water ashore. While both can be devastating, tsunamis are generally more powerful than storm surges and can have wider impacts.

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    The Fact: Tsunami & Storm Surges

    As Typhoon Odette struck land in Philippines. It caused massive flooding in low


    coast areas as a result of rising of sea level in the ocean. It’s a powerful and
    catastrophic tropical cyclone that contains a 195km/h peak wind intensity with
    gustiness of up to 260 km/h. When Odette has passed the most affected regions
    leaving large destruction in the provinces, lots of citizen talked about the high
    waves crossing sea coastline and inland of the provinces making small islands
    floats and invisible in the sea. Lots of them wrongly presumption storm surges
    from tsunamis. Tsunamis and storm surges are caused by different events but
    both result in flooding and damages to coastal areas.
    Tsunamis are sea waves(10 meters more), which are produced by underwater
    events. It can be seismic meaning they can result from the vibrations of the earth
    (earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, mudslides etc.). They start out small in the open
    seas but amplify in size as they reach shallow water. A Tsunami is not just a single
    waves but a series of ocean waves called a Wave Train. The word tsunami is a
    term specific to Japan, which literally means a harbor wave
    (tsu=harbor+nami=wave) reflecting Japan’s tsunami prone history. These high
    waves is one of the most dangerous disasters in the ocean and can have far-
    reaching consequences like washing out entire city, taking year’s to recover and
    rebuild human civilization. That’s why, tsunamis are also commonly called “killer
    waves”. An example of this is the Indian Ocean tsunami on Dec.26,2004, has an
    epicenter of 9.0 magnitude (“megathrust”) on the Richter Scale. It hit 14 countries
    from Thailand to Africa, killing around 250,000 people. It’s known to be the most
    powerful earthquake that has occurred to date. –(serve-energy-future.com)
    While Storm Surges are elevated sea lands produced by intense marine low
    pressure system such as typhoons and hurricanes. Storm Surges at times of high
    tides can had to coastal flooding and an often accompanied by large ocean waves.
    It’s an abnormal rise of water generated by a storm. The water was being pushed
    toward the shore by the force of the winds moving cyclonically around the storm.
    The impact on surge of the low pressure associated with the intense storm is
    minimal in comparison to the water being forced toward the shore by the wind. In
    addition, water is pushed in the direction the wind are blowing. Another factor
    contributing to storm surge is atmospheric pressure. It is the force exerted by the
    weight of air in the earth’s atmosphere. The pressure is higher than at the edges
    of a cyclone than it is at the center. This pushes down the water in the outer parts
    of the storm, causing the water to bulge at the eye and eyewall where the winds
    have helped add to rise in sea level. The water level can reached as high as 10
    meters (33 feet) if the storm surge happens at the same time as high tide. An
    example of this is the Super Typhoon Haiyan(Yolanda) storm surges that rise
    higher than 10 meters. Also higher than 2-storey building causes almost 10,000
    dead bodies in Leyte Provinces, Visayas region in the Philippines. The Super
    typhoon is recorded as the most powerful cyclone that ever hits land in the
    human history.
    Clearly, Tsunami and Storm Surges has big differences. The similarities is just
    they caused massive floods in the coastal communities and may kill thousand of
    people. Tsunamis is much stronger than storm surges. Tsunamis can’t be
    predicted immediately after earthquake, etc. while storm surges can be
    forecasted before a storm landfalls. There are lots of gaps between them so there
    is nothing to be flustered about. In times of this very dangerous situations just
    keep prepared and ready for our safety. Now, all things are clarified, learn to be
    exact and spread fact.

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