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Final Hazard Report

Thailand is a Southeast Asian country surrounded by bodies of water. The two natural hazards that often occur are tsunamis and floods. Tsunamis are waves caused by movement of the ocean due to earthquakes and landslides on the sea floor. Tsunamis in Thailand occur because the Pacific Rim bordering the Ocean has a large number of active submarine earthquake zones. The impact of disaster variability and extreme natural hazard results in not only loss of human lives, but also damage to infrastructure, disruption of livelihoods and loss of economic activities. The 2004 tsunami in Thailand was the worst natural disaster Thailand has ever experienced. On December 26, 2004 a tsunami occurred in the Indian Ocean. This can be labeled as a priority because of the amount of lives lost during this natural hazards. An estimated 230,000 people were killed making it the sixth deadliest natural disaster in history. It was the result of the Indio-Australian Plate subducting below the Eurasian Plate. It was caused by an earthquake measuring more than a magnitude of 9. The earthquake caused the seafloor to uplift, dreplace the seawater above. Tsunamis are just about a once in a lifetime occurrence and now that Thailand has a high-tech tsunami warning system installed. Thailand’s warning system includes warning towers, a network of detection buoys in the sea and public announcement systems. A safety recommendation would be to take precaution and if possible to evacuate the targeted area. Thailand is surrounded by water making the whole country a target for a possible hit. If I were able to move to Thailand I would build my house inland by mountains. Although foreigners are not allowed to own land in Thailand by law. Thailand is one of the many countries in the world that has a tropical climate. Flood, one of the most frequent occurrence disaster in Thailand, occurs during monsoon season of June-September. Monsoons are normal during the rainy months and floods are common throughout Thailand. For most visitors to Thailand, natural disasters like floods are not of paramount urgency however. Simply stay inside when the rain starts, don’t try to drive down flooded streets and use some common sense. My recommendation to this issue would be to shelter the living quarters and move upward towards near mountains or a elevated area. I would live in an elevated hill. I would help target the homes and spaces near the coast. Almost every year, several people are killed in Thailand during the rainy season making it a priority hazard. For most visitors to Thailand, natural disasters like floods are not of paramount urgency however. Thailand is a flood-prone country; because flooding is a regular occurrence and the population and number of exposed properties continue to grow. Storm surge models and flood hazard maps are easy to use. 

Soures:
https://www.chiangraitimes.com/what-natural-disasters-could-you-experience-in-thailand.html
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-tsunami-idUSKBN1AG0HM
http://www.air-worldwide.com/Blog/Floods-in-Thailand-Are-Regular-Natural-Disasters/
 


Comments

  1. Ana GGMay 23, 2018 at 6:54 PM

    Nice and complete final report! I agree with your chosen hazards and how you'd try to mitigate them. I hope you enjoyed your research this semester with us!
    Best. Ana

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  2. AnonymousMay 23, 2018 at 7:16 PM

    Great report! The information was very great! Thailand is surrounded by bodies of water just like my country of choice, Argentina, which also has suffered from flooding and tsunamis. I chose earthquakes as my number one natural hazard since it could lead to more dangerous hazards such as tsunamis and flooding. Thank you for all the great information on Thailand this semester!

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