The Tidal Waves That Caused The Tsunami Disaster
Earthquake and tsunami victims in Aceh have eaten hundreds of thousands of human lives and material countless, it should be made aware of the Indonesian government to immediately establish early warning systems and national disaster mitigation reliable.
Indonesia and Japan have in common as a country with potential landslide disasters, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis, as was the area known as “Pcific Ring of Fire”. The difference, the Japanese government is very serious look at the existing hazards by forming a special ministry of disaster mitigation. Infrastructure prepared by placing 300 pieces earthquake sensors that send information directly to the 6 pieces of regional data centers throughout Japan. When an earthquake happens under the sea, the tsunami’s potential can be detected and transmitted the warning to the Japanese community in just 4-5 minutes. This was supported by the Japanese government allocated funds to provide 180 billion each year just to build early warning systems.
While Indonesia, we must admit not to have an early warning system against all potential disasters in the region. Government’s attention is still limited to rehabilitation programs and post-disaster reconstruction. The potential for natural disasters in Indonesia is much more risky, given the vast scope of the threat area and variation of natural phenomena that occur.
Not many people realize Indonesia, phenomena such as the Tidal Bore, the tidal waves that caused the tsunami disaster also threatened similar large rivers in Indonesia. This phenomenon is a real threat and must always watch out, because it occurs in a location with a river mouth topography that allows terbangkitnya Tidal Bore at the highest tide of each month.