Six of the World’s Most Deadly, Dangerous, and Disastrous Oceans and Seas
Published by According to Greek Mythology, Poseidon was God of the Sea and the “Earth-Shaker” of earthquakes. It is he that controls the plan of the oceans to destruct and destroy.
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Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest in the world covering close to a 1/4 of the water on the Earth’s surface. The warm temperatures maintained by the Indian Ocean make it highly susceptible to monsoons, cyclones, tsunami’s, and strong winds.
Disasters
Image via Wikipedia
Image via Wikipedia
Image via Wikipedia
In 2004, there was an earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC The quake itself is known “by the scientific community as the Great Sumatra-Andaman earthquake“. The earthquake was caused by subduction (an area of convergence where one tectonic plate moves under another) and triggered a series of devastating tsunami’s resulting in over 226,000 deaths, while over 1 million people were left homeless.
In 1970, there was a catastrophic cyclone that struck E.Pakistan and India’s West Bengal . Close to 500,000 people lost their lives in the storm, chiefly as a result of the storm surge that flooded much of the low-lying islands of the Ganges Delta. Till this day, the Bhola cyclone was recorded as one of the deadliest natural disasters in modern times.
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On June 2, 2009 at 2:33 am
great sharing
On June 2, 2009 at 3:13 am
I adore the sea and we must respect it. Thanks.
On June 2, 2009 at 6:56 am
Interesting and scary article Lauren. The seas have great power. Was jogging one morning along the northern California coast and was not close to shore when I came upon a sign saying that the Tsunami of 1964 reached that spot. That made me realize just how powerful the oceans really are.
On June 2, 2009 at 7:47 am
A great article. You have provided me with a lot of new facts.
Christine
On June 2, 2009 at 8:15 am
Nice, informative article
bravo!
On June 2, 2009 at 11:12 am
Wow Lauren this article is awesome, everyone here is aware that though the ocean is beautiful it can make an awesome foe and you can certainly see this in your pics. Excellent write and read!
On June 2, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Lauren,
This was a fascinating to say the least. The tenth picture down was something I have never seen before. You invested a lot of energy, time, and hard work into this piece!
On June 2, 2009 at 12:58 pm
Thanks for the comments everyone. I have always been fascinated in Atlantis and the power of the oceans.
On June 2, 2009 at 1:02 pm
Great article. You did your research for sure! Very interesting Lauren…
On June 2, 2009 at 2:43 pm
wow …much details!
On June 2, 2009 at 7:10 pm
This is a very interesting and fascinating article Lauren. An enjoyable read.
On June 2, 2009 at 8:01 pm
Amazing sea facts,around the world.
On June 2, 2009 at 8:14 pm
Interesting facts.
On June 2, 2009 at 9:39 pm
I just love reading your article on this particular subject. Quite informative and educational. One thing I love being here in Triond is finding articles well written and presented.
Wish someday I develop myself like you guys to be able to come up with something worth sharing.
On June 2, 2009 at 10:27 pm
Very informative article. Two thumbs up.
On June 3, 2009 at 2:09 am
I was born and raised by the sea and have great respect for it. Interesting article.
On June 3, 2009 at 8:56 am
The power of nature! Excellent article Lauren, great pictures – the Bermuda Triangle has always fascinated me.
On June 5, 2009 at 9:23 pm
Such devastation, The sea has no respect for man or nature.I’m glad I don’t live near it. I do love the white sandy beaches though.
On June 9, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Very interesting, comprehensive review… scary, too! Well done.
On June 10, 2009 at 7:03 pm
Lauren,
Even in my area of the Northwest coast of Washington, we have Tsunamis warnings posted around some of our local beach areas.
Bless you,
Chris
On June 10, 2009 at 7:34 pm
I grew up and have spent most of my life by the sea. You learn to have great respect for it. I have great interest in the lost continent of Atlantis and love stories about the Bermuda Triangle. Great article and pictures.
On September 28, 2009 at 7:55 pm
Great article. I have always been fascinated with nature and particularly intrigued by the mystries surrounding our world. The amazing and staggering realization is that even our most advanced scientists have not been able to find explantions to some occurences.
Hhmmm…… how awsome.
Thanks for sharing this. Its most educative and informative. God bless
On September 28, 2009 at 8:28 pm
Thanks for the comments everyone. It’s amazing what the oceans of this world are capable of.
On December 28, 2009 at 5:21 am
How could you not include the Bering Sea?
On January 8, 2010 at 6:08 pm
Interesting article. Are those hurricanes in those series of pictures for the Pacific? I learned a lot from reading this, thank you.
On January 8, 2010 at 6:21 pm
Both I think Eliza