The Indian Ocean Tsunami

pre-discussion assignment

Due Monday, February 26

Due by e-mail before class on Monday, Feb. 26

1. Compare the scale and pace of the rebuilding of Banda Aceh after one year with the rebuilding of New Orleans. What is the status of rebuilding/humanitarian efforts two years after the tsunami?

2. Has the tsunami readiness of the Indian Ocean communities changed in the two years since the tsunami? (Relevant articles: UN warning on tsunami threat; report on tsunami drill.

3. Describe the environmental and economic impacts of the tsunami.

4. What was the most surprising or disturbing piece of information you found in the Guardian reports?