In the year 2004 Indian Ocean experienced a earthquake on the 26th of December. This earthquake triggered a series of devastating tsunamis up to 30 meters high. The earthquake was one of the deadliest natural disasters in the recorded history. Tsunamis are more frequent in the Pacific Ocean than in any other oceans because of earthquakes in the "Ring of fire". Although the extreme western edges of the Ring of fire extends into the Indian Ocean. This tsunami brought a lot of destruction to the people and the environment. Which of the following, if true, would weaken the conclusion about the effects of tsunami ?

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In the year 2004 Indian Ocean experienced a earthquake on the 26th of December. This earthquake triggered a series of devastating tsunamis up to 30 meters high. The earthquake was one of the deadliest natural disasters in the recorded history. Tsunamis are more frequent in the Pacific Ocean than in any other oceans because of earthquakes in the "Ring of fire". Although the extreme western edges of the Ring of fire extends into the Indian Ocean. This tsunami brought a lot of destruction to the people and the environment. Which of the following, if true, would weaken the conclusion about the effects of tsunami ?

Reconstruction costed billion after the tsunami affected the place.
NGO's and local authorities helped by giving immediate responses to devastation of this kind.
Loss of earning from tourism dropped about 80% in the year 2005.
8 million liters of oil escaped from oil plants.
There was a threat that diseases would be generated from mixing of fresh water, sewage and salt water.

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2025-01-04 04:42

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AhmedNazir · Accepted Answer · 2022-09-04T04:29:57+06:00

Option 2 : NGO's and local authorities helped by giving immediate responses to devastation of this kind.

Option 2 is the correct answer as it is the only conclusion which does not talk about the effects of tsunami while the remaining 4 options do. The 2nd statement talks about one of the remedies that were offered to help the people who were suffering from this disaster. It tells that NGO's and other authorities were providing immediate responses to the people in need.