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After the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami devastated the coasts of his native Sri Lanka, an engineering professor began asking why some places were spared the full force of the wave. Watch the next episode here: youtu.be/bC-73wOaJ78
Life Support is a series about why the global nature crisis matters for our lives. Catch up with part 1: youtube.com/watch?v=XHJs81yEFLI&t=4s, and part 2: youtube.com/watch?v=9xVE7hlfJg4
Additional music: Blue Dot Sessions ('Roundpine')
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Sources and further reading:
- ‘Coral Poaching Worsens Tsunami Destruction in Sri Lanka’, Harindra Joseph Fernando et al. (2005) bit.ly/2XzoEcX
- ‘Influence of coastal vegetation on the 2004 tsunami wave impact in west Aceh’, Laso Bayas JC et al. (2011) bit.ly/2XIgaAy
- ‘Wetlands for disaster risk reduction: Effective choices for resilient communities’, Ramsar (2017) bit.ly/2XHMR0W (PDF)
- ‘Mangroves Shielded Communities Against Tsunami’, World Wildlife Fund (2005) bit.ly/2XIggYW
- ‘Dealing with the effects of ocean acidification on coral reefs in the Indian Ocean and Asia’, Vicky W. Y. Lam et al. (2019) bit.ly/2XE4X3H
- ‘The global flood protection savings provided by coral reefs’, Michael W Beck et al. (2018) go.nature.com/2XGkZdC
- ‘Canal May Have Worsened City's Flooding’, Michael Grunwald, Washington Post (2005) https://wapo.st/2XN1vEf
- ‘The Global Wetland Outlook’, Ramsar (2018) bit.ly/2XGyLwx
After the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami devastated the coasts of his native Sri Lanka, an engineering professor began asking why some places were spared the full force of the wave. Watch the next episode here: youtu.be/bC-73wOaJ78
Life Support is a series about why the global nature crisis matters for our lives. Catch up with part 1: youtube.com/watch?v=XHJs81yEFLI&t=4s, and part 2: youtube.com/watch?v=9xVE7hlfJg4
Additional music: Blue Dot Sessions ('Roundpine')
Subscribe to Unearthed: youtube.com/greenpeaceunearthed
Unearthed is an award-winning investigative journalism platform funded by Greenpeace supporters. We are editorially independent. Check out our latest stories: unearthed.greenpeace.org
Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/greenpeace.unearthed
And Twitter: twitter.com/UE
Sources and further reading:
- ‘Coral Poaching Worsens Tsunami Destruction in Sri Lanka’, Harindra Joseph Fernando et al. (2005) bit.ly/2XzoEcX
- ‘Influence of coastal vegetation on the 2004 tsunami wave impact in west Aceh’, Laso Bayas JC et al. (2011) bit.ly/2XIgaAy
- ‘Wetlands for disaster risk reduction: Effective choices for resilient communities’, Ramsar (2017) bit.ly/2XHMR0W (PDF)
- ‘Mangroves Shielded Communities Against Tsunami’, World Wildlife Fund (2005) bit.ly/2XIggYW
- ‘Dealing with the effects of ocean acidification on coral reefs in the Indian Ocean and Asia’, Vicky W. Y. Lam et al. (2019) bit.ly/2XE4X3H
- ‘The global flood protection savings provided by coral reefs’, Michael W Beck et al. (2018) go.nature.com/2XGkZdC
- ‘Canal May Have Worsened City's Flooding’, Michael Grunwald, Washington Post (2005) https://wapo.st/2XN1vEf
- ‘The Global Wetland Outlook’, Ramsar (2018) bit.ly/2XGyLwx
