How tsunamis work - Alex Gendler

Kako funkcionišu cunami - Aleks Džendler (Alex Gendler)

8,562,835 views ・ 2014-04-24

TED-Ed


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Prevodilac: Mile Živković Lektor: Anca Dimovska
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In 479 BC, when Persian soldiers besieged
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479. godine pre nove ere, kada su persijski vojnici opseli
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the Greek city of Potidaea,
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grčki grad Potideju,
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the tide retreated much farther than usual,
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plima se povukla dosta dalje nego inače,
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leaving a convenient invasion route.
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ostavljajući zgodnu putanju za upad.
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But this wasn't a stroke of luck.
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Ovo nije bila puka sreća.
00:19
Before they had crossed halfway,
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Pre nego što su prešli polovinu,
00:21
the water returned in a wave higher than anyone had ever seen,
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voda se vratila u talasu višem
nego što je iko ikad video
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drowning the attackers.
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i podavila napadače.
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The Potiidaeans believed they had been saved
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Potidejci su bili uvereni da ih je spasio
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by the wrath of Poseidon.
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bes Posejdona.
00:30
But what really saved them
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Ali verovatnije je da ih je spasila
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was likely the same phenomenon that has destroyed countless others:
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ista pojava koja je uništila mnoge druge:
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a tsunami.
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cunami.
00:36
Although tsunamis are commonly known as tidal waves,
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Iako su cunamiji poznatiji kao plimski talasi,
00:39
they're actually unrelated to the tidal activity caused
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zapravo nemaju veze sa aktivnostima plime koje izazivaju
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by the gravitational forces of the Sun and Moon.
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gravitacione sile sunca i meseca.
00:45
In many ways, tsunamis are just larger versions of regular waves.
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Na mnogo načina, cunami su samo uvećane verzije
normalnih talasa.
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They have a trough and a crest,
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Imaju korito i greben,
00:51
and consist not of moving water,
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i ne sastoje se od vode koja se kreće
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but the movement of energy through water.
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već od kretanja energije kroz vodu.
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The difference is in where this energy comes from.
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Razlika je u tome odakle dolazi ova energija.
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For normal ocean waves, it comes from wind.
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Kod normalnih talasa u okeanu,
ona dolazi od vetra.
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Because this only affects the surface, the waves are limited in size and speed.
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Pošto ovo utiče samo na površinu,
talasi su ograničeni u veličini i brzini.
01:05
But tsunamis are caused by energy originating underwater,
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Ali cunamije izaziva energija
koja potiče ispod vode,
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from a volcanic eruption,
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od vulkanske erupcije,
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a submarine landslide,
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podvodnog klizišta
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or most commonly, an earthquake on the ocean floor
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ili najčešće,
podzemnog zemljotresa
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caused when the tectonic plates of the Earth's surface slip,
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koji nastaje kada proklizaju tektonske ploče
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releasing a massive amount of energy into the water.
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i ispuste ogromnu količinu energije u vodu.
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This energy travels up to the surface,
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Ova energija putuje do površine,
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displacing water and raising it above the normal sea level,
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izmešta vodu i diže je iznad
normalnog nivoa mora,
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but gravity pulls it back down,
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ali je gravitacija vuče nadole,
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which makes the energy ripple outwards horizontally.
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zbog čega se energija pretvara u horizontalne talase na površini.
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Thus, the tsunami is born,
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Tako nastaje cunami,
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moving at over 500 miles per hour.
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krećući se brzinom od preko 800 km/h.
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When it's far from shore, a tsunami can be barely detectable
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Kada je daleko od obale,
cunami se jedva može otkriti
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since it moves through the entire depth of the water.
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pošto se kreće celom dubinom vode.
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But when it reaches shallow water, something called wave shoaling occurs.
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Ali kad dođe do plitke vode,
dešava se nešto što se naziva doplivavanje talasa.
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Because there is less water to move through,
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Kako ima manje vode kroz koju može da se kreće,
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this still massive amount of energy is compressed.
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ova ogromna količina energije se sabija.
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The wave's speed slows down,
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Brzina talasa se smanjuje,
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while its height rises to as much as 100 feet.
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dok se visina diže i do preko 30 metara.
01:58
The word tsunami, Japanese for "harbor wave,"
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Reč cunami
na japanskom znači "talas iz luke" i potiče
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comes from the fact that it only seems to appear near the coast.
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od toga što se čini kao da se pojavljuje samo
u blizini obale.
02:04
If the trough of a tsunami reaches shore first,
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Ako korito cunamija prvo dođe do obale,
02:07
the water will withdraw farther than normal
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voda će se povući dalje nego uobičajeno
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before the wave hits,
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pre nego što udari talas, što zna da bude zavaravajuće opasno.
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which can be misleadingly dangerous.
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02:13
A tsunami will not only drown people near the coast,
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Cunami će ne samo podaviti ljude u blizini obale
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but level buildings and trees for a mile inland or more,
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već sravniti i zgrade i drveće kilometrima i više na kopnu,
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especially in low-lying areas.
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naročito u ravnicama.
02:21
As if that weren't enough, the water then retreats,
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Kao da to nije dovoljno,
voda se onda povlači,
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dragging with it the newly created debris,
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i sa sobom vuče novonastale ruševine,
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and anything, or anyone, unfortunate enough
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kao i sve i svakog koji ima tu nesreću
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to be caught in its path.
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da mu se nađe na putu.
02:31
The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
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Cunami u Indijskom okeanu 2004.
02:33
was one of the deadliest natural disasters in history,
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bio je jedna od najvećih prirodnih katastrofa u istoriji,
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killing over 200,000 people throughout South Asia.
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ubivši preko 200 000 ljudi u Južnoj Aziji.
02:40
So how can we protect ourselves against this destructive force of nature?
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Kako da se zaštitimo
od ove destruktivne prirodne sile?
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People in some areas have attempted
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Ljudi u nekim područjima su pokušali
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to stop tsunamis with sea walls, flood gates,
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da spreče cunamije sa morskim zidovima, kapijama protiv poplava, kao i
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and channels to divert the water.
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kanalima za preusmeravanje vode.
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But these are not always effective.
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Ali ovo nije uvek efektno.
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In 2011, a tsunami surpassed the flood wall
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Cunami je 2011. prešao preko poplavnog zida
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protecting Japan's Fukushima Power Plant,
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koji je štitio nuklearnu elektranu u Fukušimi, u Japanu,
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causing a nuclear disaster
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uzrokujući nuklearnu katastrofu, kao i gubitak
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in addition to claiming over 18,000 lives.
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preko 18 000 ljudskih života.
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Many scientists and policy makers are instead focusing on early detection,
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Mnogo naučnika i političara se umesto toga
fokusira na rano otkrivanje,
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monitoring underwater pressure and seismic activity,
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osmatranje podvodnog pritiska i seizmičke aktivnosti,
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and establishing global communication networks
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kao i utvrđivanje globanih mreža komunikacije
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for quickly distributing alerts.
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za brzo širenje uzbune.
Kada je priroda previše moćna da bi se zaustavila,
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When nature is too powerful to stop,
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03:18
the safest course is to get out of its way.
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najbolje je skloniti joj se sa puta.
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