The cause and effect of the 2004 Thailand tsunamiThe Thailand tsunami that occurred on December 26, 2004 was by far the largest tsunami disaster of the history of humanity. It was triggered by a magnitude 9.1 to 9.3 earthquake along the Indo-Australian subduction zone off the northern coast of Sumatra. The tsunami waves spread mainly from east to west and caused significant damage along the coasts of southern Thailand. Unpredictably, it was a violent earthquake under the sea that triggered massive waves and hit more than a dozen countries in South Asia. It also destroyed thousands of kilometers of coastline and even permanently submerged entire islands. Across the region, the tsunami killed more than 150,000 people and a million more were injured, left homeless and without food or clean water, making it perhaps the most destructive tsunami in modern history . Despite the location of the Thai peninsula facing the northern part of this subduction zone, the absence of written historical records and the absence of any major local seismic activity, the tsunami caused thousands of deaths and enormous economic losses in popular tourist regions of the country. Thailand. Immediately after the disaster, many organizations and citizens provided assistance and contributed to this devastating tsunami. Indeed, the Thailand tsunami was a global event, with significant waves felt around the world. In this context, I focus more on the main features of the natural causes of the tsunami, the psychological effects on citizens, the perspective of socio-economic impacts and the consequences of the tsunami calamity. west coast of...... middle of paper ...... the catastrophic event into an opportunity for the future. Although the December 2004 tsunami left millions of Asians with a heavy toll in death, lingering trauma and homelessness, they can still recover from this horrific event. If anything positive is to come from this adversity on a human scale, it will certainly be appreciated by the compassion and generosity that the world will show to the survivors. I have to admit that I have a hard time accepting that this could happen to all of us, anywhere and at any time in the world. It may not be a tsunami that these citizens experienced, but we may also encounter other natural disasters. It was definitely a great experience for me to write this article and find out the truth about the tsunami and the total effects of what these people are facing..