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Natural Disasters: Tsunamis
Natural disasters; Earthquakes; Tsunamis; Hurricanes; Tornadoes; Floods
Tsunamis
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A tsunami is a series of ocean waves generated by sudden displacements in the sea floor, landslides, or volcanic activity. In the deep ocean, the tsunami wave may only be a few inches high. The tsunami wave may come gently ashore or may increase in height to become a fast moving wall of turbulent water several meters high. Although a tsunami cannot be prevented, the impact of a tsunami can be mitigated through community preparedness, timely warnings, and effective response. [NOAA]
- USGS: Life of a TsunamiUS Geological Survey
Fukushima Nuclear plant Japan 2011
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Tsunami Hits Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant
In a photograph released by Tokyo Electric Power Co. on May 19, 2011, tsunami waves approach the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant near its No. 5 reactor on March 11, 2011 in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2058823,00.html#ixzz1V6fLFJQ7
Useful Websites
- Mangroves: Nature's Defense against Tsunamisimpact of mangrove loss on coastal defences
- National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Association: Tsunamis
- National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program
- The Physics of TsunamisUniv of Washington, Dept of Earth and Space Sciences.
- Tsunami Prediction SystemNASA demonstrates
eBooks
- Indian Ocean Tsunami: The Global Response to a Natural Disaster byISBN: 9780813126524Publication Date: 2011
- Tsunami and its hazards in the Indian and Pacific Oceans byISBN: 376438364XInternational Tsunami Symposium (22nd : 2005 : Greece)
- Tsunami science four years after the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami byISBN: 303460064X28 papers that were originally presented at a session on tsunami generation and hazards at the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics XXIV General Assembly in Perugia, July 2007.
Tsunami Japan March 2011
Tsunami path
Chile quake tsunami spreading across the Pacific
Electronic resources
- Access ScienceMcGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology