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- For other meanings of tsunami, see Tsunami (disambiguation).
A tsunami (pronunciation or ]) is a series of waves generated when a body of water, such as an ocean is rapidly displaced on a massive scale. Earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions and large meteorite impacts all have the potential to generate a tsunami. The effects of a tsunami can range from unnoticeable to devastating.
The term tsunami comes from the Japanese language meaning harbour ("tsu", 津) and wave ("nami", 波). Although in Japanese tsunami is used for both the singular and plural, in English tsunamis is well-set as the plural. The term was created by fishermen although they had not been aware of any wave in the open water. A tsunami is not a sub-surface event in the deep ocean; it simply has a much smaller amplitude (wave heights) offshore, and a very long wavelength (often hundreds of kilometres long), which is why they generally pass unnoticed at sea, forming only a passing "hump" in the ocean.
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Add to Tom's two tsunamis - The Great Recession and the Great Inflection. (exporting democracy) The Great Deception http://bit.ly/69KeSo
temporal3 (temporal) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:20:15 -0000
Add to Tom's two tsunamis - The Great Recession and the Great Inflection. (exporting democracy) The Great Deception http://bit.ly/69KeSo
@tashamoney new tsunamis. Old black Jack is now Ginza and old e&o's is now Ka.
Krisco420 (Krisco420) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:32:50 -0000
@tashamoney new tsunamis. Old black Jack is now Ginza and old e&o's is now Ka.
@HBiC7108 ohh word... what about tsunamis?
Intelek43k (Arren Roberson) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:53:52 -0000
@HBiC7108 ohh word... what about tsunamis?
Então quando o mundo acabar em 2012 a prioridade é salvar os politicos? Ok, obrigado, eu fico com os terremotos e tsunamis mesmo
rdohms (Rafael Dohms) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:55:05 -0000
Então quando o mundo acabar em 2012 a prioridade é salvar os politicos? Ok, obrigado, eu fico com os terremotos e tsunamis mesmo
@cbusmom @nwjerseyLiz 2012 was just too much. John Cusack drove through earthquakes, volcanos, and tsunamis without braking a sweat. Silly.
chefdruck (chefdruck) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:06:03 -0000
@cbusmom @nwjerseyLiz 2012 was just too much. John Cusack drove through earthquakes, volcanos, and tsunamis without braking a sweat. Silly.
@radhikar I'm actually considering caving in and getting a Blackberry to help cope with the email tsunamis.
ozdj (Derek Jenkins) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:40:00 -0000
@radhikar I'm actually considering caving in and getting a Blackberry to help cope with the email tsunamis.
Biggest Tsunami Countdown - A countdown of the five biggest tsunami events in recorded history.
Meta Description: [ A countdown to the top 5 biggest tsunami. ]
Killer Wave - Learn all about tsunamis and how most form from undersea earthquakes. Get facts, stories, maps and pictures from National Geographic Kids magazine.
Meta Description: [ Learn all about tsunamis and how most form from undersea earthquakes. Get facts, stories, and more from National Geographic Kids magazine. ]
Pacific Tsunami Museum - Promotes public education about tsunamis for the people of Hawaii and the Pacific Region. Includes answers to commonly asked questions and tsunami photographs.
Savage Earth: Waves of Destruction - Highlights include animated illustrations, articles, an Ask the Experts section, photographs, and video downloads.
Meta Description: [ wNetStation, the Web site of Thirteen/WNET, presents SAVAGE EARTH ONLINE, the Web companion to the four-hour series on earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, and other natural disasters. Highlights include animated illustrations, original articles and sidebars, Ask the Experts, photos, and video downl... ]
Savage Seas - The Crow's Nest - Discover the power of waves and how fast they can travel. Includes animations and videos clips.
Surviving A Tsunami—Lessons from Chile, Hawaii, and Japan - Booklet about how to survive a tsunami that includes stories of people who survived tsunamis in Chile, Hawaii, and Japan.
Meta Description: [ An informative booklet about how to survive a tsunami that includes stories of people who survived tsunamis in Chile, Hawaii, and Japan. PDF format; 18 pages; published by the U.S. Geological Survey ]
Tsunami Education - Learn the story behind tsunamis, and how to respond to a tsunami warning.
Meta Description: [ Tsunami education for the tsunami resilient community, understanding tsunamis and tsunamis for kids. ]
Tsunami in Indian Ocean - Diagrams showing travel time in hours plus an animation of the earthquake and generated tsunami. From the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Japan. [English and Japanese]
Tsunami WebQuest 2004 - Provides detailed instructions and resources for a student team project on the causes and consequences of the Asian tsunamis.
Tsunami! - Answers many questions about the topic. What does tsunami mean? How are they created? What happens to a tsunami as it approaches land?
Tsunami: The Big Wave - Slide show presentation tells what causes tsunamis and discusses the impact of several 20th-century occurrences.
Tsunami: The Great Wave - Discusses what tsunamis are, what causes them, and how warning systems can help save lives.
Tsunamis - Features some brief facts about these gigantic waves and how they are formed.
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Tsunamis: Frequently Asked Questions - Explains what they are, how they are formed, and how they are different from other waves. Includes information about warning systems and safety.
University of Southern California Tsunami Research Group - Shows where tsunamis have struck in the past and what they have done.
Unosat: Satellite Imagery for All - Maps, radar images and photographs from space. Includes before and after views of the Indian Ocean tsunami in December 2004.
West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center - Features safety brochures and statistics about tsunami and earthquakes. Can be downloaded as PDF documents for printing.
Meta Description: [ West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center Web Page ]
Wikipedia - 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake - Country by country reports of damage, historical and regional comparisons. Includes technical information on the quake and plate tectonics.
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