A tsunami (/(t)suːˈnɑːmi, (t)sʊˈ-/ (t)soo-NAH-mee, (t)suu-; from Japanese: 津波, lit. 'harbour wave', pronounced [tsɯnami]) is a series of waves in a water...
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A massive tsunami with waves up to 30 m (100 ft) high, known as the Boxing Day Tsunami after the Boxing Day holiday, or as the Asian Tsunami, devastated...
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of the Tōhoku region. It lasted approximately six minutes and caused a tsunami. It is sometimes known in Japan as the "Great East Japan Earthquake" (東日本大震災...
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This article lists notable tsunamis, which are sorted by the date and location that they occurred. Because of seismic and volcanic activity associated...
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(NOAA) scientists at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) in Hawaii eventually issued warnings of a possible tsunami from the large earthquake off Sumatra...
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Look up Tsunami, tsunami, or tsunâmi in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A tsunami is an unusually powerful series of water waves, a prominent recent example...
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injured, and some remain possibly missing in Tonga from tsunami waves up to 20 m (66 ft) high. Tsunami waves with run-up heights up to 45 m (148 ft) struck...
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Tsunami Disaster can refer to: 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami This disambiguation page lists articles associated...
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The 2004 Sri Lanka tsunami train wreck is the largest single rail disaster in world history by death toll, with 1,700 fatalities or more. It occurred...
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Operation Tsunami was a joint operation in 2003 between 200 Canadian forces and Afghanistan police against drug trafficking in Afghanistan. On January...
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Megatsunami (redirect from Mega-tsunami)
of water. Megatsunamis have different features from ordinary tsunamis. Ordinary tsunamis are caused by underwater tectonic activity (movement of the earth's...
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Johnny Tsunami is a 1999 American sports drama film released as a Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM). The film focuses on a young surfer from Hawaii...
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Silver tsunami (also known as grey tsunami, gray tsunami, silver wave, gray wave, or grey wave) is a metaphor used to describe population aging; specifically...
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Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope was a worldwide benefit held for the tsunami victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. It was broadcast on NBC and its...
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A tsunami deposit (the term tsunamiite is also sometimes used) is a sedimentary unit deposited as the result of a tsunami. Such deposits may be left onshore...
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The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami occurred on Sunday, December 26, 2004. The earthquake itself, with a moment magnitude of around 9.2-9.3,...
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Tsunami Games (or Tsunami Media, Inc.) was an American video game developer and publisher founded in 1991 by former employees of Sierra Entertainment...
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A volcanic tsunami, also called a volcanogenic tsunami, is a tsunami produced by volcanic phenomena. About 20–25% of all fatalities at volcanoes during...
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A tsunami warning system (TWS) is used to detect tsunamis in advance and issue the warnings to prevent loss of life and damage to property. It is made...
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Tsunami was an experimental purpose-built racing aircraft designed and built in the United States during the 1980s. After a short undistinguished career...
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Zombie Tsunami, formerly known as Zombie Carnaval is a side scrolling endless runner game. It was developed by French studio Mobigame and released for...
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1958 Lituya Bay earthquake and megatsunami (redirect from 1958 Lituya Bay tsunami)
Lituya Bay Mega-Tsunami, II" (PDF). The International Journal of The Tsunami Society. 20 (5): 241–245. ISSN 8755-6839. "1958 Lituya Bay Tsunami". Western States...
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A tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume within a body of water, often caused by earthquakes, or similar events...
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Earthquake (redirect from Earthquake and tsunami)
located offshore, the seabed may be displaced sufficiently to cause a tsunami. Earthquakes can trigger landslides. Earthquakes' occurrence is influenced...
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The 2018 Sunda strait tsunami (Indonesian: Tsunami Selat Sunda 2018) occurred on 22 December 2018 at around 21:38 local time after large parts of the southwestern...
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1960 Valdivia earthquake (redirect from Chilean tsunami)
The 1960 Valdivia earthquake and tsunami (Spanish: Terremoto de Valdivia) or the Great Chilean earthquake (Gran terremoto de Chile) on 22 May 1960 was...
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Teletsunami (redirect from Distant tsunami)
called an ocean-wide tsunami, distant tsunami, distant-source tsunami, far-field tsunami, or trans-ocean tsunami) is a tsunami that originates from a...
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2024 Noto earthquake (redirect from 2024 Sea of Japan earthquake and tsunami)
Modified Mercalli intensity of X–XI (Extreme). The shaking and accompanying tsunami caused widespread destruction on the Noto Peninsula, particularly in the...
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Hat Kata Noi (section 2004 earthquake and tsunami)
waters after the 2nd tsunami, 10:20 The waters at their lowest ebb, before the 3rd tsunami, 10:25 3rd tsunami wave, 11:00 The 3rd tsunami wave retreating after...
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avalanche that entered the fjord causing an up to 200 m (660 ft) high tsunami and subsequent waves up to 110 m high, with observable runup up to 100 km...
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