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Tsunami

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Definition

A unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption

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Did you know…

The shore line retreats when the first wave of a tsunami is about to happenA tsunami can be a series of waves and the first one is not always the biggestTsunamis only affect shallow watersMost tsunamis occur in the Pacific Ocean

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Famous locations

On December 26, 2004 Phuket and the island of Sri Lanka experienced a deadly tsunami

7.8 earthquake in the sea of Japan destroyed the southern half of Okushiri Island

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Connections

Earthquakes

Seismologist

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What happens before an tsunami is about to happen?

What causes tsunamis?

What happens before an tsunami is about to happen?

What causes tsunamis?

Questions?

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Sources

http://ezinearticles.com/?Some-Facts-About-Tsunamis&id=8014

http://www.cdera.org/doccentre/fs_tsunami.php

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