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News about geology and earth science from around the world! ... A tsunami is a large ocean wave that is caused by sudden motion of the ocean floor. This sudden motion could be an earthquake, a powerful volcanic eruption, or an underwater landslide. The impact of a large meteorite could also cause a tsunami….
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geology.com/news/2009/what-causes-a-tsunami.shtml
geology.com/news/2009/what-causes-a-tsunami.shtml
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The 1992 Nicaragua tsunami may have been the result of a "slow" earthquake comprised of very long-period movement occurring beneath the sea floor. This earthquake generated a devastating tsunami with localized damage to coastal communities in Nicaragua.
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www.nws.noaa.gov/om/brochures/tsunami2.htm
www.nws.noaa.gov/om/brochures/tsunami2.htm
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1. A Tsunami is violent disturbance deep below the ocean surface. ... Eventually the heavier oceanic plate slips under the lighter continental plate and causes an earthquake. The earthquake lifts part of the ocean up and drops other parts down. What happens on the ocean floor is mirrored on the surface of the water above.
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library.thinkquest.org/05aug/01824/tsunamicauses.htm
library.thinkquest.org/05aug/01824/tsunamicauses.htm
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A massive undersea earthquake off the coasts of Russia and Japan in the northern Pacific triggered a tsunami warning today but only appeared to cause a series of small waves.
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www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-2454424,00.html
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GWEN IFILL: The devastating earthquake and tsunami in Asia. ... And when this happens, it causes large-scale immediate uplifting of the terrain under the water, that creates a massive wave. That wave travels very efficiently across the ocean. And so it shows up hundreds and even thousands of miles away with much of the...
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www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/july-dec04/tsunami_12-27.h...
www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/july-dec04/tsunami_12-27.html
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At least 30 people are confirmed to have died in Solomon Islands after a massive earthquake measuring 8.1 on the Richter scale triggered a tsunami, which struck the western part of the country on Monday morning. ... Seventy years since the outbreak of World War II: Causes, Consequences and Lessons; A lecture by David North...
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www.wsws.org/articles/2007/apr2007/solo-a05.shtml
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The Indonesian Red Cross says Monday's tsunami that struck the southern coast of Java island killed at least 105 people, and left nearly 130 others missing.
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www.voanews.com/english/2006-07-17-voa6.cfm
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The Director of the Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Debarati Sapir, says it looked as if 2004 would be a very good year - until the tsunami struck on December 26.
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www.voanews.com/english/Africa/2005-02-17-voa44.cfm
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Home / Archive / Tsunami dossier / Tsunami causes devastation: how IRC helps ... Dissimination oh health and hygiene massages in the tsunami stricken area ... Post tsunami trauma in India and Sri Lanka...
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