Tsunamis

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Park, Louise
Format: Book
Published: South Yarra, Vic. Macmillan Education Australia 2007
Series:Natural disasters
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Table of Contents:
  • Natural disasters
  • Tsunamis
  • What is a tsunami?
  • Disaster file: Sumantra, Indonesia, 2004
  • How tsunamis are created
  • The most common cause of tsunamis
  • Disaster file: Sanriku, Japan, 1896
  • Other causes of tsunamis
  • Disaster file: Krakatoa, Indonesia, 1883
  • Where do tsunamis happen?
  • When a tsunami hits
  • Measuring and forecasting tsunamis
  • Disaster file: The Aleutian Islands, 1946
  • Disaster relief
  • Disaster files at a glance