Tsunamis giant waves from the sea /

• Main Author: Kusky, Timothy M.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Facts On File, c2008.
• Series: Hazardous earth.
• Subjects: Tsunamis > Juvenile literature.; Tsunamis.; JUVENILE NONFICTION > Earth Sciences > General. > Science & Nature; Electronic books.
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Describes giant ocean waves, known as tsunamis, and what causes them.

Table of Contents:

• Triggering mechanisms for tsunamis
• Physics of tsunami movement
• Waves similar to tsunamis
• Historical tsunami disasters
• The Indian Ocean tsunami of December 26, 2004
• Reducing the threat from tsunamis.