the warnings are few the signs are suddenly the time goes into reverse a
suddenly the time goes into reverse a
suddenly the time goes into reverse a thunderous roar fills their and then
thunderous roar fills their and then
thunderous roar fills their and then it strikes
and when it is over nothing is what a
and when it is over nothing is what a tsunami the word in Japanese means
tsunami the word in Japanese means
tsunami the word in Japanese means harbour wave Japan has been hit by many
harbour wave Japan has been hit by many
harbour wave Japan has been hit by many tsunamis in its history as a result of
tsunamis in its history as a result of
tsunamis in its history as a result of its location it lies across the edges of
its location it lies across the edges of
its location it lies across the edges of four tectonic plates where most
four tectonic plates where most
four tectonic plates where most earthquakes the principal cause of
earthquakes the principal cause of
earthquakes the principal cause of tsunamis are war when two tectonic
tsunamis are war when two tectonic
tsunamis are war when two tectonic plates push together the resulting
plates push together the resulting
plates push together the resulting earthquake sends an enormous burst of
earthquake sends an enormous burst of
earthquake sends an enormous burst of energy up through the ocean displacing
energy up through the ocean displacing
energy up through the ocean displacing enormous quantities of water a series of
enormous quantities of water a series of
enormous quantities of water a series of waves expands in all directions in deep
waves expands in all directions in deep
waves expands in all directions in deep water these waves travel fast up to five
water these waves travel fast up to five
water these waves travel fast up to five hundred miles an hour but only reach a
hundred miles an hour but only reach a
hundred miles an hour but only reach a height of a few feet a passing ship
height of a few feet a passing ship
height of a few feet a passing ship might not even notice but as the waves
might not even notice but as the waves
might not even notice but as the waves enter shallow waters friction with the
enter shallow waters friction with the
enter shallow waters friction with the ocean floor lowers the wave speed and
ocean floor lowers the wave speed and
ocean floor lowers the wave speed and raises their height until at landfall
raises their height until at landfall
raises their height until at landfall they can engulf a 10-story building
unlike ordinary waves a tsunami wave
unlike ordinary waves a tsunami wave doesn’t crest and break instead it
doesn’t crest and break instead it
doesn’t crest and break instead it advances like a wall of water that
advances like a wall of water that
advances like a wall of water that crashes over the coastline and
crashes over the coastline and
crashes over the coastline and everything in its way reaching even as
everything in its way reaching even as
everything in its way reaching even as far as a mind
far as a mind
far as a mind inland more damage is caused when the
inland more damage is caused when the
inland more damage is caused when the wave recedes dragging everything in it
wave recedes dragging everything in it
wave recedes dragging everything in it back under water and most tsunamis have
back under water and most tsunamis have
back under water and most tsunamis have multiple waves each arriving anywhere
multiple waves each arriving anywhere
multiple waves each arriving anywhere from 10 to 60 minutes after the first
from 10 to 60 minutes after the first
from 10 to 60 minutes after the first strike just when survivors think the
strike just when survivors think the
strike just when survivors think the danger is over the deadliest tsunami
danger is over the deadliest tsunami
danger is over the deadliest tsunami ever recorded occurred in December of
ever recorded occurred in December of
ever recorded occurred in December of 2004 an earthquake off the coast of
2004 an earthquake off the coast of
2004 an earthquake off the coast of Indonesia triggered a tsunami that
Indonesia triggered a tsunami that
Indonesia triggered a tsunami that surged across the Indian Ocean and
surged across the Indian Ocean and
surged across the Indian Ocean and reached as far as the coast of Africa
reached as far as the coast of Africa
reached as far as the coast of Africa whole sections of cities were destroyed
5,000 miles away the Pacific Tsunami
5,000 miles away the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu is on call 24
Warning Center in Honolulu is on call 24
Warning Center in Honolulu is on call 24 hours a day to prevent a similar tragedy
hours a day to prevent a similar tragedy
hours a day to prevent a similar tragedy from happening in the United States
from happening in the United States
from happening in the United States scientists monitor tremors and quakes
scientists monitor tremors and quakes
scientists monitor tremors and quakes from around the globe if a quake big
from around the globe if a quake big
from around the globe if a quake big enough to cause a tsunami occurs it is
enough to cause a tsunami occurs it is
enough to cause a tsunami occurs it is their job to alert the coastlines in the
their job to alert the coastlines in the
their job to alert the coastlines in the tsunamis path the advice is simple move
tsunamis path the advice is simple move
tsunamis path the advice is simple move to higher ground wait for news that the
to higher ground wait for news that the
to higher ground wait for news that the tsunami has passed and be ready to deal
tsunami has passed and be ready to deal
tsunami has passed and be ready to deal with the ruins left in its wake
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