Tsunamis

Heed the warnings! Quick action in a tsunami could save your life.

This week, Marina and Fin discuss the guidelines, history, and mechanics of tsunamis in the context of several real-life stories.

• Sources

  • https://www.who.int/health-topics/tsunamis#tab=tab_1

  • https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/tsunamis

  • https://nctr.pmel.noaa.gov/faq_display.php?kw=1998%20Interview%20with%20Dr.%20Hal%20Mofjeld

  • https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/mile-high-tsunami-caused-dinosaur-killing-asteroid-left-behind-towering-megaripples-180978229/

  • https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/plate-tectonics-ring-fire

  • http://itic.ioc-unesco.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=1436&Itemid=1436#:~:text=Since%201812%2C%20there%20have%20been,Historical%20Tsunami%20Effects%201812%2D2022

  • https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/century-old-warnings-against-tsunamis-dot-japans-coastline-180956448/

  • https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/could-large-tsunami-happen-united-states#:~:text=Since%20the%20only%20major%20tsunami,Grand%20Banks%20earthquake%20near%20Newfoundland.

  • https://www.tsunami.gov/?page=tsunamiFAQ#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20Global%20Historical,1.6%20Where%20do%20tsunamis%20happen%3F

  • https://www.wsj.com/articles/tongas-disaster-preparedness-likely-limited-tsunami-death-toll-11642662466

  • https://www.earthquakecountry.org/sanandreas/#:~:text=Tsunami%20Science&text=Local%20tsunamis%20might%20be%20generated,on%20a%20smaller%20offshore%20fault.

  • https://www.nps.gov/npsa/learn/nature/tsunamis.htm

  • https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/ocean-coasts/tsunamis

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Samoa_earthquake_and_tsunami

  • https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/2009-Samoa-Tsunami

  • https://www.eeri.org/site/images/eeri_newsletter/2010_pdf/Samoa-Rpt.pdf

  • https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/tsunamis/healthconcerns.html

  • http://itic.ioc-unesco.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=1270&Itemid=1270#:~:text=For%20a%20locally%2Dgenerated%20tsunami,physically%20move%20to%20higher%20ground.

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami#Countries_affected

  • https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2004-indian-ocean-earthquake-tsunami-facts