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In the Science- all about a tsunami
A tsunami is a series of tidal waves. A tsunami can be caused by an earthquake, a landslide, a volcanic eruption or a meteorite impact. Most tsunamis about 80 percent happen with the Pacific's Ocean Ring of Fire. Tsunamis can race across a body of water as fast as 500 miles per hour. Usually tsunamis may only seem a foot or two high in deep ocean but as they get closer to land they rise possibly getting to 100 ft. high. Many witnesses have said that a tsunami sounds like a freight train. Most tsunamis happen in the Pacific Ocean by the ring of fire because of volcanic eruption. Some countries most at risk are Chile, United States, and Japan. Tsunamis are usually caused by an earthquake.

In the News (current event)
This is a link for a current tsunami that was caused by an earthquake. The earthquake was in the Sumatra Islands in Indonesia. The earthquake was rated a 7.7. The tsunami hit the Mentawai Islands. It occurred in October the 25th in 2010. It killed nearly 435 people and left 100 missing. The tsunami left 20,000 people displaced 80 percent of the houses in the North Pagai Village were damaged or destroyed. There were a lot of aftershocks in the Sumatra Islands. The earthquake in Sumatra happened about 150 miles west of Bengkulu close to the Mentawai Islands south west of South Pagai. The tsunami got to a height of 3 meters high. (9 feet.) The tsunami swept 600 meters inland. [|Click here for more info about this recent tsunami]

This historical event is called "The Twentieth Century's Largest Tsunami. This tsunami was in Hawaii when it hit. This happened on April 1st 1946. The tsunami was caused by an earthquake in the Aleutian Islands and it was rated 7.8 in magnitude.  The tsunami raced across the ocean at 500 mph. There were 165 injuries in Hawaii and 6 in Alaska. The highest waves recorded was 130 feet high.
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Safety
Stay away from shore If your in coastal areas stay alert for warnings If your power goes out use a battery powered flash light When they say evacuate Go Right Away! Have an evacuation plan Pay attention to any warnings
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media type="custom" key="8071890" align="right"**Don'ts-** Don't return to the affected coastal area until authorities say its safe Don't ignore warnings Don't be fooled by a small wave the next one might be bigger Don't go out side until you are sure it is all clear Don't run towards the tsunami

Book Nook (books on tsunamis)
This is a book about tsunamis that will help you learn more about them. The title is Tsunamis and other disasters. The authors are Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce. The illustrator is Sal Murdocca. Mary Pope Osborne was born on May 20, 1949. She is a children's book writer. In 1992 Mary published her first Magic Treehouse book Dinosaurs before Dawn. Sal Murdocca has illustrated 2 Andrew Clements books. This book costs 4.99. This book was written February 27th 2007. [|This is the link for the book we recommend]

**Experts**
This is an expert that you can contact. His name is Neil Abercrombie. He is the governor of Hawaii. He lives in Lower Manoa Valley with his wife and dog. Abercrombie got a Ph.D. in American Studies. In 1986 Abercrombie got to fill in the rest of the term for Cec Heftel. From 1988 to 1990 Abercrombie got elected to serve the Hawaii City Council. In 1990 Abercrombie was elected to return to Congress and to represent Hawaii's first congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives until 2010. [|This is a link to contact the governor of Hawaii for more information] media type="custom" key="8067128" align="right"
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