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What is a tsunami? hey guys if you found this then you will have good luck forever:m A tsunami is a series of waves made in a body ﻿  of water made by a natural disaster (like an earthquake, landslide, volcanic eruption, or a meteorite impact). Tsunamis can get up to 100 ft. in height! So it is just like a huge wave that comes from a natural disaster and it sweeps houses away and changes the environment.

Where do tsunamis occur? Most tsunamis occur by the Ring of Fire because of volcanic eruption or other natural disasters. Tsunamis race across the water up to 500 mph. Any country that borders the Pacific Ocean is at risk of a tsunami, but they can happen anytime, anywhere.

Whenever a tsunami happens means it is usually from a natural disaster. It can be any time of the day or season. So if a natural disaster occurs there might be a tsunami coming towards you, at anytime. [|Link for more info on tsunamis]

In the News  One of the recent tsunamis I will be telling you about is a tsunami that occurred in Mentawai Islands at 21:42 local time.The earthquake that caused the tsunami was off the western cost of Sumatra Indonesi a   and it was a 7.7 earthquake. 435 deaths were confirmed, and 110 people unaccounted for. The tsunami was 9 feet tall and it swept as far as 1800 feet! 80 percent of the houses were damaged or destroyed. It was a long day there in Sumatra with all the after shocks, because there were 9 aftershocks from around 4.9 up to 6.2! Historical Event I am going to be telling you about a huge tsunami in a small town called Hilo in Hawaii in1946. It occurred on April 1st, and is known as the April Fools day tsunami. Many people thought the warning was a joke. It was really called "20th Century's Largest Tsunami". It happened because of a 7.8 earthquake in the Aleutian Islands-Southwest of Alaska. The tsunami caused 26 million dollars of structures, and there were 165 deaths or missing people. It came blasting into Hawii at 500 MPH! There is a video of this to the right.

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__Do's and Don'ts __ Here are some tips that you should follow. You should always be preaired for a tsunami. They will come busting from the ocean really quickly, so do not wait to get prepaired. updated. || 2. Be fooled by a small wave, the next one may be bigger! ||
 * Do's || Don'ts ||
 * 1.Pay attention to any warning || 1. Ignore warnings ||
 * 2. If the power goes out, use a battery powered radio to keep
 * 3. When they say evacuate, go right away! || 3. Go outside until you are sure it is clear. ||
 * 4. Stay away from the shore. || 4. Run towards the wave ||
 * 5. Have an evacuation plan. ||  ||

Book Nook Here is a book I am suggesting to read if you want to know even more about tsunamis called: //__The Power of the Sea: Tsunamis, Storm Surges, Rogue Waves, and Our__ __Quest to Predict Disasters by Bruce Parker__//. You can buy it from Amazon for only 17.35.

[|This is the link for the book I recommend]

Experts Here are some links to experts on tsunami. [|Experts] [|Governor of Hawaii] [|Lori Denglert] Lori Denglert us currently studying the tsunami hazards of San Francisco Bay and is finishing a monograph on the 1964 tsunami in Crescent City, California. She knows a lot about tsunamis and enjoys what she does.

Thanks Thanks to all of the helpful sites that helped me learn more about tsunamis. [|Wikipedia] [|CBS] [|FEMA for Kids] [|Weather Widget] [|Clock Widgets] [|NationalGeographic]

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