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WebSite Tsunami FAQs

The document discusses tsunamis from multiple sources including their causes, characteristics, impacts, and mitigation efforts. It covers how tsunamis are generated by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides and other geologic events. It also discusses tsunami warning systems, including how warnings are disseminated and what actions people should take in the event of a tsunami. Key organizations involved in monitoring and warning of tsunamis like NOAA's Pacific Tsunami Warning Center and NEAMTWS are also mentioned.

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WebSite Tsunami FAQs

The document discusses tsunamis from multiple sources including their causes, characteristics, impacts, and mitigation efforts. It covers how tsunamis are generated by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides and other geologic events. It also discusses tsunami warning systems, including how warnings are disseminated and what actions people should take in the event of a tsunami. Key organizations involved in monitoring and warning of tsunamis like NOAA's Pacific Tsunami Warning Center and NEAMTWS are also mentioned.

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1) From ITIC Website http://ioc3.unesco.org/itic/categories.php?category_no=13 What is a Tsunami? How Do Earthquakes Generate Tsunamis? How Do Volcanic Eruptions Generate Tsunamis?

How Do Submarine Landslides, ock !alls and "nderwater Slumps Generate Tsunamis? #an $steroids, %eteorites or %an&%ade E'plosions #ause Tsunamis? What is a %e(a&Tsunami and #an )t Happen Toda*? http://ioc3.unesco.org/itic/categories.php?category_no=13! Where and How !requentl* are Tsunamis Generated? How Does Tsunami Ener(* Tra+el $cross the ,cean and How !ar #an Tsunamis Wa+es each? Wh* $ren-t Tsunamis Seen at Sea or !rom the $ir? What $re the !actors o. Destruction !rom Tsunamis? What Determines How Destructi+e a Tsunami Will /e 0ear the ,ri(in and $t a Distant Shore? Wh* $re Locall* Generated Tsunamis So Dan(erous? ") From #$mai% In&uiries What causes tsunamis? How do tsunamis a..ect the surroundin( area that was hit? Where are tsunamis more likel* to occur? What happens as a tsunami approaches land? #an tsunamis dama(e the ocean .loor? Do tsunamis quicken sea&.loor spreadin( and i. so, how? How man* people ha+e been killed b* tsunamis? How do plate mo+ements start a tsunami? $re there places on earth with a hi(her risk .or tsunamis than others? How lon( do tsunamis (enerall* last? )s there a wa* to predict a tsunami? Do some people send out warnin(s to others? What are the a+era(e hei(hts o. wa+es at di..erent points o. the ocean? )s there a place ) could (o that is tsunami related? How do ) .ind out i. ) li+e in a tsunami e+acuation 1one? How does the Tsunami Warnin( S*stem work and what is D$ T? What is the Tsunami Warnin( S*stem-s purpose? Do *ou think the current TWS is su..icient? What are some errors in the s*stem? How can *ou make the s*stem more e..icient? What is a tsunami? What is the equipment used to measure a tsunami? Where ) could .ind in.ormation on the past Tsunamis 2Tidal Wa+es3, .rom the past 4 *ears to present?

How man* tsunamis ha+e been recorded since 5677? How man* tsunamis hit the "nited States per *ear? How man* .amilies were displaced due to Tsunami o. December 8779?

3) From 'TWC Website http://(((.prh.noaa.go)/pt(c/*a&.php What causes tsunamis? What does the word :tsunami: mean? Do :tsunami: and :tidal wa+e:: mean the same thin(? How are tsunami wa+es di..erent .rom normal ocean wa+es? How man* wa+es are there in a tsunami? How .ast do tsunamis tra+el? What does a tsunami look like when it reaches the shore? Where and how o.ten do tsunamis usuall* occur? How lon( do tsunamis last when the* happen? Do all lar(e undersea earthquakes (enerate tsunamis? What is the :wrap&around: e..ect? #an tsunamis be predicted? Where should ) (o .or the most accurate earthquake in.ormation? Wh* do Tsunami Warnin( #enters rel* upon seismic data? What was the bi((est earthquake e+er recorded? #an earthquakes be predicted? What is a D$ T buo*? What is a tide station? How do Tsunami Warnin( #enters use sea le+el data? What are the natural warnin( si(ns .or a tsunami? What should ) do in the e+ent o. a tsunami warnin(? What do ) do i. ) am in a boat at sea or in a harbor durin( a tsunami? How is the Tsunami Warnin( S*stem or(ani1ed? How does the Tsunami Warnin( S*stem work? How man* Tsunami Warnin( #enters are there? What is a Tsunami Warnin(? What is the di..erence between a :!i'ed e(ional Warnin(: and an :E'pandin( e(ional Warnin(:? What is a Tsunami Watch? What is a Tsunami $d+isor*? What is a Tsunami )n.ormation /ulletin;Statement? What are <TW#-s responsibilities? How does <TW# e+aluate earthquakes .or tsunami potential? How does <TW# disseminate its messa(es? Does <TW# send messa(es +ia S%S to mobile phones? Does <TW# issue e+acuation orders? #an <TW# predict earthquakes and tsunamis?

What are some other tsunami !$= websites? +) From 'aci*ic Tsunami ,useum Website http://(((.tsunami.org/*a&.htm% What causes tsunamis? What does the word :tsunami: mean? Do :tsunami: and :tidal wa+e:: mean the same thin(? How are tsunami wa+es di..erent .rom normal ocean wa+es? How man* wa+es are there in a tsunami? How .ast do tsunamis tra+el? What does a tsunami look like when it reaches the shore? Where and how o.ten do tsunamis usuall* occur? How lon( do tsunamis last when the* happen? Do all lar(e undersea earthquakes (enerate tsunamis? What is the :wrap&around: e..ect? #an tsunamis be predicted? Where should ) (o .or the most accurate earthquake in.ormation? Wh* do Tsunami Warnin( #enters rel* upon seismic data? What was the bi((est earthquake e+er recorded? #an earthquakes be predicted? What is a D$ T buo*? What is a tide station? How do Tsunami Warnin( #enters use sea le+el data? What are the natural warnin( si(ns .or a tsunami? What should ) do in the e+ent o. a tsunami warnin(? What do ) do i. ) am in a boat at sea or in a harbor durin( a tsunami? How is the Tsunami Warnin( S*stem or(ani1ed? How does the Tsunami Warnin( S*stem work? How man* Tsunami Warnin( #enters are there? What is a Tsunami Warnin(? What is the di..erence between a :!i'ed e(ional Warnin(: and an :E'pandin( e(ional Warnin(:? What is a Tsunami Watch? What is a Tsunami $d+isor*? What is a Tsunami )n.ormation /ulletin;Statement? What are <TW#-s responsibilities? How does <TW# e+aluate earthquakes .or tsunami potential? How does <TW# disseminate its messa(es? Does <TW# send messa(es +ia S%S to mobile phones? Does <TW# issue e+acuation orders? #an <TW# predict earthquakes and tsunamis? What are some other tsunami !$= websites?

-) From ./00 Center *or Tsunami 1esearch Website http://nctr.pme%.noaa.go)/*a&.php What is a tsunami? How can we prepare .or a tsunami? What should we do i. one strikes? What is bein( done to minimi1e the e..ect o. tsunamis? When and where ha+e tsunamis occurred? Where can ) .ind photos o. tsunamis? How can ) make a homemade simulation o. a tsunami? Tell me about the si1e and speed o. tsunami wa+es> Tell me about the Dec? 8@, 8779 Sumatra tsunami> What are some o. the worst tsunamis? 2) From 3ni)ersity o* Washington Website http://(((.geophys.(ashington.e4u/tsunami/genera%*a&.htm What is a tsunami? What causes tsunamis? How do tsunamis beha+e? )s there an* wa* to pre+ent a tsunami? When was the .irst tsunami? How man* tsunamis ha+e there been? How o.ten do the* happen? What was the bi((est tsunami? 5) /ther What is <TWS? What are )#Gs? Who are the members o. <TWS?

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