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Your search for: earthquakes AND tsunamis


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Research Topics on: earthquakes tsunamis

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Books on: earthquakes tsunamis

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Encyclopedia Articles on: earthquakes tsunamis

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  • Tsunami
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...is the detection of such earthquakes on the ocean floor with...network (see seismology ). Tsunamis may be detected by wave...emplaced as part of the U.S. Tsunami Warning System; established...used to warn of a potential tsunami. One of the most destructive tsunamis to occur during historical...26, 2004, a 9.1 9.3 earthquake off NW Sumatra, Indonesia...
     
  • Earthquake
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...soil. In certain areas, an earthquake can trigger mudslides, which...habitations below. A submarine earthquake can cause a tsunami , a series of damaging waves that ripple outward from the earthquake epicenter and inundate coastal cities. Major Earthquakes On average about 1,000...
     
  • Callao
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...the War of the Pacific (see Pacific, War of the ), Callao was occupied (1881 83) by Chile. Subjected to earthquakes and tsunamis, the city was completely destroyed in 1746 and was severely damaged in 1940. Several landmarks from the colonial...
     
  • Tidal Wave
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...destructive wave or to high water not related to tidal phenomena. These latter waves are of two types: tsunamis , which are waves caused by earthquakes , and storm surges (see under storm ). ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia...