Thomas+Bridges

By Thomas bridges

Description of a Tsunami? A Tsunami is a series of huge waves and can get up to 100 feet high and go 950km/h. The word tsunami comes from Japan tsu = harbour nami = wave. There was a tsunami in Australia on the coast in 1977.

What causes a Tsunami? A tsunami caused by a big disturbance of the sea bed from an earthquake. A tsunami is also caused by a underwater volcano. The effect of a Tsunami? A tsunami can destroys homes, cities, lives, families, animals, and plant life and nearly the whole environment.

 How is a tsunami forercasted?  A tsunami is forecasted by a monotering stations, tide gauges, when water gets sucked out to sea or listen to the radio or news. What preventative measures can people take against a tsunami? The only things you can do to stop yourself from getting hurt from a tsunami is get to higher grounds evacuate from the land or make a humongous wall.

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