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Tsunami By Tatsu Takagi Description of a Tsunami Tsunami Tsu=harbour and nami=wave so Tsunami means harbour wave in Japanese. Tsunamis can go up to 1000KM/hr and can go up to 100 FEET HIGH! Tsunami is a natural phenomenon consisting of a series wave. A tsunami can be called seismic sea wave as well.

What causes a Tsunami? A Tsunami can be caused by an underwater Earthquake or underwater Volcano to disturb the ocean floor. A tsunami can also be caused by a meteoroid falling from the sky.

The effect the Tsunami has on people communities and the environment Tsunamis can drown people with objects or water. People can run out of food and clean water and die. Tsunamis can knock down tall buildings and block exits or smash people. It can go 1000km and smash everything in its way.

How the tsunami is forecasted A Tsunami can be forecasted by technology alone. When the beach has mostly no shallow places or when the earth has a strong earthquake for 20 seconds. What preventative measures can people take against a tsunami? If you feel the floor shaking don’t wait for alarms or anything just run to the tallest place and stay there! You can build your house on higher land so you don`t have to run that far. 

Interesting facts about a Tsunami The largest Tsunami was a wave 1720 FEET TALL in Lituya Bay in Alaska.

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