5.+Tsunamis

= Process for Tsunamis =

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To find more videos, go to the Videos- Tsunamis page.

= Sample questions about tsunamis: =

Background researcher:

 * What is the definition of a tsunami?

Historian:

 * ======What was the most dangerous tsunami so far, and why do you think so?======

Geologist:

 * ======How does a tsunami form?======

Environmentalist:

 * ======What are some effects of a tsunami on nature (land and animals) and people?======

= Resources for information about tsunamis: =

Tsunami Glossary: []

Easy basics about tsunamis - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/tsunami/index.shtml

Scholastic: [|Tsunami basics]

FEMA for kids- about tsunamis - http://www.fema.gov/kids/tsunami.htm

Tsunami FAQs for everyone - []

Tsunami FAQs - []

Still more tsunami FAQs - []

Signs that a tsunami is approaching - http://ioc3.unesco.org/itic/files/sensing_a_tsunami.pdf

Life of a tsunami - http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/tsunami/basics.html

How tsunamis work and links to tsunami warning centers - http://www.ess.washington.edu/tsunami/index.html

Tsunami brochure- types, causes, effects, and safety tips - http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/deadlywaters.pdf

Tsunami glossary of important terms - http://www.tsunami.org/definitions.html

More tsunami FAQs and information about the Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004 - http://www.gns.cri.nz/what/earthact/tsunami/index.html

Tsunami animations - http://cwis.usc.edu/dept/tsunamis/2005/video/video.html

Detailed explanation of how a tsunami works - http://www.tsunami.org/summary.html

Tsunami reference links - [|www.**tsunami**.noaa.gov]

Searchable tsunami database with facts about past tsunamis - http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/form?t=101650&s=70&d=7

Overview of tsunamis and what to do - http://www.fema.gov/hazard/tsunami/index.shtm

Tsunami preparedness - []

Recover after a Tsunami -Red Cross- []

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) guide to tsunami safety - []

Tsunami safety - http://ioc3.unesco.org/itic/files/tsunami_safety_rules.pdf

Environmental impact of a tsunami (Indonesia)- []

Humanitarian, economic and environmental impact (Indonesia)- []

Tsunami forecasting - http://nctr.pmel.noaa.gov/tsunami-forecast.html