Bibliograph

Tsunamis & seiches, writer: Anna Claybourne

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Tsunamis & seiches, writer: Anna Claybourne

Language

eng

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Age 5-11

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Tsunamis & seiches

Oclc number

1012615923

Responsibility statement

writer: Anna Claybourne

Series statement

World Book's library of natural disasters

Summary

"A discussion of tsunamis and seiches, describing their characteristics, formation, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant tsunamis and seiches from history"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

What is a tsunami? -- What causes tsunamis? -- The Chilean tsunami of 1960 -- What makes up a tsunami? -- Killer Krakatau -- Destroying lives -- The tsunami of 2004 -- Fukushima tsunami of 2011 -- Tsunamis and the environment -- The Lituya Bay megatsunami -- Tsunamis in the Atlantic -- The Lisbon tsunami -- Tsunamis and asteroids -- Tsunami warning systems -- Warning systems in action : the tsunami at Okushiri -- The Chilean tsunami of 2010 -- Tsunami preparation and survival -- What is a seiche? -- Buffalo's "great flood" -- The Chicago seiche

resource.variantTitle

Tsunamis and seiches

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