Killer Waves. Sid Perkins.
by Perkins, Sid; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 6Science. Publisher: Science News, 2004ISSN: 1522-3264;.Subject(s): Computer simulation | Pacific Coast (U.S.) | Risk assessment | Tsunamis | Tsunamis -- Forecasting | U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdmDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Taken from Japanese, the word tsunami typically stimulates thoughts of monstrously tall waves that wipe out coastal communities and kill thousands of people. But tsunamis come in all sizes. Scientists estimate that the death toll of the 141 damaging tsunamis that occurred during the 20th century exceeds 70,000. During the same period, however, at least 900 smaller tsunamis caused no damage whatsoever." (SCIENCE NEWS) This article discusses the study of tsunamis and explains how scientists are becoming more accurate in predicting them.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Killer Waves, March 6, 2004; pp. 152-154.
"Taken from Japanese, the word tsunami typically stimulates thoughts of monstrously tall waves that wipe out coastal communities and kill thousands of people. But tsunamis come in all sizes. Scientists estimate that the death toll of the 141 damaging tsunamis that occurred during the 20th century exceeds 70,000. During the same period, however, at least 900 smaller tsunamis caused no damage whatsoever." (SCIENCE NEWS) This article discusses the study of tsunamis and explains how scientists are becoming more accurate in predicting them.
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