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Tsunamis and seiches.

Contributor(s): World Book, IncMaterial type: TextTextSeries: World Book's library of natural disastersPublication details: Chicago : World Book, 2009. Edition: 2nd edDescription: 47, [1] pages: illustration (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 28 cmISBN: 9780716698302Subject(s): Tsunamis -- Juvenile literature | Seiches -- Juvenile literatureDDC classification: J 363.3494 TSUN
Contents:
What is a tsunami? -- What causes tsunamis? -- The Chilean tsunami -- What makes up a tsunami? -- Killer Krakatau -- Destroying lives -- The tsunami of 2004 -- Tsunamis and the environment -- Lituya Bay megatsunami -- Tsunamis in the Atlantic -- The Lisbon tsunami -- Tsunamis and asteroids -- Tsunami warning systems -- Warning systems in action? -- The tsunami at Okushiri -- Tsunami preparation and survival -- Seiches, what is a seiche? the Chicago seiche.
Summary: "A discussion of major types of natural disasters, including descriptions of some of the most destructive; explanations of these phenomena, what causes them, and where they occur; and information about how to prepare for and survive these forces of nature. Features include an activity, glossary, list of resources, and index"--Provided by publisher.
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J 363.34925 BLIZ Blizzards. J 363.34926 Ice storms. J 363.3493 FLOO Floods. J 363.3494 TSUN Tsunamis and seiches. J 363.3494 TSUN Tsunamis and seiches. J 363.3495 EART Earthquakes. J 363.379 WILD Wildfires.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.

What is a tsunami? -- What causes tsunamis? -- The Chilean tsunami -- What makes up a tsunami? -- Killer Krakatau -- Destroying lives -- The tsunami of 2004 -- Tsunamis and the environment -- Lituya Bay megatsunami -- Tsunamis in the Atlantic -- The Lisbon tsunami -- Tsunamis and asteroids -- Tsunami warning systems -- Warning systems in action? -- The tsunami at Okushiri -- Tsunami preparation and survival -- Seiches, what is a seiche? the Chicago seiche.

"A discussion of major types of natural disasters, including descriptions of some of the most destructive; explanations of these phenomena, what causes them, and where they occur; and information about how to prepare for and survive these forces of nature. Features include an activity, glossary, list of resources, and index"--Provided by publisher.

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