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  1. The 10 most destructive tsunamis in history

    Mar 16, 2011 · The tsunami was reported at Shirahama to have reached a height of 38.2 m, causing damage to more than 11,000 homes and killing some 22,000 people. Reports have …

  2. Tsunamis - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Jan 1, 2018 · The risk of communicable diseases depends on the size, health status and living conditions of the population displaced by the tsunami. The population could be at risk of water …

  3. Tsunamis: how they form - Australian Geographic

    Mar 18, 2011 · Indian Ocean tsunami tracking system – a new technology Once a tsunami has been generated, scientists can accurately forecast the when (to within a couple of minutes) …

  4. On this day in history: 2004 Boxing Day tsunami

    Dec 18, 2014 · This operates 24 hours-a-day and a tsunami warning coming out the joint tsunami centre takes about 15 minutes. “Australia is fortunate because we are a few hours distant from …

  5. Tsunami: terror from the sea - Australian Geographic

    Dec 19, 2010 · That tsunami didn’t travel far inshore, but others did. Ted argues that a tsunami that hit the Shoalhaven delta near Nowra, between 5000 and 4000 years ago, ran 10 km …

  6. Making waves: the tsunami risk in Australia - Australian Geographic

    Aug 3, 2016 · A tsunami of this size would be comparable to what Australia experienced during the 2011 Japanese Tohoku tsunami. In northwest Western Australia, the maximum wave …

  7. Science Experiment - Tsunami - Australian Geographic

    Dec 12, 2017 · When natural barriers are able to receive some of the impact of the tsunami, the force of the wave is reduced, resulting in slightly lesser impact on higher-situated, manmade …

  8. 英语中表示「海啸」为什么要用日语借词 Tsunami? - 知乎

    知乎,中文互联网高质量的问答社区和创作者聚集的原创内容平台,于 2011 年 1 月正式上线,以「让人们更好的分享知识、经验和见解,找到自己的解答」为品牌使命。知乎凭借认真、专业 …

  9. Explainer: how to prepare for a tsunami - Australian Geographic

    Organise comprehensive travel insurance and check that you are covered for natural disasters such as tsunami. Keep a look out for any tsunami warnings signs. (Source: Flickr/thumbnail16, …

  10. Tsunami warning: why prediction is so hard - Australian Geographic

    May 11, 2012 · The enormous tsunami in Japan in March 2011 further highlighted the power of big tsunamis. But the most recent magnitude 8.6 earthquake off the coast of Sumatra, …

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