1. What is a tsunami? 2. Lesson objectives;  To learn how Tsunamis are caused and how destructive they can be.  To look at the Indian Ocean Tsunami as a case study.…

1. Tsunami . How it occurs . :| 2. As a tsunami leaves the deep water of the open ocean and travels into the shallower water . A tsunami travels at a speed that is related…

1. Definition: it is a wave or group of waves of great energy and size that take place when some extraordinary phenomenon displaces a great mass of water vertically. 2. The…

1. Tsunamis By Philip Stubbs 2. What is a Tsunami? Japanese Meaning: Tsu = HarborNami = Wave Tsunamis= sequences of waves (wave train) that form inbody of water. Water is…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Tsunamis How bad are they? By Travis Jordan Reid Best Slide 3 "Suddenly I heard a shout, ‘Big wave!’ The streetlights around us exploded almost in…

Slide 1 TSUNAMI Just-in-Time Lecture By: Ali Ardalan, Ronald E. LaPorte, Eugene Shubnikov, Faina Linkov & Eric K. Noji for the Global Health Disaster Network Slide 2…

Slide 1 Slide 2 LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST NOTABLE DISASTERS INDONESIA PART 1B: TSUNAMIS Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA Slide 3…

TSUNAMI Just-in-Time Lecture By: Ali Ardalan, Ronald E. LaPorte, Eugene Shubnikov, Faina Linkov & Eric K. Noji for the Global Health Disaster Network What is the Disaster…

Description of Waves The simplest way of looking at waves is the concept of a wave as a harmonic oscillation. It can then be described by its: period t – the time it takes…

Homework Read pages 56-61 Why are tides considered a dominant influence on nearshore beach life? Explain the books statement âthe moon does not exactly rotate around the…