Includes bibliographical references (page 55) and index.
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.
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.
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