- Some large animals like elephants hear the noise of the tsunami and move in the opposite direction towards inland
- Computer models can also foresee tsunami arrival and impact depending upon knowledge of the event that caused it and the shape of the oceanbed
- The second largest death toll has been 100,000 in 1755 in Portugal, Morocco and the United Kingdom
- Where tsunami is happening there is a loud roar similar to a train or aircraft
- The maximum death toll due to tsunami has been 283,000 in 2004 in the Indian Ocean
- 1964, an Alaskan earthquake generated a tsunami with waves between 10 and 20 feet high along parts of the California, Oregon and Washington coasts
- In 1946, a tsunami with waves of 20 to 32 feet crashed into Hilo, Hawaii, flooding the downtown area
- The third largest death toll due to sunami is 70,000 in 1908 in Italy
- At the deepest point in the ocean, Tsunamis can have a speed of 600 mph. Close to the shore, this speed reduces to 30 to 40 mph.- freewallpapermania.blogspot.com
- Hawai is the state at greatest risk for a tsunami. They get about one a year, with a damaging tsunami happening about every seven years
- Alaska is also at high risk. California, Oregon and Washington experience a damaging tsunami about every 18 years
- If the waves range from 40 meters to more than 100 meters, they are called as a "megatsunami"
- When they reach land, they acquire more height due to the force of impact. They are also called as "iminami" or "wave of purification"
- If you feel an earthquake in the Pacific Coast area, turn on your battery-powered radio to learn if there is a tsunami warning. If you hear a tsunami warning, and they say to evacuate, do this immediately.- freewallpapermania.blogspot.com
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