NOAA Knows Tsunamis

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) offers a number of tsunami-related resources. 

Links to some of the key resources are noted below.

Websites

• Tsunami.gov (tsunami alerts and more) – http://www.tsunami.gov/

• Tsunami Safety – http://www.weather.gov/tsunamisafety

• Tsunami Frequently Asked Questions – http://tsunami.gov/?page=tsunamiFAQ

• The NOAA Tsunami Program – http://tsunami.gov/?page=info

• International Tsunami Information Center – http://www.tsunamiwave.info

• Tsunami Data and Information (historical database) – http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/

hazard/tsu.shtml

Factsheets, Booklets, Posters, etc.

• Tsunami Safety Brochure – http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/

Tsunami/resources/Tsunami-brochure17.pdf

• Tsunami: The Great Waves – available at 

http://www.tsunamiwave.info

• Surviving a Tsunami—Lessons from Chile, Hawaii, and Japan –

available at http://www.tsunamiwave.info

• Global Hazard Maps – available at http://www.tsunamiwave.info

Videos

• Tsunamis: Be Prepared and Stay Safe! –

https://youtu.be/x0GX_kc7JZo

• Tsunami Preparedness: Applying Lessons from the Past –

https://youtu.be/mcJNr-cMggk

• Tsunami Awareness –

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/tsunamiawareness/

• Tracking Tsunamis – http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/trackingtsunamis/

• Tsunami Strike:

o Japan Part I: Destruction – http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/tsunamistrikedestruction/

o Part II: Propagation – http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/tsunamistrikepropagation/

o Part III: Warning Systems – http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/tsunamistrikewarning/

• Tsunami on Science on a Sphere – https://youtu.be/WQ9olN4Bafc

• TsunamiTeacher USA – https://youtu.be/tUN_UTY0GNo?list=PL3BDBAAAA7D4EB2DA

Online Courses

• Tsunami Strike! Pacific Edition – https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_module.php?id=813

• Tsunami Strike! Caribbean Edition – https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_module.php?id=907

• NWS JetStream - Online School for Weather: Tsunamis – http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/tsunami/

tsunami_intro.html

Other useful tsunami links can be 

found on the National Tsunami 

Hazard Mitigation Program (NTHMP) 

website, including:

• Tsunami Maps –

http://nws.weather.gov/nthmp/

maps.html

• U.S. Tsunami Hazard Summary –

http://nws.weather.gov/nthmp/

ushazard.html

• Tsunami Awareness and Safety –

http://nws.weather.gov/nthmp/

tsunamisafety.html

July 2017
Find the answers at http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/Tsunami/resources/crosswordanswers.pdf.

Tsunami Crossword Puzzle

Review the National Weather Service’s Tsunami Safety website at www.weather.gov/tsunamisafety and test your knowledge with this puzzle. 

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3 Do this to help protect yourself and loved ones from a tsunami.

6 Low-lying coastal areas like this popular spot are particularly vulnerable to tsunamis.

8 Use this tool to find routes to safety and safe places. 

10 Tsunamis can strike any ___________.

11 This is a natural warning that a tsunami may be 

on its way.

14 A tsunami warning may recommend this.

16 A tsunami may sound like this as it approaches land.

18 This person shares their knowledge and plans

with others.

19 A large and sudden displacement of the ocean can 

cause this series of waves.

20 __________ caused by tsunamis can cause great 

destruction.

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1 Action is required if you get one of these 

tsunami alerts.

2 Don’t forget these family members when making your 

emergency plan.

3 It’s not enough to make a plan, you must 

________ it, too. 

4 In the deep ocean, tsunami waves can move as fast as 

a ___________.

5 Some tsunamis are caused by this.

7 Safe places can be found here.

9 This alert means be aware.

12 Swimmers should be aware of this tsunami danger.

13 You should have one of these so that you are ready for any type of emergency.

15 This is the best way to evacuate during a tsunami.

16 Make sure you have one of these to receive warnings and tsunami updates.

17 Put together one of these so you have all the basic items you and your family may need in an emergency.

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