Tsunamis and seiches.
Contributors: World Book, Inc.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: World Book's library of natural disasters
Publisher: World Book
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 47
ISBN-13: 9780716698302
Subjects: Tsunamis -- Juvenile literature; Seiches -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature
Description: "A discussion of major types of natural disasters, including descriptions of some of the most destructive; explanations of these phenomena, what causes them, and where they occur; and information about how to prepare for and survive these forces of nature. Features include an activity, glossary, list of resources, and index"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.
Table of contents: title: What is a tsunami?; title: What causes tsunamis?; title: The Chilean tsunami; title: What makes up a tsunami?; title: Killer Krakatau; title: Destroying lives; title: The tsunami of 2004; title: Tsunamis and the environment; title: Lituya Bay megatsunami; title: Tsunamis in the Atlantic; title: The Lisbon tsunami; title: Tsunamis and asteroids; title: Tsunami warning systems; title: Warning systems in action?; title: The tsunami at Okushiri; title: Tsunami preparation and survival; title: Seiches, what is a seiche? the Chicago seiche.