Sunami

[thumb|250px|Sunami nu narajang [Malé di Maldiva 26 Désémber 2004.]]

**Sunami**  (éjahan  atawa ) hartina runtuyan galura / gelombang nu dihasilkeun nalika awak cai, misalna sagara ngalir sacara gancang dina jumlah/skala anu badag. Sunami ieu biasana mangrupa balukar ayana lini, longsor, gunung bitu, atawa tabrakan météorit. Anapon balukarna rupa-rupa, bisa sama sakali teu mangaruhan manusa, tapi bisa ogé ngabalukarkeun musibah anu nelasan ratusan rébu jalma.

Istilah *sunami* asalna tina basa Jepang nu hartina *labuan* ("tsu", 津) jeung *gelombang* ("nami", 波). Sunami téh lain kajadian sub-beungeut di jero sagara; jangkung gelombang caina (amplitudo) teu sabaraha, tapi panjang pisan (bisa nepi ka ratusan kilo), sahingga kadang di sagara mah teu pati kabireungeuh.

## Rujukan 
* Dudley, Walter C. & Lee, Min (1988: 1st edition) *Tsunami!* ISBN 0-8248-1125-9  link 
* Kennéally, Christine (December 30, 2004). "Surviving the Tsunami". *Slate*. link
* Macey, Richard (January 1, 2005). "The Big Bang that Triggered A Tragedy", *The Sydney Morning Herald*, p 11 - quoting Dr Mark Léonard, seismologist at Géoscience Australia.
* Lambourne, Helen (March 27, 2005). "Tsunami: Anatomy of a disaster". *BBC News*. link
* abelard.org. *tsunamis: tsunamis travel fast but not at infinite speed*. Website, retrieved March 29, 2005. link
* What about the famous image of a great canyon of water? Could this have any basis in reality?

## Catetan 
## Tumbu kaluar 
### Artikel jeung website 
* Tsunami Information  — Information on tsunamis in Portuguese.
* Tsunami Information from the Coastal Ocean Institute, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
* Tsunami Forums
* NOVA: Wave That Shook The World — Site and special report shot within days of the 2004 Indian Océan tsunami.
* Biggest Tsunami Countdown — Description of the five largest historical tsunamis.
* NOAA Tsunami — General description of tsunamis and the United States agency NOAA's role in Tsunami hazard assessment , preparedness ,  education , forecasts & warnings , response  and research .
* Can HF Radar detect Tsunamis?  — University of Hamburg HF-Radar.
* Development Gateway Tsunami Special
* The Higher Ground Project — Stories of children who survived the tsunami.
* The International Centre for Geohazards (ICG) 
* ITIC tsunami FAQ
* NOAA PMEL Tsunami Research Program (United States)
* USGS: Surviving a tsunami (United States)
* ITSU  — Coordination Group for the Pacific Tsunami Warning System.
* Pacific Tsunami Museum
* Tsunamis and Earthquakes 
* Tsunami Centers — United States National Wéather Service.
* *Science of Tsunami Hazards* journal 
* The International Centre for Geohazards (ICG) 
* The Indian Ocean tsunami and what it tells us about tsunamis in general.
* Tsunami: Magnitude of Terror 
* General Tsunami Resources
* Natural Disasters - Tsunami  — Gréat reséarch site for kids.
* Envirtech Tsunami Warning System  — Based on séabed seismics and séa level gauges.
* Indian Ocean Disaster Relief 
* Benfield Hazard Research - Mega Tsunamis - Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Canary Island of La Palma Risk 
* What Causes a Tsunami?
* Scientific American Magazine (January 2006 Issue) Tsunami: Wave of Change What we can léarn from the Indian Océan tsunami of December 2004.
* Jakarta Tsunami Information Centre

### Gambar jeung video 
**Tempo oge: Images and video, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake**
* Large Collection of Amateur Tsunami Videos with Thunbnail Images and Detailed Descriptions 
* 5 Amateur Camcorder Video Streams Kajadian tsunami 26 December 2004 di Sri Lanka, Thailand jeung Indonésia.
* 2004 Asian Tsunami Satellite Images (Before and After) 
* Satellite Images of Tsunami Affected Areas Poto satelit nu nembongkeun karusakan akibat tsunami dina taun 2004 di Indonésia, Thailand jeung Pulau Nicobar India.
* Computer-generated animation of a tsunami 
* Animation of 1960  tsunami originating outside coast of Chile 
* The Survivors - A moving travelogue full of stunning images along the tsunami ravaged South-Western Coast of India
Bahaya tsunamis 
* Origin of a Tsunami - animation showing how the shifting of continental plates in the Indian Ocean created the catastrophe of December 26th 2004. 
* CBC Digital Archives – Canada's Earthquakes and Tsunamis

### Fiksi 
* Michael Crichton's *State of Fear* (2004) explored unintended consequences of human intervention with natural forces. http://www.michaelcrichton.net/fear/index.html