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Tsunamis & seiches. / World Books. - 3rd edition. - Chicago, IL : World Book, Inc., 2018. - 56 pages; colour illustrations; 27.5 cm. - World Book's library of natural disasters .

Includes index.

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.

"A discussion of tsunamis and seiches, describing their characteristics, formation, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant tsunamis and seiches from history"--

Age 5-11.

ISBN: 9780716699415 0716699419

LCCN: 2017054268

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Tsunamis--Juvenile literature.
Seiches--Juvenile literature.

LC Class. No.: GC221.5 / .T79 2018

Dewey Class. No.: 363.34/94