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Understanding Tsunamis and Their Impact by dzun is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses tsunamis, or seismic sea waves. Tsunamis are caused by natural disturbances like earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and landslides, as well as man-made events like underwater atomic explosions. At sea, tsunamis appear as a series of waves less than 60 cm high, but with wavelengths over 160 km. As they enter shallow coastal waters, their speed decreases but height increases dramatically. The most common cause of tsunamis is earthquakes, such as the 1960 Chile earthquake that generated a
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- dzun
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- EN