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Tsunamis
- New Zealand’s Tsunamis
- Information about New Zealand tsunamis from Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
- BBC Animated Guide: Tsunamis
- A short animated slideshow that shows how a Tsunami is formed and why they are so devastating once they hit land.
- Tsunamis: Killer Waves
- National Geographic - includes video Tsunami 101
- NOAA Center for Tsunami Research
- General information about tsunamis. Go to the events page for recent and historical tsunami events and relevant data. From the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
- Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre
- Issues regional tsunami watch bulletins and includes RSS alerts. From NOAA’s National Weather Service.
- Waves of Destruction: Tsunamis
- From the US Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) web site Savage Earth. There is also a section about earthquakes.
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