What happens when the natural disasters cause a tsunami?
They displace large volumes of water.
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What does the word tsunami come from?
Japan.
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When did the Lituya Bay Tsunami happen?
July 9, 1958.
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How many people died in total.
5 people.
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What is a tsunami?
A series of waves.
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What natural disasters can start tsunamis?
Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, avalanches, or big landslides.
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What does the word tsunami mean?
Harbor Wave.
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How big was the Lituya Bay Tsunami?
1,720 feet tall, 2 miles wide, and 7 miles long.
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How did the three people die?
The beach they were standing on sunk 100 feet below sea level.
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How many tsunamis occur a year?
2 tsunamis.
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Where do tsunamis happen?
Near large bodies of water.
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How big can a tsunami get to?
100 feet tall.
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What happened before the Lituya Bay Tsunami?
An earthquake along the Fairweather Fault in the Alaskan Panhandle loosened 40 million cubic yards.
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Where did the 3 people die?
Khantoak Island at the mouth of Yakutat Bay.
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Name 5 places that are at high risk of tsunamis.
Australia, Alaska, Hawaii, Russia, India, Japan, South Korea, Morocco, Portugal, California, New Zealand, Columbia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Indonesia, Oregon, and Washington.
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How are tsunami waves formed?
When the waves try to find a stable position again.
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What is one other tsunami that happened in history?
The Boxing Day tsunami, the Indian Ocean tsunami, the Sumatra tsunami, or the Ryukyu Island tsunami.
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What triggered the tsunami?
A landslide was triggered and boulders fell into the bay.
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How did the 2 people die?
The boat they were on sunk.
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What happens in about 15 years?
A major mega tsunami will happen.
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True or False. Is my tsunami the biggest tsunami in the world?