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  2. Tsunami - Wikipedia

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    The term "tsunami" is a borrowing from the Japanese tsunami 津波, meaning "harbour wave."For the plural, one can either follow ordinary English practice and add an s, or use an invariable plural as in the Japanese. [14]

  3. Tilly Smith - Wikipedia

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    Smith learned about tsunamis in a geography lesson, [4] [5] two weeks before the tsunami, from her teacher Andrew Kearney at Danes Hill School. [6] [7] [8] While she and her family were walking on Mai Khao Beach, she recognised the signs of a tsunami she had been taught, and alerted her parents. "The water was really, really frothy," Smith said.

  4. After Being Buried for Hours in 2004 Tsunami, Survivor Says ...

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    For more on life 20 years after the 2004 tsunami, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday, or subscribe here. The Swedish native also recalls hearing people crying out for help.

  5. Portal:Tsunamis - Wikipedia

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    The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami at Ao Nang, Krabi Province, Thailand. A tsunami (/(t) s uː ˈ n ɑː m i, (t) s ʊ ˈ-/ (t)soo-NAH-mee, (t)suu-; from Japanese: 津波, lit. 'harbour wave', pronounced) is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake.

  6. Why Thursday's Tsunami Warning was issued and what it ... - AOL

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    When no damaging tsunami threat became evident, the NTWC canceled the Tsunami Warning at 11:54 a.m. Pedestrians on Ocean Beach after a tsunami warning in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday ...

  7. List of tsunamis - Wikipedia

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    A tsunami hitting a coastline. This article lists notable tsunamis, which are sorted by the date and location that they occurred.. Because of seismic and volcanic activity associated with tectonic plate boundaries along the Pacific Ring of Fire, tsunamis occur most frequently in the Pacific Ocean, [1] but are a worldwide natural phenomenon.

  8. How West Coast residents should prepare for the threat of a ...

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    In California there’s a Tsunami Preparedness Week, and several areas along the coast have signs reading “Tsunami hazard zone: In case of earthquake go to high ground or inland.”

  9. Baby 81 incident - Wikipedia

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    The baby, around 2 months old, was reportedly found on the beach of the town of Kalmunai on the day of the disaster, 26 December 2004, in the midst of debris caused by the tsunami. [5] Kalmunai is located in Ampara district on the east coast of Sri Lanka, approximately 180 miles east of Colombo. No relatives were found in the vicinity, so he ...