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Tsunami: FAQ, Survival Tips and links
Posted By:peer On 1/16/2005

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lessons on tsunami survival:

  • Many Will Survive the Earthquake
  • Heed Natural Warnings
  • Heed Official Warnings
  • Expect Many Waves
  • Head for High Ground and Stay There
  • Abandon Belongings
  • Dont Count on the Roads
  • Go to an Upper Floor or Roof of a Building
  • Climb a Tree
  • Climb onto Something that Floats
  • Expect the Waves to Leave Debris
  • Expect Quakes to Lower Coastal Land
  • Expect Company

http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/c1187/
Surviving a Tsunami - Lessons from Chile, Hawaii, and Japan (If you read nothing else, read this).
This is a USGS publication (available online) that details how to survive a tsunami. It was based on personal accounts related to the tsunami generated by the 1960 magnitude-9.5 earthquake in Chile.

http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tsunami-hazard/links.htm
The National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program
Lists many links to tsunami websites, most of which are technical.

http://www.tsunami.org/
Pacific Tsunami Museum site
Includes answers to frequently asked questions, links, and information related to Pacific Ocean tsunamis.

http://cwis.usc.edu/dept/tsunamis/index.html
The USC (University of Southern California) tsunami research group
Has photos from several recent tsunamis and related tsunami information.

http://cwis.usc.edu/dept/tsunamis/index.html
Tsunami visualizations

 

Source: http://www.geophys.washington.edu/tsunami/welcome.html




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