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
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