This ongoing research is designed to help accurately forecast the passage of tsunamis across oceans as well as how tsunami waves interact with shorelines. Tsunami, catastrophic ocean wave, usually caused by a submarine earthquake, an underwater or coastal landslide, or a volcanic eruption The term tidal wave is frequently used for such a wave, but it is a misnomer, for the wave has no connection with the tides. Government weather forecasts, warnings, meteorological products for forecasting the weather, tsunami hazards, and information about seismology. About tsunamisnot all tsunamis act the same And, an individual tsunami may impact coasts differently
A small tsunami in one place may be very large a few miles away The speed of a tsunami depends on the depth of the ocean In the deep ocean, tsunamis are barely noticeable but can move as fast as a jet plane, over 500 mph As the waves enter shallow water near land, they slow to. A tsunami is a series of waves generated by a large and sudden displacement of the ocean Large earthquakes below or near the ocean floor are the most common cause, but landslides, volcanic activity, certain types of weather and meteorites can also cause tsunamis.
