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How Tsunamis Form and Impact Shorelines

Tsunamis are powerful waves caused by underwater disturbances such as earthquakes, landslides, or volcanic eruptions. These events generate energy that pushes water high into the air, which, when approaching the shore, compresses and results in a powerful wave. Coastal residents must be cautious as tsunamis pose a significant threat following such natural disasters.

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How Tsunamis Form and Impact Shorelines

Tsunamis are powerful waves caused by underwater disturbances such as earthquakes, landslides, or volcanic eruptions. These events generate energy that pushes water high into the air, which, when approaching the shore, compresses and results in a powerful wave. Coastal residents must be cautious as tsunamis pose a significant threat following such natural disasters.

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How is Tsunami Happens?

We all know that tsunamis are a series of powerful and destructive waves. Tsunami is the
deadliest wave because the wave speed is incredibly fast. But do you know how a tsunami
happens?

Tsunami originated from Japan, “tsu’ meaning harbor and “nami” meaning wave. They
are normally caused by earthquakes, landslides, or volcanic eruptions in, or close to an ocean.
After some sort of underwater disturbance, this causes energy to rise up to sea level pushing the
water high into the air. Gravity kicks in and pulls it down again and then consequently causing
the water to filter out into many different directions.

When a tsunami begins to approach the shore the energy in the wave is compressed. As a
result, the water is pushed up into the wave, resulting in a powerful tsunami. If the trough hits the
shoreline first, it then causes the tide to drastically retreat.
So, tsunamis happen because of natural disasters such as earthquakes or volcanic
eruptions. People who live near the shoreline have to be careful because they are threatened by
tsunamis whenever there is an earthquake.

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