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Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > NATURAL HAZARDS > TSUNAMIS

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TSUNAMIS  

DÉFINITION

  • A wave train, or series of waves, generated in a body of water by an impulsive disturbance that vertically displaces the water column. Earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions, explosions, and even the impact of cosmic bodies, such as meteorites, can generate tsunamis. Tsunamis can savagely attack coastlines, causing devastating property damage and loss of life.

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NOTE DE CHANGEMENT

  • 2012-06-27 14:58:33.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add broader relation (TSUNAMIS [768f266e-0807-49c6-a69e-c518de310331,40239] - NATURAL HAZARDS [ec0e2762-f57a-4fdc-b395-c8d7d5590d18,21253]);
  • 2012-07-02 09:12:42.0 [tbs1979] insert Definition (id: null text: A wave train, or series of waves, generated in a body of water by an impulsive disturbance that vertically displaces the water column. Earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions, explosions, and even the impact of cosmic bodies, such as meteorites, can generate tsunamis. Tsunamis can savagely attack coastlines, causing devastating property damage and loss of life. language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/768f266e-0807-49c6-a69e-c518de310331

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