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Art_from_Ark

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3. The scientific definition of "tsunami" in Japan

Reply to uppityperson (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 5, 2013, 02:31 AM

Nov 2013

is any sea wave that is generated by a seismic event. I remember seeing a live broadcast of a tsunami on Japanese TV several years before the 2011 disaster, and in that case it was indistinguishable from a regular sea wave.

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New FOOTAGE of the Tsunami from 2011 showing waves hit landfall [View all] yuiyoshida Oct 2013 OP

The ocean comes in, and in, and in, and in. When I was young I thought tsunamis were a big crashing uppityperson Oct 2013 #1

This shocks me.... yuiyoshida Oct 2013 #2

The scientific definition of "tsunami" in Japan Art_from_Ark Nov 2013 #3

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