Tsunami!: Second EditionUniversity of Hawaii Press, 1 Νοε 1998 - 380 σελίδες On April 1, 1946, shortly after sunrise, the town of Hilo on the island of Hawai'i was devastated by a series of giant waves. Traveling 2,300 miles from the Aleutian Islands in less than five hours, the waves struck without warning and claimed 159 lives. Fourteen years later, on May 22, 1960, a massive earthquake occurred off of the coast of Chile. The earthquake generated giant waves that sped across the Pacific at 442 miles per hour, reaching Hilo in just fifteen hours. The first wave to hit the town was a modest four feet higher than normal, the second nine feet. Before the third wave could arrive, a tidal phenomenon known as a bore smashed into the Hilo bayfront, with thirty-five foot waves that wrenched buildings off their foundations. That day several city blocks were swept clean of all structures and 61 people died. |
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2 What Is a Tsunami? | 51 |
3 The Development of the Warning System | 100 |
The 1952 and 1957 Tsunamis | 114 |
The 1960 Tsunami from Chile | 130 |
6 The 1964 Good Friday Earthquake and Tsunami | 182 |
7 Local Tsunamis in Hawaii | 222 |
8 Recent Tsunamis around the World | 245 |
9 How Much More Do We Know? | 289 |
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Illustration Credits | 353 |
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