Tsunamis & Floods Articles
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Small Islands Help Create Big Floods
Students will learn about how tsunamis work. The article describes the motion of the seafloor and how this motion causes dangerous waves with detrimental effects.
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Tsunamis in the Alps?
Children will learn about new information regarding Tsunamis. They will learn about new information which may prove to be surprising.
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Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service
View this map of the United States to see the latest precipitation.
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Hydrologic Information Center - Flood Loss Data
This page lets kids view the cost of damage that floods cause year by year.
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Tsunami 101
Watch this National Geographic video on Tsunamis to learn how a tsunami is born and how destructive it can be!
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Floods 101
Watch this National Geographic video to learn about floods and why they are the #1 cause of death and destruction in America!
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Low-Lying Thai capital braces for weekend flooding
Thailand is experiencing one of its worst floods in half a century right now in 2011. Read this article to learn about the destruction caused by the flood and how Thailand is coping …
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Floods
Are all places in the world vunerable to flooding? Is rain the only cause of flooding? Read this National Geographic article to learn more about floods!
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Floods
Flooding is the world's most expensive type of natural disaster! Read this ESA Kids article to learn more about floods!
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Rain and Floods
Read this informative article to answer questions these questions about rain and floods. How does rain form? What causes rain? How big are raindrops? What is a flood? Does a flash flo…
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Life of a Tsunami
Initiation, Split, Amplification, and Run-up are four stages of the life of a tsunami. Learn what happens in each of the four stages and how they contribute to create a tsunami!
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Anatomy of a Tsunami
Watch these amazing simulations of the tsunami that occured December 26,2004! The simulation shows details of the initial generation in deep water until the destructive collision wit…
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How Tsunamis Work
Read this informative article to learn about the birth of a tsunami and the alteration of the Earth's structure that initiates a tsunami.
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Tsunami
This great article from Enchanted Learning gives you a very good description of tsunamis. Learn what a tsunami is, where the word tsunami came from, how a tsunami forms, characteristi…
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Tsunamis: Know what to do!
This animated video was made by the San Diego County to inform kids about tsunamis and what to do if you encounter one! The beach setting and the entertaining lecture from Mr. King …
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Tsunami Safety
This Weather Wiz Kids page will inform kids about Tsunami safety! Kids can learn about how to prepare for a tsunami, what to do during a tsunami and after a tsunami has occured.
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Tsunami: Killer Waves
Read this interesting National Geographic article about the causes and effects of tsunamis. Did you know tsunamis can reach heights over 100 feet and can travel as fast as 500 miles a…
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Flood Safety
Did you know that flash floods are the #1 weather-related killer in the U.S? It is very important to know what to do in the event that a flood occurs! Read this article to learn about…