Tsunamis

  Before you start 
When you go to a website, remember that the information you should be reading is usually in the center part of the page.  Clicking on the sides of webpages will often take you to a different topic.   If you get off a tsunami page, just click
the  button and return to this page. 
If you've clicked on several pages, a shortcut is to
click on the black dropdown arrow to the right of the back button
and click on the word tsunami
(instead of clicking back-back-back-back, etc.).
  Key: Site has animation  Site has photographs   Site has maps, charts, graphs   Mostly reading

 
1.  Savage Earth - PBS tsunami website.  "Tsunami Attack
2.  GlobalSecurity.org 
Before and after photos taken from a satellite 
3.  BBC News
At-a-glance countries hit 
4.  BBC News for Kids - Tsunami: animated guide 
5.  GlobalSecurity.org
Indian Ocean Tsunami Animations 
6.  MSNBC.com
Diagram - cross-section of a tsunami
7.  Weather Wiz Kids
 Tsunamis in kids' language 
8.  GlobalSecurity.org
More maps and diagrams 
9. Social Studies for Kids - general info on the recent tsunami disaster
10.  International Tsunami Information Center- FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
11.  GlobalSecurity.org
Indian Ocean Tsunami Imagery Car Nicobar, India 
12.  International Tsunami Information Center - Tsunami Safety Rules 
13.  FEMA - Talking About Disasters
Tsunamis 
14.  GlobalSecurity.org
Background information on tsunamis with drawings, diagrams, charts 
15.  MSNBC.com
Map of areas hit by tsunami 
16.  BBC News
World's worst natural disasters 
17.  World Vision
How you can help the tsunami victims.
18. ABCnews.com
Earthquakes/Tsunamis explained
19. Cnn.com
How tsunamis form
20. Time for Kids
Tragedy in Asia Photo Gallery
21.  Time for Kids
Good explanation of tsunami events of Dec. 29
22.  National Geographic for Kids
Killer Wave Tsunami
23.  Time for Kids
Relief efforts to help victims
24.  Diagram showing the difference between  wind-generated waves and tsunamis. 
25.  NASA
Tsunami:  The Big Wave (not updated since 1999) 
 26.  Mapsofworld.com
clickable map of countries affected by the tsunami 
27.  Physics of Tsunamis -  lots of reading, but clicking on topics in table of contents will take you to diagrams and animations. 
 28.  Scholastic News - After the Tsunami (Lots of interesting articles about before and after the tsunami)
29.  FEMA for Kids (Federal Emergency Management Agency) - information on all kinds of disasters (hurricanes, tornadoes, etc.).  No information about 2004 tsunami. 
 


 
Read Tsunami Warning!
(Be ready to turn down the volume.)
Written by Dr. George Pararas-Carayannis, Ms Patricia Wilson and Mr. Richard Sillcox.
Illustrations  by Mr. Joe Hunt.
Web version by David Gronbeck-Jones
and prepared for the Western States Seismic Policy Council 

How can you help?
The groups listed below are reputable organizations which are collecting donations for the victims of the Tsunami. 

 

"America's Youngest Helping World's Neediest: Nationwide campaign launches with the support of former presidents Bush and Clinton"


"The American Red Cross Focuses on
Five Crucial Areas in Tsunami Recovery Plan"

 
  
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