Tsunamis

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0 1 2 3   Tsunamis are giant waves caused by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and landslides.

0 1 2 3 If you happen to be near a harbor or bay and you see the water suddenly rush out to sea,

0 1 2 3  leaving fish and boats stranded on the ground, you’d better clear out of there fast

0 1 2 3 because within five to thirty minutes a gigantic tsunamis will thunder in and continue sometime as much as a mile inland.

0 1 2 3 On the evening of July 9, 1958, Bill and Vivian Swanson were anchored in a bay near Juneau, Alaska

0 1 2 3 when an earthquake occurred causing tons of rock to slide into the bay across from them.

0 1 2 3  The landslide created a wave which headed for the Swanson’s boat at more than 100 miles per hour.

0 1 2 3  When it hit them, their boat rose to the crest of the wave and was carried across land out into the open ocean.

0 1 2 3 Their boat was so high that they could see the tops of the trees below them.

0 1 2 3 Their boat sank, but they managed to get into a small skill and were rescued about two hours later.

0 1 2 3 Scientists believe that several million years ago an asteroid hit in one of our oceans

0 1 2 3  and caused a tsunami 3000 feet high.

0 1 2 3  If that were to happen in the ocean near Seattle,

0 1 2 3 the city would disappear and the wave would wash over the top of Snoqualmie Pass.

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