TSUNAMI'S??
Last week while we students of Mount Saint Mary College were home or on vacation enjoying our spring break, there was a devestating occurance in Japan. A tsunami hit Japan's northeast coast early friday morning killing an estimated 500 people. As I turned on my television to watch what had happened I founf myself wondering "what causes a tsunami in the first place?" According to Geology.com, A tsunami is a large ocean wave that is caused by sudden motion on the ocean floor. This sudden motion could be an earthquake, a powerful volcanic eruption, or an underwater landslide. The impact of a large meteorite could also cause a tsunami. Tsunamis travel across the open ocean at great speeds and build into large deadly waves in the shallow water of a shoreline. Above I have found a youtube clip of the devestation that occured and aftermath of this terrible tsunami.
I like the picture and the video was informative about tsunamis. I like your response. Your response is very informative.
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