mega tsunami caught on camera Biggest Tsunami In The World Largest Tsunami Monster Tsunami Worst Tsunami Caught On Tape Tsunami biggest tsunami in the world largest tsunami monster tsunami worst tsunami caught on tape tsunami For other uses, see Tsunami (disambiguation) and Tidal wave. This article is about waves, sometimes called "seismic sea waves," that travel through the ocean. For waves that travel through the Earth itself, see Seismic wave. 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, An aerial view of damage in the Sendai region with black smoke coming from the Nippon Oil Sendai oil refinery The Greek historian Thucydides suggested in his late-5th century BC History of the Peloponnesian War, that tsunamis were related to submarine earthquakes,[5][6] but the understanding of a tsunami's nature remained slim until the 20th century and much remains unknown. Major areas of current research include trying to determine why some large earthquakes do not generate tsunamis while other smaller ones do; trying to accurately forecast the passage of tsunamis across the oceans; and also to forecast how tsunami waves would interact with specific shorelines. Tsunamis in lakes Tsunami-proof building Tsunami Society Tsunamis affecting New Zealand Tsunamis in the United Kingdom Kaikoura Canyon landslide tsunami hazard biggest tsunami in the world caught on tape biggest tsunami in history biggest tsunami in the world video tsunami 2004 lituya bay tsunami biggest tsunami in the world youtube, biggest earthquake world biggest hurricane world worst tsunami biggest tsunami in the world largest tsunami monster tsunami worst tsunami caught on tape tsunami Tsunami The term tsunami, meaning "harbor wave" in literal translation, comes from the Japanese 津波, composed of the two kanji 津 (tsu) meaning "harbour" and 波 (nami), meaning "wave". (For the plural, one can either follow ordinary English practice and add an s, or use an invariable plural as in the Japanese.[7]) There are only a few other languages that have an equivalent native word. In Acehnese language, the words are ië beuna[8] or alôn buluëk[9] (depending on the dialect). In Tamil language, it is aazhi peralai. On Simeulue island, off the western coast of Sumatra in Indonesia, in Devayan language the word is smong, while in Sigulai language it is emong.[10] In Singkil (in Aceh province) and surrounding, the people use the word gloro/galoro for tsunami.[11][12] In Nias language, it is called oloro/galoro[13] and in Ende it is called ae mesi nuka tana lala[14] Tidal wave Tsunami aftermath in Aceh, Indonesia. Tsunami are sometimes referred to as tidal waves.[15] This once-popular term derives from the most common appearance of tsunami, which is that of an extraordinarily high tidal bore. Tsunami and tides both produce waves of water that move inland, but in the case of tsunami the inland movement of water may be much greater, giving the impression of an incredibly high and forceful tide. In recent years, the term "tidal wave" has fallen out of favor, especially in the scientific community, because tsunami actually have nothing to do with tides, which are produced by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun rather than the displacement of water. Although the meanings of "tidal" include "resembling"[16] or "having the form or character of"[17] the tides, use of the term tidal wave is discouraged by geologists and oceanographers.
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