Tsunami!: Second Edition 9780824865306

On April 1, 1946, shortly after sunrise, the town of Hilo on the island of Hawai'i was devastated by a series of gi

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Contents
Foreword
Preface
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1. With No Warning The 1946 Tsunami from the Aleutians
2. What Is a Tsunami?
3. The Development of the Warning System
4. The Warning System in Action: The 1952 and 1957 Tsunamis
5. Disaster by Night: The 1960 Tsunami from Chile
6. The 1964 Good Friday Earthquake and Tsunami
7. Local Tsunamis in Hawai‘i
8. Recent Tsunamis around the World

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