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Myth vs Reality: Tsunami Waves
This short segment addresses the dangerous misconception that a tsunami is a single wave.
Tsunami: Video Segments
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Title
Time
Insight Into: What Is A Tsunami?
01:54
Myth vs Reality: Tsunami Waves
00:40
Before and After: Flooding of Nagatsura
01:58
Before and After: Calving of the Sulzberger Ice Shelf
01:34
Terrestrial Tour: The Case of the Orphan Tsunami and the Ghost Forest
04:10
Terrestrial Tour: Tsunami—Sumatra 2004
02:22
Insight Into: Effects of Tsunamis on the Atmosphere
01:58
Credits: Tsunamis
00:23
Credits
Produced by the Space Telescope Science Institute’s Office of Public Outreach in collaboration with the NASA Earth Observatory.
· Photo of tsunami waves hitting the coast of Minamisōma in Fukushima prefecture, March 11, 2011: Sadatsugu Tomizawa/AFP/Getty Images
· Photo of tsunami waves hitting the coast of Minamisōma in Fukushima prefecture, March 11, 2011: Sadatsugu Tomizawa/AFP/Getty Images
Written by Leah Ramsay
Designed by Dani Player and Leah Hustak
Editorial and design input from Margaret W. Carruthers, Timothy Rhue II, John Godfrey, and Claire Blome
Music courtesy of Associated Production Music
Transcript
All narration is presented in text form within the video. In addition, a full transcript will be available in the Library in the near future. Check back soon!