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A tsunami is a series of water waves that is caused when a large
volume of a body of water, such as an ocean, is rapidly displaced.
Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions,
landslides, bolide impacts, and other disturbances above or below
water all have the potential to generate a tsunami. Furthermore,
Tsunamis and storm surges have killed more than one million people,
and some three billion people live with a high risk of these
disasters that are becoming more frequent and devastating
world-wide. This book presents field survey results on tsunami
arrival times, wave run-up heights, inundation distances and damage
to properties on beaches due to tsunamis. The main injuries of
survivors (i.e., aspiration and trauma) are also analysed. Effects
of coastal forests on tsunami run-up heights are discussed as well.
Other chapters in this book highlight topics such as tsunamis and
poisonous gases generated by asteroid impact in the Black Sea,
tsunami simulation research, coastal protection measures for
tsunami disaster reduction, case studies from the Sri Lanka
tsunami, tsunami monitoring and detection, and early warning
systems.
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