0 a very large sea wave, caused by an underwater earthquake or a volcanic eruption, that can cause a lot of destruction when it hits land -- tsunami
A 100-foot tsunami struck the area of Scotch Cap.
The results are used in conjunction with earlier one-dimensional analyses to estimate the total tsunami run-up.
Only when close to shore do tsunami sometimes assume such shapes.
Certainly the pharmaceutical money tsunami is having major adverse effects.
But they reserve their most serious warning for coastal and submarine landslides and the risk of tsunamis.
The refractive influence on tsunami run-up of the offshore bottom topography of islands is analyzed.
The most controversial section is that dealing with postulated tsunami-generated coastal forms, especially scoured bedrock surfaces.
It is of particular interest to infer tsunami run-up on island shores.
The disastrous effects of the tsunami are limited to coastal regions.
