Educating Students on Tsunamis: Resources

We at WARD'S Natural Science extend our deepest sympathy to those affected by the tragedy in South Asia and encourage you to join us in helping the survivors by making a donation for disaster relief. You can use donate to the American Red Cross or contact another agency active in relief efforts.

We also recognize that many of your students may have questions on tsunamis after hearing about the recent events on the news. To help, we've put together the resource below:

Web Resources

• Tsunami on Wikipedia
  This online encyclopedia includes information on tsunami causes, characteristics, past events and future threats. Also many external links to videos, photos and related websites.
• Tsunami Project at the University of Washington
  This site includes Information on the physics of tsunamis, other great tsunamis, tsunami warning systems and hazard mitigation. Also links to other related websites.
• NOAA's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory: Tsunami Research Program
  This site focuses on tsunami event data, forecasting and modeling, including the December 26th event. Also links to other related websites.
• Tsunami Relief and Information on Google
  A collection of links to relief agencies and news information.

Download
The download is a seismogram from a WARD'S seismograph installed at a local Newark, NY high school. The seismograph recorded the 9.0 earthquake off the coast of Sumatra on December 26, 2004 and produced stunning results.

• December 26, 2004 Seismogram ....................... (233kb)

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