tsunami by Lee and Stone

what kind of monster can suck all the water out of a harbor and grow more than 100 ft tall? This monster is a tsunami. Tsunami means, "harbor wave" in Japanese. Most tsunamis are caused by earthquakes, volcanic explosions, landslides, and tectonic plates shifting under ground. Tsunami waves start out just out like any other wave and then get bigger and bigger until it turns into a towering mass of water. If you have ever dropped a coin in water you have seen this same affect.
A tsunami can race across the ocean at 500 miles an hour. In deep parts of the ocean the wave is only a few feet tall but when they get closer to the shore they suck all the water out of the harbor and nearby beaches. In the unfortunate chance that you are standing on a beach during a tsunami you could see the ocean floor and hundreds of flopping fish.
About for out of five tsunamis start in a place called the ring of fire a zone of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The ring of fire is not actually a ring it stretches from the coast of Chile to the Kermadec Trench. Along the edges of the ring there are tectonic plates. When the tectonic plates move it triggers an earthquake. If the earthquake rises or lowers the ocean floor the water above starts the wave.
Tsunamis have killed over 1,000,000 people over the past century too save thousands of lives scientists have invented the P.T.W.S pacific tsunamis warning system based in Hawaii. P.T.W.S is working with scientists to detect tsunamis before they happen.
In the case of a tsunami take these precautions to safe
• Get to higher ground
• Get as far away as possible
• Have a disaster plan
• Plan an evacuation route
• Prepare a disaster supplies kit for your home and car. Include a first aid kit, canned food and a can opener, bottled water, battery-operated radio, flashlight, protective clothing and written instructions on how to turn off electricity, gas, and water.
We can't stop the tsunami but we can learn when it's coming and escape the monsters fury.



we got are information from Wikipedia.org, and Weatherkids.org