Introductions/Information/Jumping-off Sites

Tsunami! is a World Wide Web site that has been developed to provide general information about tsunamis. This site has been developed with a broad audience in mind; consequently, it contains extensive background information for the general public including: mechanisms of tsunami generation and propagation, the impact of tsunamis, and the Tsunami Warning System.

http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tsunami-hazard/

The National Tsunami Mitigation Program Steering Group is composed of representatives from the five Pacific states (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington), NOAA, USGS, FEMA, and NSF, and oversees the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program outlined in the Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Plan. This site contains their five goals as well as many links to tsunami web pages.

http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/~bernard/senatec.html

Tsunami Hazard Mitigation: A report to the U.S. Senate. As the title implies, this document is the on-line report submitted to the Senate Appropriations Committee by NOAA and the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL). This report addresses the SenateØs concerns over the threat to West Coast communities from destructive tsunamis originating along the Cascadia subduction zone. This site includes color figures, text, and a projected tsunami inundation map of Eureka, California.

http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tsunami/

This site includes information about current research projects, tsunami data, and real time tsunami reporting.

http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/annual-reports/fy94/

Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) Summary Report provides an overview of many of the PMEL projects.

http://www.pactide.noaa.gov/tsunami.html

This web site consists of the basics of tsunami detection and general information on tsunamis.

http://www.fema.gov/fema/tsunamif.html

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This site states what an individual and/or family should know and do before, during and after a tsunami, as well as how the public can help after a disaster. Also provided is a link to FEMA Mitigation page which offers many links other FEMA projects as well as a reference library which provides reference materials, publications, maps, photographs, video clips, and more as well as links to the American Red Cross.

http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/docs/projects/cascadia/tsunami/tsunami.html

This site explores the risk of earthquakes and tsunamis in the Pacific Northwest along with general information about preparedness.

http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/docs/projects/cascadia/tsunami/research.html

Great site for understanding the forces which generate tsunamis and the mechanics of tsunami waves.

http://www.usc.edu/dept/tsunamis/home.html

The Great Tsunamis of 1992-1996 and the University of Southern California expeditions. Includes: maps, publications, videos, and other links. Photographs of the Florces, Indonesia event, and the Mindoro, Philippines event.

http://Vishnu.glg.nau.edu/wsspc/tsunami/TsunamiHMC.html

Western State Seismic Policy Council (WSSPC); Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Committee. At WSSPC 96, the Board of Directors approved the formation of a Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Committee. The member states are currently Hawaii, Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, California, and Guam. The first initiative would create this resource with the WSSPC web site, showcasing the existing tsunami related publications of the working groups member states. This web site includes much of the on-line tsunami information for the member states, excluding Guam. Also included are additional tsunami web sites they felt were well worth the visit.

http://bigfoot.cerc.wes.army.mil/tsu00000.htm

Tsunami Research and Coastal Engineering Research Center presents information, data, and documentation of field and laboratory work on tsunamis. Data was used as two of four benchmark problems in the International Workshop on Long-Waves Runup. Also includes a short list of additional tsunami web sites.

http://www.ccalmr.ogi.edu/projects/tsunamis/

Tsunami Research at CCALMR (Center for Coastal and Land-Margin Research). Includes links to information about: Cascadia Subduction Zone, the 1993 Sea of Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, International Workshop on Long-Wave Run up, and comprehensive references on tsunamis including: The International Journal of Tsunami Society with on-line abstracts and additional web sites. Also includes still and animated images for a Cascadia subduction zone generated tsunami.

West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center. This site contains some basic tsunami information such as: most recent press releases; advisory, watch, or warning messages; tsunami catalogs and safety tips, as well as the physics of a tsunami and the WC/ATWC mission. There is also a list of the six most recent tsunamis and images from the NGDC tsunami photograph CD.

http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/tsunami.html

Hawaii Meteorology/ University of Hawaii. This site supplies links to the Tsunami Forecast Offices and the Tsunami Warning Bulletins in Hawaii; Tokyo, Hong Kong, Yuzno-Skhalinsk, and Palmer, Alaska.

Information on the current projects ongoing at the Computing Center of Russian Academy of Science, Siberian Branch. Contains data on tsunamis for all over the world. Good site.

http://hoshi.cic.sfu.ca/~pep/tsunami.html

Tsunami Warning and Alerting British Columbia Provincial Emergency Program. This web site provides the plans, outlines, and procedures to be used in British Columbia to evaluate and disseminate information provided through the Tsunami Warning System.

Cambridge: Fact Sheet-Tsunami. Information about what to do before, during, and after a tsunami.

http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Glossary/Seismicity/description_tsunami.html

Describes a tsunami and different sources of tsunamis, including earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, and submarine slumps.

http://www.humboldt.edu/~geology/earthquakes/shaky2.html

Living on Shaky Ground: How to Survive Earthquakes and Tsunamis on the North Coast, by the Humboldt Earthquake Education Center. Describes the Cascadia subduction zone and the local tsunami risk. Also includes guidelines for preparedness and self-protection.

http://sarvis.dogami.state.or.us/homepage/

Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI). This page includes DOGAMIØs mission statement as well as provides links to information on earthquakes, DOGAMI publications, and more.

http://planet-hawaii.com/tsunami/

Pacific Tsunami Museum. Complete with tsunami picture of the month, this site includes science education outreach efforts, 1946 and 1960 inundation maps, and additional tsunami links.

http://www.geo.lsa.umich.edu/SeismoObs/tsures.html

University of Michigan. Dr. Kenji and students work on earthquakes and tsunamis. Features a 3D computer image of a scary tsunami.

http://www.northcoastweb.com/nws/eqr.htm

National Weather Service-Eureka. General tsunami safety tips and links to two other tsunami web sites. Some of the earthquake figures are wrong.

http://nis.accel.worc.12.ma.vs/WWW/Projects/WeatherWeb/tsunamis.html

"Tsunami" consists of a brief definition of a tsunami.

http://www.das.state.or.us/oem/tsuinor9.htm

Tsunamis in Oregon: Be Informed-Be Prepared. This site provides well rounded information about tsunamis; who is at risk, what is a tsunami, and other facts. Also two links to tsunami web sites.

http://www.lib.virginia.edu/sdc/HAZARD/hazard2.html#tsu

Geologic Hazard Photos. This web site consists of good before and after photographs of tsunami damage.

http://www.kalmbach.com/earth/Archive/Feb97/Tsunamis.html

Tsunamis - Waves of destruction. In Indoneasia, a volcanic eruption obliterates an island and enormous waves kill thousands. An article by Daniel Pendick, from Earth Magazine, February 1997.

Mexican Earthquake generates Tsunami. Information about tsunamis in Mexico. Includes a glossary, photoØs and personal accounts from tsunami survivors.

http://hoshi.cic.sfu.ca/~pep/Zeballos64/tidalwave.html

Provisional Emergency Program; Tidal Wave, by Charles Ford. This site is a personal account of the 1964 Alaskan tsunami by a resident of Zeballos, British Columbia and seaplane pilot for the B.C. Airlines. Included is what occurred in Zeballos as well as aerial photos of damage on remote settlements in Northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

http://wwwrses.anu.edu.au/~edelvays/tsunami1.html

The Imprint of Tsunami in Quaternary Coastal Sediments of Southeastern Australia. A journal article published in the Bulgarian Geophysical Journal, v.XXI, n.4, p.24-332. Studies of Pleistocene sands performed along the southeast coast of Australia provide compelling evidence of tsunami imprint and should prompt a reassessment of model of marine deposition along other coast subject even tenuously to such hazards.

http://geosun1.sjsu.edu/~dreed/105/hazards.html

Marine Hazards - Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Tsunamis. Weekly updates of current activities.

http://www.ultranet.com/~tsunami/tsum.html

Tsunami: The Literal Translation. Defines what a tsunami is and what generates a tsunami. Also describes two tsunami incidents.

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_tour/hawaii/063.html

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_tour/hawaii/064.html

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/Parks/hawaii/Picture43.html

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/Parks/hawaii/Picture21.html

Laupahoehoe, 1946

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/southeast_asia/indonesia/paluweh.html

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/north_america/washington.html

Mount St. Hellens

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/Parks/hawaii/earthquake_trail/earthquake_trail2.html

Views faults, earthquake damage and a brief discussion of a tsunami.

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/current_volcs/japan/komaga.html

Japan Volcano

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/north_asia/sakura.html

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vw_hyperexchange/deadly_volcs.html

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/north_america/augustine.html

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/Parks/kilauea/part6.html

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/lessons/Ch2CM/Content4earthquakes.html

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/lessons/Ch2CM/Review2Key.html

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/lessons/Ch2CM/DisQuesCh2.html

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/lessons/Ch2CM/Test2Test.html

On line test for earthquakes, Volcanoes and Tsunamis

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/lessons/Ch2CM/teacherschapt2.html

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/lessons/Ch2CM/Content5NewAt.html.html

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/img_unzen2.html

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/australia/new_zealand/egmont_monitoring.html

An example of mitigation, Mt. Egmont

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/Parks/hawaii/old/highway_19WtH.html

Surfing the Internet for Earthquake Data. Great site for links to tsunami and earthquakes data.

http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tsunami-hazards/links.html

Tsunami links to quite a few web sites about tsunamis.

http:// www.amerrescue.org/quakes.htm

All Hazards-Earthquakes and Tsunamis. Contains links to other tsunami web sites.

http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/seg/hazard/resource/hazdir.html

The Natural Hazards Data Resource Directory. The Natural Hazards Data Resources is a resource for Disaster and Hazard Management Community of Practitioners and Research Scholars. The Natural Hazards Data Resource Directory includes two types of information: 1) data resources organized by natural hazard topic; and 2) a list of hazard-related organizations. The directory is also available in hard-copy form from National Hazards Data Resource Directory please contact: Paula Dunbar (303) 497-6084 or pkd@ngdc.noaa.gov.

http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/seg/hazard/tsu.html

National Geophysical Data Center. Provides short descriptions of tsunami related products including historical data, technical reports, and photographs. Also included is a long list of publications and slide sets relating to geologic hazards.

http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tsunami/tsu_links.html

Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory. More Tsunami Links.

http://tsunami.ce.washington.edu/tsunami/miscellaneous/relsites.html

University of Washington. Tsunami related web sites.

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