Tsunamis (pronounced soo-ná-mees), are a series of enormous waves created by an underwater disturbance such as an earthquake, landslide, volcanic eruption, or meteorite. A tsunami can move hundreds of miles per hour in the open ocean and smash into land with waves as high as 100 feet or more.

• Tsunami.gov
• NOAA Tsunami Page
• NOAA Tides and Currents

• U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program

• Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis (DART)
• NOAA Tsunami Research Program
• National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program

Tsunami Threats for the SE USA, Puerto Rico, and Caribbean

• USGS Earthquakes and Tsunamis in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands pdf
• THE PUERTO RICO TSUNAMI WARNING AND MITIGATION PROGRAM
• NSF Caribbean Tsunami Workshop
• Seismic Research Unit of the University of the West Indies
• RMS Report on Global Tsunami Hazard

Publications

• NOAA Tsunami Detection and Warnings (PDF)
• Tsunami The Great Waves (pdf)
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• USGS Brochure - Surviving a Tsunami

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 Last Updated 05/02/2009

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