4. Oceanic plate Continental plate (left) (right) How Tsunamis are Formed http://www.tsunami.noaa.gov
5. Location -Majority occur in the pacific ocean -Ring of Fire area with high levels of earthquake and volcanic activity http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/pacific
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Editor's Notes
Series--sometimes people think it’s over after first hit, then another wave comes
Earthquakes are the most common causes
Heavy oceanic plate plunges under lighter continental plate. Edges get stuck, snap free, releasing energy in the form of an earthquake. Door story.
Area in red is ring of fire
Large impact on the environment -clean up, polluted water, debris economy - 7billion donated from other countries and billions more spent repairing whole cities, tourist and fishing industry hurt humanitarian- unsanitary conditions can cause epidemics, disease, hunger. Tsunamis happening this week in Samoa--over 100 people have been killed
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