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Tsunamis are one of the most terrifying forces of nature, destroying all in their path. The December 26th Tsunami is estimated to have released the energy of 23,000 Hiroshima-type atomic bombs. What are the enormous forces that generate these catastrophic waves deep on the ocean floor?

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Johnson, Corey, 1961- (Narrator), Johnson, Kathryn (Director) (Director)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: New York : A & E Television Networks, 2009.
Series:VAST: academic video online
How the Earth was made
Subjects:
Continental drift > History.
Historical geology.
Plate tectonics > History.
Trenches > Pacific Area.
Tsunamis.
Earth (Planet)
Tidal Waves
Continents > Dérive > Histoire.
Géologie historique.
Tectonique des plaques > Histoire.
Tranchées > Pacifique, Région du.
Terre.
Continental drift.
Plate tectonics.
Trenches.
Pacific Area.
Documentary television programs.
History.
Documentaires télévisés.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Description
Summary:Tsunamis are one of the most terrifying forces of nature, destroying all in their path. The December 26th Tsunami is estimated to have released the energy of 23,000 Hiroshima-type atomic bombs. What are the enormous forces that generate these catastrophic waves deep on the ocean floor?
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Dec. 9, 2013).
Physical Description:1 online resource (45 min.).
Playing Time:00:45:06