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• - Provides detailed instructions and resources for a student team project on the causes and consequences of the Asian tsunamis.
  
• - Explains how tsunamis are created and how scientists detect them.
  
• - Discusses what tsunamis are, what causes them, and how warning systems can help save lives.
  
• - Country by country reports of damage, historical and regional comparisons. Includes technical information on the quake and plate tectonics.
  
• - Maps, radar images and photographs from space. Includes before and after views of the Indian Ocean tsunami in December 2004.
  
• - Shows where tsunamis have struck in the past and what they have done.
  
• - Learn all about tsunamis and how most form from undersea earthquakes. Get facts, stories, maps and pictures from National Geographic Kids magazine.
  
• - Diagrams showing travel time in hours plus an animation of the earthquake and generated tsunami. From the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Japan. [English and Japanese]
  
• - Explains what they are, how they are formed, and how they are different from other waves. Includes information about warning systems and safety.
  
• - Highlights include animated illustrations, articles, an "Ask the Experts" section, photographs, and video downloads.
  
• - Answers many questions about the topic. What does tsunami mean? How are they created? What happens to a tsunami as it approaches land?
  
• - Features some brief facts about these gigantic waves and how they are formed.
  
• - Slide show presentation tells what causes tsunamis and discusses the impact of several 20th-century occurrences.
  
• - Promotes public education about tsunamis for the people of Hawaii and the Pacific Region. Includes answers to commonly asked questions and tsunami photographs.
  
• - Features safety brochures and statistics about tsunami and earthquakes. Can be downloaded as PDF documents for printing.
  
• - Discover the power of waves and how fast they can travel. Includes animations and videos clips.