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A variety of sites ride the tsunami wave, and we have picked out the ones that we think are well worth a visit. The contents shown are subject to change, of course.

If you can't find the specific information you want, try one of the better search engines like Google.

University of Washington (Geophysics)

  • Home Page Welcome to Tsunami! An interactive, on-line, tsunami-information resource that includes: The Physics of Tsunamis; A Survey of Great Tsunamis; The Tsunami Warning System; Tsunami Hazard Mitigation; Recent Tsunami Events; Tsunami Research.

    Site includes the famous "Great Wave off the Coast of Kanagawa" print (larger [183k] than as shown).

Waves of Destruction: Tsunamis (from the PBS Savage Earth Television Series).  Excellent state-of-the-art multimedia web page.

Tsunami Laboratory, Institute of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophysics (Computing Center), Siberian Division, Russian Academy of Sciences.  Excellent scientific resources; large maps, charts, and historical information for most areas of the world.

Federal Emergency Management Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory

  • The Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Federal/State Steering Group.    The Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Federal/State Steering Group is composed of representatives from the five states (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington), NOAA, USGS, FEMA, and NSF, and was formed to oversee implementation of the Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Plan and to coordinate efforts between federal agencies and state jurisdictions. In The Senate Appropriations Committee Report (No. 104-353) dated September 30, 1996, the Committee provided $2,375,000 to begin the process of implementing the Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Plan. This became part of Public Law 104-208, dated September 30, 1996.

National Geophysical Data Center Boulder, Colorado USA

Coastal Hydraulics Laboratory

West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center (WC/ATWC)

Pacific Tsunami Museum, Hilo, Hawaii

University of Southern California

British Columbia Provincial Emergency Program

The International Journal of The Tsunami Society

Eos Vol. 75, No. 1, January 4, 1994, p. 3. © 1994 American Geophysical Union.

 
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