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THESIS: The tsunami is a dangerous natural disaster that should be analyzed and studied to prevent unnecessary deaths.

What is a Tsunami?
A. Definition
B. Historical background
C. What effects do they cause

What causes Tsunami?
D. Why do tsunami occur?
E. Where do they occur?
F. How often do they occur

What damage do they cause?
G. The financial cost
H. The environmental cost
I. The human cost

Analyzing and researching
J. Detecting a tsunami
K. Planning
L. Learning from the past

V. CONCLUSION



Tsunami: Analyzing the tsunami to prevent future tragedy

The Encyclopedia Britannica defines tsunami as "a seismic sea wave or tidal wave that is caused by an earthquake that occurs less than 30 miles beneath the seafloor and has a magnitude greater than 6.5 on the Richter scale". ("Tsunami" Encyclopedia Britannica 1986 ed) These giant waves are generated when a large earthquake at sea causes......

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