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040			_aCITU LRAC _beng
041			_aeng
082			_a363.3494
245			_aTsunamis and seiches
250			_aSecond edition
264		1	_aChicago : _bWorld Book, _c2009.
300			_a47 pages : _billustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; _c28 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
490			_aWorld Book's library of natural disasters ; #13
500			_aIncludes glossary and index
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references
505	0		_aWhat is a tsunami? -- What causes tsunamis? -- The Chilean tsunami -- What makes up a tsunami? -- Killer Krakatau -- Destroying lives -- The tsunami of 2004 -- Tsunamis and the environment -- Lituya Bay megatsunami -- Tsunamis in the Atlantic -- The Lisbon tsunami -- Tsunamis and asteroids -- Tsunami warning systems -- Warning systems in action? -- The tsunami at Okushiri -- Tsunami preparation and survival -- Seiches, what is a seiche? the Chicago seiche.
520			_a"A discussion of major types of natural disasters, including descriptions of some of the most destructive; explanations of these phenomena, what causes them, and where they occur; and information about how to prepare for and survive these forces of nature. Features include an activity, glossary, list of resources, and index"--Provided by publisher.
521			_aPrimary
650		0	_aTsunamis _vJuvenile literature
650		0	_aSeiches _vJuvenile literature
710	2		_aWorld Book, Inc.
830			_aWorld Book's library of natural disasters ; #13.
942			_2ddc _cBK