Causes of Tsunamis

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Contents

What are tsunamis and why do they occur?

To find out, we team up with leading tsunami researchers from Bangor University and the University of Dundee.

Acknowledgements

Written and developed by: Sue Dawson, Jaco Baas, Simon Cook, Jonathan Malarkey, Rob Parker, Harriet Ridley, Tim Parker, Simon Ross

Videography by: Liam Matthews, Rob Parker

Attributions

"NOAA Tsunami Animation" video by NOAA is licensed under Public Domain

"Cliff collapse at St Jouin Bruneval (Normandy) on 15 July 2013 at 12h10" video by tdphotogrammetry is licensed under CC-BY-3.0

"Tsunami caused by volcanic sources" video by GeoscienceAustralia is licensed under CC-BY-3.0

"Tsunami caused by landslide" video by GeoscienceAustralia is licensed under CC-BY-3.0

"AWESOME!! Fighter Jets Fly Low" video by Twins22 is licensed under CC-BY-3.0

"2010 Chile earthquake Tsunami aftermath at San Antonio" photo by Atilio Leandro

"Meteorite crash over Russia 2013" video by Astronomy Today is licensed under CC-BY-3.0

"A giant post-seismic debris flow" video by Xuanmei Fan is used with permission from the creator.

"Pacific Ring of Fire" graphic by Gringer is licensed under Public Domain

"Japan 2011 Tsunami Caught On Camera | Ocean Overtops Wall" video by Ho Quoc Trung is licensed under CC-BY-3.0

"Kīlauea Volcano — Overflight of Ocean Entry" video by U.S. Geological Survey is licensed under Public Domain

"Tsunami 20110311 Kita-Ibaraki Japan" video by Edomurasaki is licensed under CC-BY-3.0

"51429__smcameron__volcano-eruption" sound by smcameron is licensed under CC-BY-3.0