Tsunamis
A tsunami ( (t)soo-NAH-mee, (t)suu-; from Japanese: 津波, lit. 'harbour wave', pronounced [tsɯnami]) is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions (including detonations, landslides, glacier calvings, meteorite impacts and other disturbances) above or below water all have the potential to generate a tsunami. Unlike normal ocean waves, which are generated by wind, or tides, which are generated by the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun, a tsunami is generated by the displacement …
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CDA: Conference of Defence Associations Institute · 8 March 2024 English
The Second World War gave birth to the Atlantic Charter, the UN Charter, the Paris Peace Treaties, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Fourth Geneva Convention, and the Genocide …
took on the appearance of real political-military tsunamis including identity irredentism as one of the symbols … particularly sensitive to the impacts of typhoons, tsunamis, and earthquakes. Indeed, many islands of the …
CDA: Conference of Defence Associations Institute · 7 March 2024 English
The Second World War gave birth to the Atlantic Charter, the UN Charter, the Paris Peace Treaties, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Fourth Geneva Convention, and the Genocide …
took on the appearance of real political-military tsunamis including identity irredentism as one of the symbols … particularly sensitive to the impacts of typhoons, tsunamis, and earthquakes. Indeed, many islands of the …
ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability Canada · 1 March 2024 French
Exemple d’énoncé du problème Les inondations et les pluies extrêmes peuvent entraîner des retards et des interruptions de service qui affecteront les interventions extérieures de la Ville et les événements …
tremblements de terre, glissements de terrain, tsunamis); ● hydrologique (p. ex., avalanches et inondations); …
National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health · 20 February 2024 English
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Husáková M, et al. Dealing with risks associated with tsunamis using indigenous knowledge approaches. International …
PICES: North Pacific Marine Science Organization · 15 February 2024 English
The tentative title of the paper is “Climate Variability and Ecosystem Resilience in the North Pacific; Lessons Learned from the PICES FUTURE Program.” Since a critical component of Phase III …
from the urban ocean. Solutions stressors, e.g., tsunamis, and climate change. should be inclusive of different … but would spoke about their experiences with tsunamis and storms be an important one - do not leave … in conflict with how Indigenous Knowledge about tsunamis has helped Indigenous communities and First Nations …
DDN: Dundurn Press · 23 January 2024 English
Through luminescent light, ancestral paths, and a Caribbean spirit-inflected world, Naniki explores the musings and inner workings of the deep blue — the Caribbean Sea — and its shape-shifting sea …
to shake and shudder, causing earth- quakes and tsunamis. There are times when the cha- otic manifestation …
C.D. Howe Institute · 11 January 2024 English
This wave is so new that it’s going to take time for the data to catch up to the trend. [...] This in turn gives rise to the application and …
bring our supply chains closer after SARS, after tsunamis, after the global financial and economic crisis …
CAMH: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health · 29 August 2023 English
Separate and tailored delivery for children, adolescents and adults Referral: Self-referral Fee: Varies by clinician and treatment type Note:Wait time is 6–12 months for DBT and individual therapy Canadian Mental …
Four Villages Community Health Centre – Surfing Tsunamis 3446 Dundas St. W., Toronto, ON https://4villageschc …
UCP: University of Calgary Press · 15 July 2023 English
Climate catastrophe throws into stark relief the extreme, life-threatening inequalities that affect millions of lives worldwide. The poorest and most marginalized, who are least responsible for the consumption and emissions …
earthquakes and tsunamis is added. The history of Chile records dozens of destructive tsunamis, with earthquakes … especially important. Earthquakes accompanied by tsunamis have caused national catastrophes with hundreds … of flooding, sea-level rise, coastal erosion, tsunamis, and droughts. The maps drawn up in participatory …
PICES: North Pacific Marine Science Organization · 1 July 2023
The main objectives for the second PST meeting on July 13, 2021 (JST) were to: (1) review the updates in the FishGIS smartphone application, (2) discuss the draft PDM and …
information on weather, ocean conditions, and tsunamis in the event of a disaster, can then be used for …
