Here, Interesting Engineering rounds up some of the planet's biggest tsunamis in recorded history.
The height of a tsunami wave above sea level, known as the 'run-up height,' does not substantially increase the deeper it is in an ocean. In fact, tsunami waves are typically only about one meter high in deep water, making their destructive potential somewhat concealed.
Still, even more, terrifying is a tsunami's wavelength, which determines how far inland it can travel- also known as its 'inundation distance.' As opposed to a large wave with a wavelength of 150 meters caused by a storm, a tsunami could travel more than 620 miles away and reach up to 0.6 miles or more inland! As such, someTsunami evacuation signs in Thai and EnglishAlthough tsunamis are often referred to as 'tidal waves,' this is slightly misleading.
Legend has it that there have been previous tsunamis in the Gulf of Alaska. While the enormous mountain ranges coated in snow and ice create a serene landscape on a typical day, the
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