Witness to Disaster: Earthquakes

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National Kids Geographic. Witness to Disaster: Earthquakes

Earthquakes. WITNESS TO DISASTER

Earthquakes. WITNESS TO DISASTER. JUDITH BLOOM FRADIN & DENNIS BRINDELL FRADIN

CONTENTS

Introduction: Japan Earthquake

CHAPTER 1 “The Ground Would Not Stop Shaking”

CHAPTER 2 “As If a Giant Foot Had Stepped On It”

CHAPTER 3 “The Heart of This Old Earth Was Broken”

CHAPTER 4 “Only a Matter of Time”

Glossary

Bibliography

Further Reading and Research

Interviews by the Authors

Acknowledgments

Index

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“It is amazing how the Earth tells us that it is alive, that it moves and changes like any living organism.”

Dr. Alberto M. Lopez-Venegas, United States Geological Survey

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But the Good Friday Earthquake held another danger. As the father of Viola’s friend warned, lots of water would be coming.

Earthquakes that originate beneath or near the ocean can disturb the water, creating tsunamis. These waves, which travel at speeds of more than 500 miles per hour, are not very tall when out at sea. As they approach shore, however, tsunamis pile up into giant walls of water that flatten everything in their path.

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