Tsunamis

Part I of Essay
have occurred on many occasions all around the world. These massive waves have been caused by eruptions, landslides, earthquakes, and other natural disasters. Each tsunami may be different from the next thus preventing the exact measurements and dynamics to be pinpointed ....

Part II of Essay
.... by tectonic displacements such as undersea earthquakes, landslides, cosmic collisions, or volcanic eruptions. There is a common misconception that a tsunami is a tidal wave. Although the impact of a tsunami on a coastline may change depending upon the tidal level at the time when one occurs, tsunami waves are unrelated to tides. Instead, tides are the product of imbalanced gravitational forces coming from the planets, the Sun, and most of all, the Moon. In the open, the water level may rise and fall several feet as a tsunami passes ....