Chilean civilians are reeling after a recent tsunami warning was issued for coastal areas, following a 7.4 magnitude ...

Tsunami waves can be hundreds of feet high ... the speed decreases. This causes the wavelength to decrease too and, as it does so, the wave’s elevation increases. "As it strikes land it can be tens, ...

A tsunami is different from normal waves because it has long wavelengths. It carries more destructive power than waves with short wavelengths. A tsunami only 10 centimeters high can sweep you off ...

Unlike the waves we enjoy at the beach, tsunami waves don’t break because they don’t get steep enough. Energy distributed throughout the water column and wavelengths extending a hundred miles ...