What are some of the most famous and fatal/dangerous tsunami in history?
G. Why haven’t tsunami ever hit the East Coast of the USA? THEY HAVE! TSUNAMI! • November 1, 1755 – Lisbon, Portugal • October 11, 1918 – Puerto Rico • November 18, 1929 – Newfoundland • August 4, 1946 – Dominican Republic • August 18, 1946 – Dominican Republic • November 14, 1840 – Great Swell on the Delaware River • November 17, 1872 – Maine • January 9, 1926 – Maine • May 19, 1964 – Northeast USA POSSIBLE TSUNAMI • June 9, 1913 – Longport, NJ • August 6, 1923 – Rockaway Park, Queens, NY. An article on triplicate waves.” • August 8, 1924 – Coney Island, NY. Contains a discussion, “An Observed Tsunami Building In Coastal Waters?” • August 19, 1931 – Atlantic City, NJ • September 21, 1938 – Hurricane, NJ coast. • July 3-4, 1992 – Daytona Beach, FL • Asteroid Strikes – Toms Canyon, NJ, and the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. H. Where are there tsunami research centers? III. DID YOU KNOW? IV. CONCLUSION V. UPDATE – September, 2000 A. Some experiences with the 1938 hurricane, as told by: 1.
