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Jay : Tsunamis Despite the fact that a tsunami

actually grows in height as it approaches a
harbour, the term "tsunami" derives from the
Japanese word harbour wave (Yeats).

Aaryan : A tsunami is defined as a seismic sea

wave. These types of natural disasters are
frequently caused by shallow earthquakes at
subduction zones with a magnitude of at least 7
(Abbott), which cause such waves to shoot
outwards at speeds of up to 800 kilometres per hour
towards coastlines (Yeats)

Jay: However, it is the volume of water present, not

the speed of the wave, that allows a tsunami to be
powerful (Yeats). As a tsunami approaches, there is
a sudden outpouring of water from the coast,
followed by the great wave approaching on shore.
Let us now look at the tsunami's sources:

Aaryan: Earthquakes cause more than 80% of

tsunamis. However, tsunamis can be caused by
landslides, volcanoes, weather, and even asteroids.
Let us now discuss how tsunamis occur:
 Script for country week

Jay: The descending plate is absorbed by the

overriding plate. However, they cling to each other,
causing enormous friction.
. These frictional forces can accumulate energy for
years

Aaryan: Let us now proceed to the end and show a

smaller version of Tsunami in real life.