Tsunami Heights - Part of Year 9 Natural Hazards

 As promised, here is the video of the tsunami & wave heights. It is from the Metaballs Studio Channel. 

Tsunami and Wave Heights

The Great Wave of Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai 1831

Here are the links to the Top 10 Natural Disasters and the hour long documentary of the Top 10 Natural  Disasters.


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