Aย tsunamiย (fromย Japanese:ย ๆดฅๆณข, “harbour wave”; English pronunciation:ย /suหหnษหmi/ย soo-NAH-mee) orย tidal wave, also known as aย seismic sea wave, is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or aย large lake.ย Earthquakes,ย volcanic eruptionsย and otherย underwater explosionsย (including detonations of underwaterย nuclear devices), landslides,ย glacier calvings,ย meteorite impactsย and other disturbances above or below water all have the potential to generate a tsunami. Unlike normalย ocean waves, which are generated by wind, orย tides, which are generated by the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun, a tsunami is generated by the displacement of water.
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