Tsunami vs Geohazard - What's the difference?
tsunami | geohazard |
A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption.
A geological hazard, such as the risk of a landslide or tsunami.
*{{quote-news, year=2008, date=May 27, author=Andrew C. Revkin, title=Turning Schools From Death Traps Into Havens, work=New York Times
, passage=Yumei Wang, the director of Oregon’s geohazards team, said a quick evaluation last year found that 1,300 of the state’s schools (housing 340,000 students) and emergency-services buildings had a “high or very high” risk of collapse in a substantial earthquake. }}
As nouns the difference between tsunami and geohazard
is that tsunami is while geohazard is a geological hazard, such as the risk of a landslide or tsunami.tsunami
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* sunami (nonstandard)Noun
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* (English Citations of "tsunami")Synonyms
* tidal wave (usage conflict)Derived terms
* megatsunami * teletsunami * tsunamigenic * tsunameterSee also
* earthquake * flood * natural disaster * seaquake * seiche * tidal wave * waterquakeExternal links
*("tsunami" on Wikipedia) *(versity) *(comcatlite) English nouns with irregular plurals English words affected by prescriptivism ----geohazard
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