Next on NOVA: "Wave That Shook the World"

http://www.pbs.org/nova/tsunami

Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at 8PM ET/PT on PBS

Check your local listings as dates and times may vary.

On December 26, 2004, at 7:59 a.m. local time, an undersea section of
the Earth's crust slipped along a 700-mile-long fault off the coast
of Sumatra, setting in motion a train of destructive waves called
tsunamis that left well over 250,000 people dead or missing. In "Wave
That Shook the World," NOVA traces exactly what happened, and why.
This program tells the minute-by-minute story of the 2004 tsunami,
featuring video footage and scientific analysis of the onrushing
waves that spread for 3,000 miles around the Indian Ocean basin. NOVA
interviews eyewitnesses, including one of the few people who survived
when a train carrying 1,500 passengers along a coastal route in Sri
Lanka was swamped by the waves; and two men who videotaped the
second, more destructive wave that hit their beachfront bar in
Thailand. Thousands had been lulled into a false sense of security
after the first wave passed. Tsunamis, however, usually consist of
several waves, separated by many minutes or even hours, and the
biggest can come at any time.

Here's what you'll find online:

Wave of the Future

What will it take to be ready for the next major tsunami?

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tsunami/wave.html

Ask the Expert

For a week in spring 2005, tsunami expert Lori Dengler answered
viewer questions about tsunamis. Check out her comprehensive
responses.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tsunami/ask.html

Anatomy of a Tsunami

Follow the tsunami from its birth at the seafloor to its
devastating collision with coasts around the Indian Ocean.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tsunami/anatomy.html

Once and Future Tsunamis

With this interactive world map, learn about nine tsunamis, and
see where the next one could strike.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tsunami/once.html

Also, Links & Books, the program transcript, and the teacher's guide.

http://www.pbs.org/nova/tsunami