Tsunamis often announce themselves by an initial withdrawal of water from
the coast. Here spectators unwisely inspect the dry floor of
Ala Wai Yacht Harbour in Honolulu, Hawaii,
before a tsunami strikes on 4 November 1952. They
should seek higher ground instead.
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1996 M. Tomczak. Photo: International Tsunami Warning Center.
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