Could a tsunami in Lake Michigan?
112565
Well the only way that could happen if there was a major earthquake right in the middle of Lake Michigan. And from what I understand there has never been an earthquake. But you never know.
62313
The seafloor on which the islands were built is continually moving northwestward across the hot spot at a rate of 7-9 cm per year.  The northwest Hawaii island chain actually merges along a rift line with the Aleutian Islands in Alaska, all part of the same family.  This has been going on for millions/billions of years.  Most of the islands, however, never meet a continental land mass, since islands formed from lava rock are highly unstable.  In fact, Molokai used to be part of a larger island since it was connected to Maui and Oahu in the past (they have a name for it, but I forgot).  There is evidence in Alaska of a tsunami caused by a large mass sliding into the ocean on the north side of this large, 3-part island, creating the world's tallest sea cliffs on Molokai (3000 feet tall).  Of course this happened LONG ago, but can happen at any time.  Most of the northeast sides of all of the Hawaiian islands are in danger of large avalanches into the sea because it is the predominantly windward side of the islands, creating large amounts of rainfall and thus increasing the instability and erosion.  And don't forget, earthquakes happen EVERY DAY.  All it takes is one big one and Alaska, Japan, California, Russia, Australia, and even Hawaii too  could feel the effects from the ensuing tsunami.
22991
A series of waves that were displaced on a mega huge scale generally caused by earthquakes or meteor impact. Tsunami is Japanese for harbor wave, due to the fact that tsunamis are not tidal waves but have a much smaller crest therefore goes, for the most part visually unnoticed. As far as the effects we saw that one of the islands that were devastated during the last major one in Asia was moved 100 feet? beyond where it was originally located and according to NASA actually disrupted the rotation of the earth.
60301
the waves go into the land for many miles and grab everything into the sea. but it depends of the size of the Tsunami
1133116
It happened. Could happen again if that's what God decided, but he made a promise to us that it wouldn't (thus the rainbow)\nBut yes, it could happen. Whether there's enough water or not, let's not forget the ice, and if some earth needed to be dropped a little so the water could cover it, guess what God would send? an Earthquake! So that's what I think. It happened. Kind of amazing but that's what he is!
1120243
The type of wave you are refering to is not a tsunami. These types of waves are more often called "freak waves" or "rogue waves" in oceanographic literature. Tsunamis are only evident in shallow water and even when passing over seamounts are not generally noticeable to a passing ship. \n\nRogue or freak waves are rare, and since we have been positioning oil rigs offshore we have been able to observe and measure more of them that we previously had reports about.  The "New Year Wave" was reported by an oil platform in the North Sea off of Norway and measured at 25.6 meters in height. This was considerably more than the platform designers anticipated. I don't have exact statistics but I have heard anecdotal stories of waves of this height passing oil rigs during Hurricane Katrina last year in the Gulf of Mexico. The problem with measuring these waves during a hurricane is that the oil rigs are normally evacuated in advance and instrumentation often fails to survive the wave.  A number of oil rigs were lost during the hurricane. \n\nHere is a good website discussing current research on rogue waves:\nhttp://www.math.uio.no/~karstent/waves/index_en.html\n\nThe BBC did an interesting documentary on Freak Waves that makes them sound very alarming as a hazard to ships and gives some examples of close calls by passenger liners:\nhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2002/freakwave.shtml
628553
The wind would be blowing towards the north over the lake. This would push water on the surface of the lake towards the north. And you wouldn't even notice the difference in the level.
274586
There are areas that are more prone to Tsunamis than other areas.  Besides the seismic activity factor, the shape of the ocean floor has a lot to do with whether a tsunami hits a coastal area and how bad the tsunami is.  For example, in the 1964 Alaska earthquake, a tsunami wave went south and struck the California coast.  Damage ranged from minor (boats knocked against the dock) to devestating as in Crescent City where 30 city blocks were covered and 11 people died.  The seabed off of Crescent City forms a shallow slope the forces the pressure of the tsunami up into the classic "tidal wave" configuration associated with tsunamis.
658182
Salaam sadiq,\nUnderwater, on the side of one of the Canary Islands, there's several cubic kilometres of rock which could slide to the ocean floor at any time; maybe next week (not very likely) or some time in the next few thousand years.   It's on the west side of the island, so it will be more of a threat to North America than to Morocco or Europe but, yes, there is a possibility of a tsunami striking your Atlantic coast.
1067673
Yes, and Lake Michigan even qualifies as an "inland sea" because of its size.  Impress your teachers with that :)
833380
Usually in most cases of a tsunami an earthquake will be felt before hand and then the tsunami follows afterwards, so if you're in a costal area thats always the first thing to look out for. However in some cases tsunami's can be triggered by land slides and meteor's from space landing in the sea. So, for actually spotting when a definate tsunami itself is approaching the beach, the most typical and common sign is the sea receding to a considerable distance, very rapplidly, far more dramatically then you would see with any low tide.\nThe following have at various times been associated with a tsunami,\n\nAn earthquake may be felt. \nLarge quantities of gas may bubble to the water surface and make the sea look as if it is boiling. \nThe water in the waves may be unusually hot. \nThe water may smell of rotten eggs (hydrogen sulfide), petrol, or oil. \nThe water may sting the skin. \nA thunderous boom may be heard followed by \na roaring noise as of a jet plane \nor a noise akin to the periodic whop-whop of a helicopter, \nor a whistling sound. \nA flash of red light might be seen near the horizon.
1119563
thats what i think. my father and i saw a small group rolling on the surface on kootenay lake in british columbia. from a distance it did look like a sea monster.
1119464
surfed a tsunami? dude thats like impossible. but we watched this movie on tsunamis in school and once this fishing boat in japan i think road in on one and survived.. they ended up landing in like a forest though.
219810
It's nothing to do with the moon. When any wave reaches the shore, it slows down, piles up higher and higher, and if you observe carefully you will see it draws some of the water in front of it backwards to help fill the wave crest before it breaks. The same thing happens on a very much larger scale in a tsunami. The "tide goes out", then comes back with a vengeance. Since tsunamis can consist of more than one wave, this out-in cycle may repeat a few times.
2256
Yes Not only NewYork but a lot of countries will loose its lands to killer waves. Miami which was built on the ashes of an valcono will be submerged and a lot of south east asian countries also will be destroyed by these waves. This is happening because of the melting of ice in artic, antartic ice selves. \n\nThis raises the water level and all the low level places will submerge
3434
A tsunami (pronounced soo-nah-mee or tsoo-nah-mee [ IPA /suˈnɑːmi/ or /tsuˈnɑːmi/]) is a series of waves generated when water in a lake or the sea is rapidly displaced on a massive scale. Earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions and large meteorite impacts all have the potential to generate a tsunami. The effects of a tsunami can range from unnoticeable to devastating.\n\nThe term tsunami comes from the Japanese language meaning harbour ("tsu", 津) and wave ("nami", 波 or 浪). Although in Japanese tsunami is used for both the singular and plural, in English tsunamis is well-established as the plural. The term was created by fishermen who returned to port to find the area surrounding the harbour devastated, although they had not been aware of any wave in the open water. A tsunami is not a sub-surface event in the deep ocean; it simply has a much smaller amplitude (wave heights) offshore, and a very long wavelength (often hundreds of kilometres long), which is why they generally pass unnoticed at sea, forming only a passing "hump" in the ocean.\n\nTsunamis have been historically referred to as tidal waves because as they approach land they take on the characteristics of a violent onrushing tide rather than the sort of cresting waves that are formed by wind action upon the ocean (with which people are more familiar). However, since they are not actually related to tides the term is considered misleading and its usage is discouraged by oceanographers.\n\nFor more information on a tsunami, visit:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunami
284940
Totally false.  Waves do occur in ponds and lakes.\n\nIn fact, any really experienced sailor can tell you that when the wind is blowing strongly, shallow waters are more dangerous thaan deep ociean waters.\n\nFifty foot waves can and do occur in the Great Lakes.  Many ships, boats, and lives have been lost, especially during November.\n\nThe big waves in the Great Lakes come crashing ashore, against piers, and against the shoreline ice barrier that forms during winter.\n\nThey are as spectacular as many typical ocean waves, but it is true that you can get even bigger waves from the ocean, such as the ones used by surfers in Hawaii.