Many people acted heroically in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The Coast Guard, for instance, rescued some 34,000 people in New Orleans alone, and many ordinary citizens commandeered boats, offered food and shelter, and did whatever else they could to help their neighbors.
Tidal waves, or tides, are a predictable, com-mon occurrence along coastal communities, generated by forces beyond Earthâthe gravitational pull of the sun and moon. However, tsunamis are not predictable. They are often generated by earth-quakes, volcanic activity, and slope failure.idal waves, or tides, are a predictable, com-mon occurrence along coastal communities, generated by forces beyond Earthâthe gravitational pull of the sun and moon. However, tsunamis are not predictable. They are often generated by earth-quakes, volcanic activity, and slope failure.
Soo-nam-ee (harbor wave). A tsunami has been called a tidal wave but has nothing to do with the tide. Rather, it is an unusual increase (sometimes preceded by a decrease before the first wave arrives) in sea level that floods low-lying areas and causes unusual currents in harbors and bays. tsunami is not a single wave but a series of long period waves that can cause havoc along the coastline, in harbors and bays, and move up coastal rivers. The unusual, wild oscillations of sea level caused by the tsunami can last for hours following arrival of the first wave.