The Severn Tsunami? by Mike Hall

The Severn Tsunami? by Mike Hall

On January 30, 1607, a huge wave, over 7 meters high, swept up the River Severn, flooding the land on either side. The wall of water reached as far inland as Bristol and Cardiff. It swept away everything in its path, devastating communities and killing thousands of people. Historian and geographer Mike Hall pieces together the contemporary accounts and the surviving physical evidence to present, for the first time, a comprehensive picture of what actually happened on that fateful day and its consequences. He also examines the possible causes of the disaster: was it just a storm surge, or was it, in fact, the only recorded instance of a tsunami in Britain?

Mike Hall is a local historian and retired geography teacher. Monmouthshire Curiosities and Cardiff Book of Days are two of his seven local history works.

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ISBN 13	9780752470153
ISBN 10	0752470159
Title	The Severn Tsunami?
Author	Mike Hall
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	The History Press Ltd
Year published	2013-10-01
Number of pages	160
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