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Published in the New York Times Dec 26, 2024 On Dec. 26, 2004, one of the largest recorded earthquakes struck off the Indonesian island of Sumatra, heaving a piece of seafloor roughly the length of California about 36 feet sideways … Continue reading →

The worst nuclear disaster since the 1986 Chernobyl meltdown never should have happened, according to a new study. In the peer-reviewed Philosophical Transactions A of the Royal Society, researchers Costas Synolakis of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and Utku … Continue reading →

A 8.3-magnitude earthquake that struck near the coast of central Chile has reportedly led to the deaths of at least eight people and triggered a Pacific-wide tsunami that could reach distant shorelines — but specialists expect little damage. The tsunami … Continue reading →

A decree passed by Greece’s parliament that forces universities and research centres to lend their cash reserves to the government is causing confusion and protest in academia. Tensions are also rising over a government reform bill that would reverse some … Continue reading →

Study inspired by 2010 tsunami yields findings that fly in the face of generations of common wisdom A long-held belief that offshore islands protect the mainland from tsunamis turns out to be the exact opposite of the truth, according to … Continue reading →

Multinational research team finds that sea floor earthquake zones can act like a ‘magnifying lens,’ focusing and strengthening tsunamis beyond what was through possible. The earthquake zones off of certain coasts–like those of Japan and Java–make them especially vulnerable to … Continue reading →

In the aftermath of the catastrophic events in Japan, the Astani Department professor is widely quoted. March 16, 2011 — Part of the USC Viterbi School’s Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and directed by Professor Costas Synolakis, the … Continue reading →

Aggeliki Barberopoulou gives an interview on the origins of the 2011 Japan tsunami.
http://www.livescience.com/13180-japan-tsunami-earthquake-explained.html
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ITIC Tsunami Bulletin Board Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/03/11/lhvpd9/04/messagelhvpd9-04.htm WEPA41 PAAQ 110851 TSUWCA BULLETIN TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 4 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 1251 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2011 THE WARNING AND ADVISORY STATUS REGIONS HAVE CHANGED … Continue reading →