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Study says Fukushima disaster was preventable
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
Tsunami researchers watch for waves from Chile quake
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
Chile
On 16 September 2015, at 22:54:33 (UTC) (local time : UTC-3) a magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck the Chilean coast, about 46km west of Illapel. Preliminary information can be found from USGS. The earthquake triggered a transpacific tsunami which was observed in … Continue reading
Outcry over Greek plan to borrow cash from universities
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
Offshore islands amplify, rather than dissipate, a tsunami’s power
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
Breaking the rules for how tsunamis work
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
Ndendo Island
On 6 February 2013 at 01:12:27 UTC (local time: UTC+11), a magnitude Mw 8.0 earthquake struck 70 km to the west of Ndendo Island (Santa Cruz Island) in the Solomon Islands. This under-thrusting earthquake triggered a local tsunami in the … Continue reading
USC Tsunami Research Center in the World’s News
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
Japan’s Tsunami: How It Happened
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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Tsunami Warning for California
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