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… puts Mullins at risk of massive damage should a tsunami wave surge across the beach … are “Tsunami Ready” and take part in the annual Caribe Wave - the world’s biggest tsunami evacuation drill – is core … While COVID restrictions meant this year’s Caribe Wave was held virtually, over 400,000 people still took part …
… [...] These new simulations suggest that the maximum wave height along the east coast of the Americas from a … [...] These new simulations suggest that the maximum wave height along the east coast of the Americas from a …
… Palu Bay. This reconstruction showed that the first tidal wave struck just a few minutes after the shaking and that … Palu Bay. This reconstruction showed that the first tidal wave struck just a few minutes after the shaking and that …
… of years ago is to look underground, Goff says. When the wave recedes, it leaves traces of everything it contained … of years ago is to look underground, Goff says. When the wave recedes, it leaves traces of everything it contained …
… tall enough to submerge a six-storey building. And as the wave raced along the shoreline of the Sunda Strait, it … that year, local residents received no warning that a huge wave was about to hit. This is because Indonesia’s early … future mega tsunamis in the area. I developed a tsunami wave propagation model to replicate the 2018 tsunami and most …
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… earthquakes. But not many people know the highest tsunami wave ever accurately measured – at 524-metres – occurred in … It happened 63 years ago during a tsunami – an unusual wave that is usually generated by either a large undersea … the Pacific and Australian Plates collide.” NOAA model of wave amplitudes for the 1960 tsunami using historical data. …
… measurement systems had no chance of detecting the monster wave because it was not triggered by an earthquake at all, … sea, this generates a gigantic splash and thus a pressure wave that travels through the atmosphere at the speed of … measurement systems had no chance of detecting the monster wave because it was not triggered by an earthquake at all, …
… improving the warning process — including estimating wave-generating potential from earthquakes and other sources. … improving the warning process — including estimating wave-generating potential from earthquakes and other sources. …
… National Disaster Management Office, says the ‘Tsunami Wave Inundation Model’ is helping the Tongan government to … National Disaster Management Office, says the ‘Tsunami Wave Inundation Model’ is helping the Tongan government to …
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… of exceeding specific levels of tsunami intensities (wave heights, run-up, or coastal inundation) at locations of … of the tsunami intensity measure (for example, peak wave height) at one or more locations of interest. A hazard … the annual exceedance probability for offshore maximum wave height of 1 meter due to earthquakes in the western …
… from Mount Pinatubo in 1991 – and generated a shock wave that was  heard in New Zealand  and detected  as far … For submarine volcanoes, these are harder to spot. The heat signatures of submarine volcanoes will only ever be … For submarine volcanoes, these are harder to spot. The heat signatures of submarine volcanoes will only ever be …
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… waterline can be effective at absorbing energy from the wave as it crashes inland. Tsunami-resistant buildings also … water can rip right through houses, while the debris the wave carries creates other dangers – not least because some … waterline can be effective at absorbing energy from the wave as it crashes inland. Tsunami-resistant buildings also …
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… of governmental unreliability would typically lead to a wave of resignations, or at least depositions. In Indonesia’s … of governmental unreliability would typically lead to a wave of resignations, or at least depositions. In Indonesia’s …
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… propagated at about 315 meters per second and had pressure wave amplitudes of a few  hectopascals  [ Amores et al. , … are understood as resulting from the atmospheric pressure wave [ Kubota et al. , 2022]. The HTHH event and subsequent … [Hines, 1960]. For example, a tsunami with a 30-centimeter wave height on the open seas induces a kilometer-scale …
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… usually a series of waves, although frequently, the first wave is not the most destructive. Their destruction power is … as the population is informed of an approaching tsunami wave, it is advised to go inland and ideally as high as … usually a series of waves, although frequently, the first wave is not the most destructive. Their destruction power is …

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