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… Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano in January created an initial wave 90 metres high – almost the height of the Statue of … comparable earthquake detection tools The initial tsunami wave created by the eruption of the underwater Hunga Tonga … meant tsunami warning centres did not detect the initial wave as they are programmed to detect tsunamis based on water …
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05 December 2011 - 09 December 2011
San Fransisco, California
… of climate extremes: A case study for the Russian heat wave and Pakistan flood in summer 2010 • Hybrid GPS-Seismic … of climate extremes: A case study for the Russian heat wave and Pakistan flood in summer 2010 • Hybrid …
… worsen disasters wrought by tsunamis, storm surges, and heat waves, experts say. [...] Tonga reported that waves of … damage from tsunamis  and storm surges doesn't stop at wave destruction. Sea water that washes ashore can taint … worsen disasters wrought by tsunamis, storm surges, and heat waves, experts say. [...] Tonga reported that waves of …
… the islanders a robotic protector: a $180,000 autonomous Wave Glider drone that harvests wave and solar energy to move and power itself for months at … machine as fast as three knots. [...] Sugioka thinks the Wave Glider is now ready to graduate. In May 2017 she plans …
… a volcano flank collapse showed that the initial tsunami wave mostly involves a pure-elevation wave. An initial tsunami period of 6.3–8.9 min was identified … a volcano flank collapse showed that the initial tsunami wave mostly involves a pure-elevation wave. An initial …
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… and the seismic risk, where it occurs, what is a tidal wave, can they be predicted. It also describes the seismicity … and the seismic risk, where it occurs, what is a tidal wave, can they be predicted. It also describes the seismicity …
… a travel time of 2.75 hours. Meanwhile, the air pressure wave resulting from the volcanic explosion was recorded in … pressure readings in Figure 3 indicate that the acoustic wave arrived in Mayaguez just before the tsunami, suggesting that the acoustic wave acted as a local source generating a tsunami within the …
… exploded into the atmosphere, and the accompanying shock wave, tsunamis and isolation of the people of Tonga as their … 35 kilometers (22 miles) into the air, sending a shock wave around the world — several times. Its sound was heard … many different types of waves, aside from the shock wave. Ground motion sensors picked up seismic waves produced …
… Mount Anak Krakatau, combined with an unusually high tidal wave because of the full moon. [...] At midday on Sunday, the … Mount Anak Krakatau, combined with an unusually high tidal wave because of the full moon. [...] At midday on Sunday, the …
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Tonga: Volcanic eruption and tsunami 2022

… state of Tonga. The volcano created a powerful shock wave and displaced huge amounts of water, triggering a … state of Tonga. The volcano created a powerful shock wave and displaced huge amounts of water, triggering a …
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… of Southeast Asia's most active volcano, and a tsunami wave tank. … "Is Singapore entirely safe? Absolutely not," … of Southeast Asia's most active volcano, and a tsunami wave tank. …
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… flood, industrial disaster, drought, epidemic, landslide, wave/surge, fire, extreme temperature, earthquake and … flood, industrial disaster, drought, epidemic, landslide, wave/surge, fire, extreme temperature, earthquake and …
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21 July 2013 - 26 July 2013
Melbourne, Victoria
… water quality Active and passive sensing of ocean winds, wave fields and propagation Spaceborne observations of … water quality Active and passive sensing of ocean winds, wave fields and propagation Spaceborne observations of …
… and anticipate its surface formation. Interestingly, VLP wave packets with a similar duration of 20 s are identified … and anticipate its surface formation. Interestingly, VLP wave packets with a similar duration of 20 s are identified …
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… how to save lives in the event that a potentially deadly wave strikes in the future, according to senior officials in … earthquake off Indonesia that generated a massive wave. In the drill, the tsunami was expected to reach … not only would the archipelago be hit by a six-meter wave in the south, but also by smaller waves, up to two …

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