By Adam Popescu (Bloomberg) -- An island with a 3,893-foot granite mountain juts out of the icy ocean in Greenland’s Karrat Fjord. Beside icebergs the size of football fields lies the seaside village of Uummannaq, which served for centuries as an economic hub until it was abruptly wiped away. The area has been populated by Inuit people for about 5,000 years and became a … [Read more...]
Bitter Lessons of Japan’s 2011 Tsunami Put to Use With Latest Quake
By Elaine Lies TOKYO, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Massive tsunami waves slammed into Japan's northeastern coast more than five years ago, killing about 18,000 people and prompting authorities to revise warning systems and evacuation plans to try to save more lives. On Tuesday, when a magnitude 7.4 quake hit the same area, the country swung into action, using lessons learned in the … [Read more...]
Tsunami Warning Issued After Large Earthquake Hits Off Fukushima, Japan
Tsunami Warning issued for Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Reports say a tsunami of 90cm has been observed at Onahama Port, Iwaki, Fukushima. By Yuka Obayashi and William Mallard TOKYO, Nov 22 (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake rocked northern Japan on Tuesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, generating a tsunami that hit the same region devastated by a … [Read more...]
New Science: Using Ships For Tsunami Warning
by James Foster, University of Hawaii (TheConversation) Racing across ocean basins at speeds over 500 miles per hour, tsunamis can wreak devastation along coastlines thousands of miles from their origin. Our modern tsunami detection networks reliably detect these events hours in advance and provide warning of their arrivals, but predicting the exact size and … [Read more...]
Animation Shows Tsunami From 8.2 Magnitude Earthquake in Chile
Here is the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center's near real-time animation for the tsunami from northern Chile following the 8.2 magnitude earthquake that was centered just off the coast on 1 April 2014. The animation shows simulated tsunami wave propagation for 30 hours followed by an "energy map" showing the maximum open-ocean wave heights over that period and the forecasted … [Read more...]