All Articles Tagged As: tsunami

Potential for large earthquake off coast of Sumatra remains large (12/4/2008)

Recent seismic activity not enough to release strain in the area's subduction zone, the researchers report in the journal Nature ...> Full Article

A new approach in tsunami-early warning (11/12/2008)

The newly implemented Tsunami Early Warning System for the Indian Ocean, German Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System, goes into operation today and with this, the system enters its final phase of optimization ...> Full Article

Scientists find evidence of tsunamis on Indian Ocean shores long before 2004 (11/4/2008)

Scientists have found evidence that the event was not a first-time occurrence. ...> Full Article

World's Largest Tsunami Debris (9/28/2008)

A line of massive boulders on the western shore of Tonga may be evidence of the most powerful volcano-triggered tsunami found to date ...> Full Article

A world novelty for an improved tsunami early warning (7/11/2008)

New early warning system being installed in Indonesia ...> Full Article

Stress Buildup Precedes Large Sumatra Quakes (5/30/2008)

The island of Sumatra, Indonesia, has shaken many times with powerful earthquakes since the one that wrought the infamous 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami ...> Full Article

Unearthing clues of catastrophic earthquakes (4/17/2008)

An inviting tale of destruction ...> Full Article

One Year After Solomon Islands Disaster, Scientists Realize Geological Barrier to Earthquakes Weaker than Expected (4/3/2008)

On the one year anniversary of a devastating earthquake and tsunami in the Solomon Islands that killed 52 people and displaced more than 6,000, scientists are revising their understanding of the potential for similar giant earthquakes in other parts of the globe. ...> Full Article

Mediterranean 'due a tsunami' research suggests (3/12/2008)

Studying an ancient earthquake has enabled researchers to quantify the likelihood of a tsunami in the Eastern Mediterranean. ...> Full Article

Earthquake predictions prove accurate for researchers (3/3/2008)

Two large earthquakes have occurred in quick succession in Sumatra, Western Indonesia, only months after University of Queensland researchers publicly identified the area as a high-risk zone for seismic activity. ...> Full Article

Supercomputer Unleashes Virtual 9.0 Megaquake in Pacific Northwest (2/27/2008)

Simulation May Help Big Cities Develop Early Warning Systems ...> Full Article

Experts blow mega-tsunami theory out of the water (2/5/2008)

The theory that ancient mega-tsunamis once swamped the Australian coast - leaving deposits up to 30km inland - is severely undermined by the archaeological evidence ...> Full Article

Innovative Method Improves Tsunami Warning Systems, Offers New Insights (1/30/2008)

A wave of new NASA research on tsunamis has yielded an innovative method to improve existing tsunami warning systems, and a potentially groundbreaking new theory on the source of the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. ...> Full Article

Deep-ocean researchers target tsunami zone near Japan (1/15/2008)

Geologists search Nankai Trough for quake clues ...> Full Article

Geologist probes undersea seismic zone as part of new deep-drilling experiment (12/15/2007)

The first effort to drill into an undersea zone where massive earthquakes and tsunamis are generated has yielded new data on the stresses that build up there, according to Casey Moore, a professor of Earth and planetary sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz. ...> Full Article

Earth Observation essential for geohazard mitigation (11/14/2007)

Every year geohazards - such as volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides and tsunamis - claim thousands of lives, devastate homes and destroy livelihoods. ...> Full Article

NEPTUNE Completes First Phase of Installation (11/8/2007)

The first phase of the new NEPTUNE Canada ocean observatory is being completed today off the west coast of Vancouver Island. ...> Full Article