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Early Warning Systems Underestimate Magnitude Of Large Earthquakes
January 28, 2009 — Scientists seek to create reliable early warning systems that accurately estimate the magnitude of an earthquake within the first seconds of rupture. Scientists looked at the idea that an ... > full story -
Four Years After Tsunami, Coral Reefs Recovering
December 27, 2008 — Scientists have reported a rapid recovery of coral reefs in areas of Indonesia, following the tsunami that devastated coastal regions throughout the Indian Ocean on December 26, ... > full story -
Great Indian Ocean Earthquake Of 2004 Set Off Tremors In San Andreas Fault
December 10, 2008 — New research shows that the great Indian Ocean earthquake that struck off the Indonesian island of Sumatra on the day after Christmas in 2004 set off tremors nearly 9,000 miles away in the San ... > full story -
Another Large Earthquake Off Coast Of Sumatra Likely
December 3, 2008 — The subduction zone that brought us the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake and tsunami is ripe for yet another large event, despite a sequence of quakes that occurred in the Mentawai Islands area in ... > full story -
During The Boxing Day Tsunami, The Local Population In Sri Lanka Was Pushed Aside By Foreign Aid Workers, Study Suggests
November 27, 2008 — Everyone remembers the deadly tsunami which swept across Asian beaches on Boxing Day 2004. In Sri Lanka alone, the tsunami claimed more than 30 000 lives in a few minutes. About one and a half ... > full story -
New Approach In Tsunami-Early Warning System
November 10, 2008 — The newly implemented Tsunami Early Warning System for the Indian Ocean, German Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System, goes into operation November 10 and with this, the system enters its final ... > full story -
Evidence Of Tsunamis On Indian Ocean Shores Long Before 2004
October 29, 2008 — A quarter-million people were killed when a tsunami inundated Indian Ocean coastlines the day after Christmas in 2004. Now scientists have found evidence that the event was not a first-time ... > full story -
Tsunami Invisibility Cloak Could Make Structures 'Disappear'
September 26, 2008 — Rather than building stronger ocean-based structures to withstand tsunamis, it might be easier to simply make the structures ... > full story -
World’s Largest Tsunami Debris Discovered
September 24, 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. Up to 9 meters (30 feet) high and weighing up to 1.6 million ... > full story -
May 2008 Earthquake In China Could Be Followed By Another Significant Rupture
September 10, 2008 — Researchers analyzing the May 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in China's Sichuan province have found that geological stress has significantly increased on three major fault systems in the region. The ... > full story
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