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Hurricane Katrina And 2004 Tsunami Caused Surprisingly Similar Destruction
April 11, 2007 — Two of the world's worst natural disasters in recent years stemmed from different causes on opposite sides of the globe, but actually had much in common, according to researchers studying both the ... > full story -
Technology Designed To Increase Effectiveness Of Tsunami Warning Systems
April 2, 2007 — University of Nevada faculty members combine seismology expertise with development of GPS software in the "race against time" in detecting ... > full story -
The Next Great Earthquake
March 22, 2007 — The 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake and resulting tsunami are now infamous for the damage they caused, but at the time many scientists believed this area was unlikely to create a quake of such ... > full story -
Tonga Quake Not Conducive To Tsunami
March 12, 2007 — Seismologists at Washington University in St. Louis and their colleagues in Australia, Japan and Tonga have determined why a large earthquake in Tonga did not cause a large tsunami. A tsunami warning ... > full story -
Folded Sediment Unusual In Sumatran Tsunami Area
February 3, 2007 — Sediment folding may have added to the exceptionally large tsunami that struck Sumatra on December 26, 2004, according to an international team of ... > full story -
Sumatra Earthquake: New Data Overturn Common View That Great Earthquakes Only Occur In Fast, Young Subduction Zones
January 9, 2007 — The 2004 earthquake is the focus of the January special issue of the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (BSSA), in which scientists present research and analyses about the current state ... > full story -
Living Coral Reefs Provide Better Protection From Tsunami Waves
December 18, 2006 — Healthy coral reefs provide their adjacent coasts with substantially more protection from destructive tsunami waves than do unhealthy or dead reefs, a Princeton University study suggests. Initially ... > full story -
Deadly Wave: Researchers Learn From Analyses Of Rare Tsunami Earthquake
December 7, 2006 — Analyses of a classic, slow-rupturing tsunami earthquake whose massive waves devastated the coast of Java, Indonesia, this past summer are providing insight to seismologists and engineers, who want ... > full story -
Mapping The Wake Of A Pending Quake: Another Sumatra Tsunami Likely In Coming Decades
December 6, 2006 — Research into ancient earthquakes by scientists at USC and Caltech shows that within the next few decades another tsunami from another giant earthquake is likely to flood densely populated sections ... > full story -
Powerful Earthquakes Can Be Detected Within Two Seconds
December 4, 2006 — Could a few seconds warning of an impending strong earthquake be of practical use in mitigating its effects? Scientists, engineers, and first responders say yes, and now such warnings may be ... > full story
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