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Landslide At Mt. Etna Generated A Large Tsunami In The Mediterranean Sea Nearly 8000 Years Ago
November 28, 2006 — Geological evidence indicates that the eastern flanks of Mt. Etna volcano, located on Italy's island of Sicily, suffered at least one large collapse nearly 8,000 years ... > full story -
Ground Frequency Recovery After Strong Earthquakes
November 6, 2006 — Because earthquake shock sometimes decreases the frequency at which the ground vibrates, especially at soft soil sites, the strength of strong ground motion during an earthquake is an important ... > full story -
Joining Forces To Predict Tsunamis: Pan-European Approach To Disaster Prevention
November 6, 2006 — Following a series of well documented natural disasters with grave human and economic consequences, the ability to predict these devastating events has once more come to the fore as a research ... > full story -
Economic Crisis, Civil War And Tsunami No Problem If Reefs Well Managed
September 27, 2006 — A tsunami's impact on a coral reef is slight compared to the devastation wreaked by human use of explosives and poison, latest research from the coast of Aceh in Indonesia has ... > full story -
New Research Puts 'Killer La Palma Tsunami' At Distant Future
September 20, 2006 — The volcanic island of La Palma in the Canaries is much more stable than is generally assumed, Dutch scientists working at the TU Delft have found. The southwestern flank of the island isn't likely ... > full story -
Elevated Rates Of Mental Health Problems Among Survivors Of Tsunami
August 26, 2006 — Adult and children in the tsunami-affected areas in Thailand have elevated rates of mental health problems such as symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression up to 9 months after the ... > full story -
Satellite Data Reveals Gravity Change From Sumatran Earthquake
August 4, 2006 — For the first time, scientists have been able to use satellite data to detect the changes in the earth's surface caused by a massive earthquake. The discovery, reported in the latest issue of the ... > full story -
Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System Up And Running
July 10, 2006 — The Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System is up and running as scheduled, UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura has announced. Eighteen months after the tragic tsunami of December ... > full story -
NASA Satellite Positioning Software May Aid In Tsunami Warnings
June 28, 2006 — University scientists using Global Positioning System (GPS) software developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., have shown that GPS can determine, within minutes, whether an ... > full story -
Sri Lanka Water Supply Still Suffers Effects Of 2004 Tsunami
May 8, 2006 — Sri Lanka's coastal drinking water supply continues to suffer the effects of the December 2004 tsunami. Some 40,000 shallow wells were destroyed or contaminated by the tsunami. The continued ... > full story
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