Tsunami News

Posted May 17, 2013:

• GPS Solution Provides Three-Minute Tsunami Alerts

Posted May 16, 2013:

• How Should Geophysics Contribute to Disaster Planning?

Posted May 14, 2013:

• Research Helps Paint Finer Picture of Massive 1700 Earthquake

Posted May 13, 2013:

• Western Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami Hazard Potential Greater Than Previously Thought

Posted May 3, 2013:

• Hearing the Russian Meteor, in America: Sound Arrived in 10 Hours, Lasted 10 More

Posted May 1, 2013:

• Scientists Retrieve Temperature Data from Japan Trench Observatory

Posted April 30, 2013:

• Finding a Sensible Balance for Natural Hazard Mitigation With Mathematical Models

Posted April 19, 2013:

• Calculating Tsunami Risk for the US East Coast
• After Major Earthquake: A Global Murmur, Then Unusual Silence
• Measuring the Hazards of Global Aftershock

Posted April 15, 2013:

• The Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident: Two Years On, the Fallout Continues

Posted April 5, 2013:

• The Resilience of the Chilean Coast After the Earthquake of 2010

Posted March 7, 2013:

• Sea Floor Earthquake Zones Can Act Like a 'Magnifying Lens' Strengthening Tsunamis Beyond What Was Through Possible

Posted February 7, 2013:

• Stress Change During the 2011 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake Illuminated

Posted February 5, 2013:

• Cargo Container Research to Improve Buildings' Ability to Withstand Tsunamis

Posted December 28, 2012:

• More Serious Earthquakes Predicted in the Himalayas

Posted December 12, 2012:

• Ancient Tsunami Caused Long-Term Ecosystem Change in the Caribbean

Posted December 4, 2012:

• Pacific Northwest and Himalayas Could Experience Major Earthquakes, Geophysicists Say

Posted December 3, 2012:

• Russian Far East Holds Seismic Hazards: Potential to Trigger Tsunamis That Pose Risk to Pacific Basin

Posted November 27, 2012:

• Seeing the World Through the Eyes of an Orangutan

Posted October 25, 2012:

• Fishing for Answers Off Fukushima

Posted October 23, 2012:

• Self-Powered Sensors to Monitor Nuclear Fuel Rod Status

Posted September 26, 2012:

• Large 2012 Earthquake Triggered Temblors Worldwide for Nearly a Week
• Magnitude-8.7 Quake Was Part of Crustal Plate Breakup

Posted September 21, 2012:

• Twenty-Three Nuclear Power Plants Found to Be in Tsunami Risk Areas

Posted September 19, 2012:

• Did a 'Forgotten' Meteor Have a Deadly, Icy Double-Punch?

Posted September 18, 2012:

• Mathematicians Show How Shallow Water May Help Explain Tsunami Power

Posted September 7, 2012:

• Exploration Drilling to Monitor Earthquakes in the Istanbul Area

Posted September 4, 2012:

• Smoking and Natural Disasters: Christchurch Residents Increase Tobacco Consumption Post-Earthquake

Posted August 31, 2012:

• Earthquake Hazards Map Study Finds Deadly Flaws

Posted August 27, 2012:

• Short And Mid-Term Cardiovascular Effects of Japan's 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami: Incidence Rises With the Seismic Peak

Posted August 10, 2012:

• Earthquake Risk in Europe Detailed

Posted August 2, 2012:

• Homing in on a Potential Pre-Quake Signal

Posted August 1, 2012:

• Northwest Earthquake Risk in U.S. Looms Large: 40% Chance of Major Earthquake Within 50 Years

Posted June 27, 2012:

• Potential for Tsunamis in Northwestern California Documented

Posted May 16, 2012:

• Sumatra Faces Yet Another Risk: Major Volcanic Eruptions

Posted May 2, 2012:

• First-of-Its-Kind Study Reveals Surprising Ecological Effects of Earthquake and Tsunami

Posted April 30, 2012:

• Ireland's Aran Islands: Old Maps and Dead Clams Help Solve Coastal Boulder Mystery

Posted April 24, 2012:

• NASA Tests GPS Monitoring System for Big U.S. Quakes

Posted April 19, 2012:

• Warning Signs from Ancient Greek Tsunami

Posted April 12, 2012:

• Tsunami Risk Reduction in the Age of Twitter

Posted March 22, 2012:

• New Light Shed on Wandering Continents

Posted March 2, 2012:

• Fukushima One Year On: Poor Planning Hampered Fukushima Response

Posted February 21, 2012:

• Tohoku Grim Reminder of Potential for Pacific Northwest North American Megaquake

Posted February 14, 2012:

• Fukushima at Increased Earthquake Risk, Scientists Report

Posted February 11, 2012:

• Human Cognitive Performance Suffers Following Natural Disasters

Posted January 10, 2012:

• Chronic Poverty Stalks Haitian Earthquake Victims Still Living in Camps

Posted December 29, 2011:

• Debris Scatters in the Pacific Ocean, Possibly Heading to US

Posted December 5, 2011:

• 'Double Tsunami' Doubled Japan Destruction

Posted October 14, 2011:

• Russian Ship Finds Tsunami Debris Where Scientists Predicted

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