Tag: Tsunami
What causes a tsunami? An ocean scientist explains the physics of...
Sally Warner, Brandeis University
On Jan. 15, 2022, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano in Tonga erupted, sending a tsunami...
A new way to identify a rare type of earthquake in...
Valerie Sahakian, University of Oregon
Just a few times in a century, somewhere on the globe, a rare “tsunami earthquake” occurs. These are mysterious because,...
Why the ‘Child of Krakatau’ volcano is still dangerous – a...
Thomas Giachetti, University of Oregon
On Dec. 22 at 9:03 p.m. local time, a 64-hectare (158-acre) chunk of Anak Krakatau volcano, in Indonesia, slid into...
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Lauren Howe, Stanford University
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