For hundreds of years experts have been trying to find answers as to how the great Minoan civilization of Crete came to an ...

A new study by Greek scientists has warned of the possibility of a tsunami occurring in the central Aegean between Santorini ...

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Dec. 13, 2024 — Tsunamis can cause immense physical damage to ports, but the economic cost does not stop there. The resultant disruptions of shipping lanes result in billions of dollars in ...

Tsunamis and earthquakes. The explosive energy of the impact will cause earthquakes and tsunamis in regions near the impact site. Long-term consequences Supercomputer simulations have shown that ...

the shallow water slows the waves the height of the waves can increase by several metres the waves get closer together ...

Tsunamis (pronounced soo-ná-mees), also known as seismic sea waves (mistakenly called "tidal waves"), are a series of enormous waves created by an underwater disturbance such as an earthquake ...

Tsunamis are actually a series of waves, but are catagorized by the magnitude of the largest wave of the set. There are two types of tsunamis: Local and Teletsunamis. Local tsunamis are waves ...

There are a number of hazards caused by plate tectonics including earthquakes and tsunamis. Earthquakes have both primary effects (such as the destruction of buildings) and secondary effects (such ...

Before attempting to answer these questions, it is best to discuss in layman’s terms the geological scenario in and around Sri Lanka which has a clear bearing on the occurrence of earthquakes and ...

“If these landslides happened again, we know they could cause devastating tsunamis,” Niwa marine geoscientist Dr Joshu Mountjoy said. “What we are trying to understand is where and when they ...