There are two types of tsunamis: Local and Teletsunamis. Local tsunamis are waves affecting coastlines close to the generating area (whether by tectonic or landslide activity). They may be quite ...

Did a tsunami cause the destruction of the lost city of Atlantis? Records of tsunamis go back thousands of years and occur all over the world. Some scientists even believe a tsunami caused the ...

The tsunami now goes through a terrifying transformation ... Therefore when the hazard strikes, they are greatly affected. An example of this is the 2010 Haiti Earthquake that killed over 200,000 ...

The 27 August 1883 explosion of Krakatau Volcano in Indonesia is one example of an eruption-caused tsunami. The eruption generated a 30m tsunami in the Sunda Strait which killed about 36,000 people, ...

Need Emergency Advice? Please listen to your local radio and TV announcements or call 1300 TSUNAMI (1300 878 6264) for latest warning information. For emergency assistance, call your local emergency ...

Measuring impacts of extreme events on population well-being is complicated if data are not representative of the pre-event at-risk population or a representative sample of the population is not ...

Satellite communications provide a secure and reliable way to transmit that essential data to such warning centres. The Pacific Tsunami Warning System (PTWC), for example, uses satellite technology ...

For example, Kuroshio, a town in Kochi Prefecture, learned it could expect to be hit by a tsunami of up to 34 meters in height. The reaction of many residents was to resign themselves to the fact ...