tsunami

Will sea level rise lead to more underwater landslides?

Graphic denoting continental slope failure. From Bryn et al. (2005)

Underwater landslides are potentially very damaging: they can generate tsunami waves and destroy expensive and crucial seabed infrastructure, such as pipelines and cables.

Rare UK tsunami was caused by a storm

St Michael’s Mount

A tsunami which struck the Yealm estuary near Plymouth, UK in 2011 was caused by the weather, say scientists.

Tsunami warning systems meeting

Tsunami conference participants

The National Oceanography Centre has played host to an international meeting of more than 60 experts working in the fields of earthquakes, sea level, risk assessment, tsunami warning systems and civil protection.

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