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Tag Archives: Physical oceanography

08Sep/17

Tsunami confirmed in Mexico, waves as high as 3.3 ft – Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

September 8, 2017EnvironmentAleutian Islands earthquake, American Samoa, American Samoa and Hawaii, Chile earthquake, Contents, Disaster/Accident, Earthquake, Earthquake engineering, Environment, Geology, Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, Manuel Velasquez, Mechanics, Mexico, Mexico City, Natural disasters, Nature, Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, Philippines, Physical oceanography, Physical sciences, Pijijiapan, Risk management, Seismology, Tsunami, Tsunami warning system, u.s. geological survey, Warning systemssmbale

INTERNET (SEPTEMBER 7, 2017) (SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE) – An earthquake of magnitude 8.2 struck off the southern coast of Mexico late on Thursday (September 7), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, killing at least five people, triggering small tsunami waves and damaging some buildings. Continue reading →

22Feb/17

Giant sound waves could subdue tsunamis

February 22, 2017InnovationEnvironment, Flood, Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, Kadri Mangalore, Natural hazards, Nature, Oceanography, Physical geography, Physical oceanography, Physical sciences, Risk, Risk management, Technology/Internet, Tsunami, Tsunamis in lakes, Usama Kadri, Water waves, Wind wavesmbale

According to applied mathematician Usama Kadri of Cardiff University, the power of sound could reduce the devastating impact of tsunamis in the future.
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18May/15

NASA finds Antarctic ice shelf a few years from disintegration

May 18, 2015EnvironmentAla Khazendar, Antarctic, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Argentine Antarctica, British Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Continents, Current sea level rise, Effects of global warming, Environment, France, Geography, Geography of Antarctica, Glaciology, Ice shelf, Larsen, Larsen Ice Shelf, Leppard, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Physical geography, Physical oceanography, Sea level risesmbale

The last intact Antarctic ice shelf is a few years from disintegration, according to NASA.

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