Peru – 2 Dead After Tonga Volcano Triggers Coastal Flooding
Two people have died in Peru after the eruption of an undersea volcano thousands of kilometres away off the coast of Tonga caused high waves along the Peruvian coast on…
Tsunami
Strength in Beauty – Rethinking Tsunami Defense
In tsunami preparedness, it turns out there can be strength in beauty. Rows of green hills strategically arranged along coastlines can help to fend off destruction from tsunamis while preserving…
Indonesia – Hundreds Dead After Sunda Strait Tsunami
Hundreds of people have lost their lives after a major tsunami hit coastal areas of Sunda Strait in Indonesia on 22 December, 2018. The Sunda Strait is the strait between…
Indonesia – Earthquakes and Tsunami Cause Devastation in Sulawesi
A series of earthquakes on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia on 28 September, 2018, triggered a tsunami that flooded northern parts of the island, causing widespread damage and destruction.…
Modeling Future Earthquake and Tsunami Risk in Southeast Japan
Scientists in Japan and USA have revealed new methods for modeling earthquake-induced tsunamis for southeast Japan, warning that a Nankai-induced tsunami is likely to hit there in the next few…
Caribe Wave 18 – Caribbean Tests Tsunami Alert System
Countries bordering the Caribbean will hold an exercise aiming to assess and update their tsunami preparedness. Known as Caribe Wave 18, the exercise will test the early warning systems established…
Scientists Say Sound Waves Can Help Early Tsunami Detection
Mathematicians have devised a way of calculating the size of a tsunami and its destructive force well in advance of it making landfall by measuring fast-moving underwater sound waves, opening…
Vanuatu Launches Tsunami Early Warning System
Vanuatu launched its new Tsunami early warning system earlier this month. The new system has been funded by the government of Japan. The Minister of Climate Change launched the 9…
Scientists Look to Skies to Improve Tsunami Detection
A team of scientists from Sapienza University in Rome, Italy, and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, has developed a new approach to assist in the ongoing development of…
India – Disaster Authority Exercise Tests Flood and Tsunami Response in Puducherry
The Indian National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in Puducherry recently carried out an exercise to assess the preparedness and response mechanism of the Union Territory administration in the event of…
Recovering From Disasters: Social Networks Matter More Than Bottled Water and Batteries
Standard advice about preparing for disasters focuses on building shelters and stockpiling things like food, water and batteries. But resilience – the ability to recover from shocks, including natural disasters…
Pacific Rim Countries to Test Their Tsunami Warning System
Countries bordering on the Pacific Ocean are testing their capacity to handle a major tsunami in an exercise from 15 to 17 February, held to identify possible shortcomings in the…
In Japan Tsunami City, People Power Turns Disaster Into Opportunity
Building a “new city” from the wreckage of Higashi-Matsushima has required careful planning and consensus among citizens on how to protect them from future threats. CHIANG RAI, Thailand, Feb 9…
Governments Ill-Equipped to Protect Mangroves, Need to Involve Communities – Global Study
Study recommends governments support existing community-based mangrove management programmes, which allow locals to sustainably fish and harvest timber in forests, writes Matthew Ponsford for Thomson Reuters Foundation. LONDON, Feb 2…
Research Proposes Acoustic-Gravity Waves to Prevent Tsunamis
Devastating tsunamis could be halted before hitting the Earth’s shoreline by firing deep-ocean sound waves at the oncoming mass of water, new research has proposed. Dr Usama Kadri, from Cardiff…
Japan’s Latest Tsunami Reaction Shows Lessons Learned From Previous Disasters
Parts of Japan were on tsunami alert today following a magnitude 6.9 earthquake off the east coast of the country. This was the first real test for Japan since the…
