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Satellite Photos Before and After of Japan’s Earthquake, Tsunami

March 14, 2011

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter Photos from the GeoEye satellite imaging company from before and after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan show sobering views from above of the disaster. Above is the town of Sendai, Japan after the quake, below is how it [...]

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The Science Behind a Tsunami

March 12, 2011

The massive magnitude 8.9 earthquake that struck off the east coast Japan’s main island on March 11, 2011 set in motion a fierce tsunami that may have claimed thousands of lives, and sent tsunami warnings all across the Pacific basin, thousands of kilometers away from the quake’s epicenter. How do earthquakes trigger such enormous tsunami [...]

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Massive 8.9 Earthquake Hits Japan; Tsunamis Predicted for Pacific Basin

March 11, 2011

An 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of northern Japan on March 11, one of the strongest to ever hit Japan. The massive quake has triggered tsunamis not only in Japan, but around the Pacific Basin. Walls of water and debris have inundated coastal areas of Japan, and tsunami warnings were issued for at least [...]

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Mega Tsunami

February 11, 2010

The Christmas day tsunamis that ravaged coasts all around the Indian ocean was the deadliest tsunamis ever recorded however. There are hints at a kind of tsunamis so great and destructive that even this natural disaster would pale in comparison. This type of tsunamis is the kind that you only see in movies. The reason [...]

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What Is a Tsunami?

December 27, 2009

A tsunami is best described as a series of gigantic waves; the causes of tsunamis are various and include earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, and other events that cause a large volume of water to become displaced. The word “tsunami” is Japanese and means harbor wave. A tsunami resembles very high waves heading toward shore, which is [...]

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