Some 66 million years ago, a 6-mile-wide asteroid crashed into Earth near what today is Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, wiping out much of the planet’s life. The impact left a crater 110 miles wide and 12 ...
CANNON BEACH, Ore. -- With just a click on the computerized map of Cannon Beach, the numbers start rolling. Seconds fly by, then minutes. More numbers roll over so fast they can barely be read, but ...
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A clip from the University of South Alabama’s Summer Engineering Academy has gone viral on the social media platform TikTok. According to university administrators, rising 10th ...
In recent years there has been an evolution in numerical models used to compute tsunami propagation and run-up. Many models currently available offer a wide array of choices to the users. In parallel ...
A simulation released by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) shows the impact of a 7.5-magnitude earthquake on the Seattle Fault. “Tsunami waves could be as high as 42 feet at ...
For the first time, scientists have simulated how far and fast the Chicxulub asteroid, a.k.a. the one that killed the dinosaurs, impact spread around the globe. Besides wiping out the dinosaurs, it ...
Example of a high-resolution tsunami simulation from the AWI simulation system. The figure shows arrival of the wave in Banda Aceh region, corresponding to Dec. 26, 2004. The situation after approx.
The assessment of tsunami and earthquake hazards is a multifaceted discipline that integrates geological observations, advanced numerical modelling and modern data‐analytics techniques. Recent ...