Sunday, 10 March 2013

Breaking the rules for how tsunamis work

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2013



The earthquake zones off of certain coasts-like those of Japan and Java-make them especially vulnerable to tsunamis, according to a new study. They can produce a focusing point that creates massive and devastating tsunamis that break the rules for how scientists used to think tsunamis work.

Until now, it was largely believed that the maximum tsunami height onshore could not exceed the ....