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Tag: Megatsunami

The largest natural explosion in a century

Today we’re interviewing our Chief Scientist, Dr. Sam Purkis, about his latest research paper, which measured the size of the 2022 eruption of a submarine volcano in Tonga and the resulting tsunami.

Published in this month’s issue of Science Advances,

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Liz Thompson April 25, 2023
Earth-observing satellites captured the powerful eruption. NASA Earth Observatory

Measuring the size of a Tsunami

How big was the size of the tsunami that hit Tonga last year? A new study led by scientists at the University of Miami and the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation measured the size of the Tongan tsunami and

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Liz Thompson April 20, 2023