Tsunami: wave of change.
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Authors
- Geist, Eric L.; Titov, Vasily V.; Synolakis, Costas E.
- Source
- Scientific American. Jan2006, Vol. 294 Issue 1, p56-63. 8p. 2 Color Photographs, 6 Diagrams, 1 Map.
- Subject
- *TSUNAMIS
*OCEAN waves
*INDIAN Ocean Tsunami, 2004
*EMERGENCY management
*NATURAL disasters
- Language
- ISSN
- 0036-8733
The article looks at how scientists and warning centers are now better equipped to forecast and model tsunamis, one year after the Indian Ocean tsunami tragedy of 2004. The author reviews how the 2004 wave was spawned in a location previously thought unlikely to birth giant waves. The scientific elements that form a tsunami are discussed. The global effort to better forecast tsunamis is also discussed.