Extreme Geohazards - What Are They?
Monday, November 28, 2011 - 20:31
in Earth & Climate
Extreme Geohazards – what are they?In December 2004, we all learned one Japanese word; tsunami (津波, lit. "harbor wave"). Japan has seen a number of tsunamis through out times, situated right there on the Ring of Fire, and when the Sumatran earthquake hit the ocean floor in the Indian ocean in 2004 creating the monster waves killing some 300 000 people, tsunami became a household Japanese word, included in many languages. read more