Earthquakes are rattling Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini: What we know
Although Greece is no stranger to earthquakes, seismic activity of such frequency and intensity without having been preceded ...
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Aegean Earthquake Swarm Raises Tsunami Fears
A persistent swarm of earthquakes in the Aegean Sea has raised concerns about a potential larger quake and subsequent tsunami ...
Multiple earthquakes are rattling Greece's volcanic island of Santorini. Here's what we know
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Multiple earthquakes are rattling Santorini, a volcanic island in Greece, prompting authorities to ...
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Santorini Remembers the Devastating 1956 Earthquake: The Strongest in 20th Century Europe
Santorini is on high alert after recent seismic activity sparked fears of a major earthquake, evoking memories of the devastating 1956 quake that killed 53 people and triggered a massive tsunami. The ...
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Lori Dengler | Big Cascadia anniversary: What we’ve learned and what we haven’t
Jan. 26, 2025, marks 325 years since the last great earthquake on the Cascadia subduction zone. It’s a time to reflect on what we’ve learned about this largest fault system in the lower 48 states ...
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Haunting footage captures the initial waves of ocean tsunami that killed 220,000 people
Within 20 minutes, waves of water began to hit the coasts of surrounding islands. In Indonesia's Aceh province in Northern ...
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The largest and most destructive tsunamis in history
Tsunamis are large, powerful waves caused by the displacement of water in an ocean or large lake. They are sometimes referred ...
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How the Largest Volcanic Eruption in Human History Changed the World
People lived in many parts of the Old World by then but had not yet reached Australia or the Americas. The bulk of the human ...
In One Ear: Whopping waves
In remembrance of the 325th anniversary of the last time the Cascadia Subduction Zone lost its grip, on Jan. 26, 1700, wreaking havoc on the Oregon Coast, a wave-height rerun about the “Eight of the ...
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Meet the biggest fish in the sea
With its cartilaginous body and cold blood, the whale shark is decidedly not a whale. But this shark is about as long as a ...
Fears that the world’s biggest iceberg could hit island in the South Atlantic
The world’s largest iceberg is still on the move and there are fears that it could be headed north from Antarctica towards the island of South Georgia.
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A Wellington anniversary weekend to remember
At a big picture level, New Zealand’s National Tsunami Hazard Model tells us that Wellington’s biggest tsunamis are infrequent (e.g., 8-10m heights at the coast on average every 2500 years). That is ...