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Implementation of tsunami warning procedures in the Caribbean in case of a volcano crisis: Use of a Volcano Notice for tsUnami Threat (VONUT)
While 80% of tsunamis are related to earthquakes, recent examples of the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai (2022) tsunami as well as others from the Kick’em...
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Tsunami Early Warning Services
India's coastline stretches about 7516 km and about 15% of the Indian population lives around the coast. Coastal population, ecosystem and...
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Giant tsunami monitoring, early warning and hazard assessment
Earthquake-triggered giant tsunamis can cause catastrophic disasters to coastal populations, ecosystems and infrastructure on scales over thousands...
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Analysis of the effectiveness of alert messages issued by tsunami service providers: a case study from May 2nd, 2020 South Crete earthquake and tsunami alert for Egypt
At 12:51 UTC on May 2nd, 2020, an offshore earthquake of magnitude M w = 6.7 and focal depth of around 10 km occurred south of the island of Crete...
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Comment on “Analysis of the effectiveness of alert messages issued by tsunami service providers: a case study from May 2nd, 2020 South Crete earthquake and tsunami alert for Egypt” by Hassan et al. Mediterranean Geoscience Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42990-022–00094-9
This comment is intended to provide clarifications on the tsunami warning operational procedures followed by the Hellenic National Tsunami Warning...
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A Review of the Progress, Challenges and Future Trends in Tsunami Early Warning Systems
One of the consequences of the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was tremendous advancements in global tsunami science and coastal emergency...
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A Review of Tsunamis Generated by Volcanoes (TGV) Source Mechanism, Modelling, Monitoring and Warning Systems
Tsunamis generated by volcanic eruptions have risen to prominence since the December 2018 tsunami generated by the flank collapse of Anak Krakatau...
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Observations of Tsunami Waves on the Pacific Coast of Russia Originating from the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai Volcanic Eruption on January 15, 2022
AbstractThe Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruption on January 15, 2022 generated a tsunami that affected the entire Pacific Ocean. Tsunami waves...
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Improving Efficacy of Tsunami Warnings Along the West Coast of the United States
Tsunamis cause significant damage and loss of life, particularly for the nearest communities, where the tsunami may arrive in minutes. These local...
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Post-tsunami Indonesia: An Enquiry into the Success of Interface in Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System
As a result of the massive death and destruction caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, develo** effective disaster preparedness strategies...
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Tsunami Runup and Inundation in Tonga from the January 2022 Eruption of Hunga Volcano
On January 15th, 2022, at approximately 4:47 pm local time (0347 UTC), several weeks of heightened activity at the Hunga volcano 65 km northwest of...
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Tsunamis and tsunami warning: Recent progress and future prospects
Tsunamis are one of the most destructive disasters in the ocean. Large tsunamis are mostly generated by earthquakes, and they can propagate across...
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Ionospheric response to the 2020 Samos earthquake and tsunami
On 30 October 2020 at 11:51 UT, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurred in the Dodecanese sea (37.84°N, 26.81°E, 10 km depth) and generated a tsunami...
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Tsunami Effects on the Coast of Mexico by the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai Volcano Eruption, Tonga
The massive explosion by the January 15, 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano in Tonga triggered a trans-oceanic tsunami generated by coupled ocean...
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Improving Cascadia subduction zone residents’ tsunami preparedness: quasi-experimental evaluation of an evacuation brochure
This study surveyed 227 residents in three US Pacific Coast communities that are vulnerable to a Cascadia subduction zone tsunami. In the Brochure...
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Simulation of large plausible tsunami scenarios associated with the 2019 Durres (Albania) earthquake source and adjacent seismogenic zones
We present an analysis of the hazards of potential earthquake-generated tsunamis along the Albanian–Adriatic coast. The study adopts a case study...
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Reducing the vulnerability of tourists to tsunami: challenges for decision-makers
A near source or local tsunami, because of its close proximity to an affected area, cannot usually be predicted soon enough to mitigate many of the...
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Numerical investigation of a potential landslide-induced tsunami at the Suofengying reservoir in China
Landslides are a severe geohazard around the world. When moving soil masses discharge into a large water body, a tsunami can be generated and...
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The 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai Volcano Air-Wave Generated Tsunami
The tsunami that occurred after the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano eruption on 15 January 2022 was unusually fast and large, particularly at large...
