I think (though I'm hardly an expert) that the waves generated by a comet/asteroid impact, or even the referenced Lituya Bay event, would not be the same as a tsunami. They're more of a 'big splash' with …

A tsunami is a series of waves that occur right after the displacement of a large amount of water. Use this tag for questions about tsunamis, why they happen, and how they occur.

My understanding of Tsunamis is they they form as a result of the seafloor abruptly changing, causing a local vertical displacement of water at the site of above the disruption, which initiates the wave. How …

6 With the current instruments in hand, how accurately can we predict tsunamis? Please consider me as a novice with only basic information how tsunamis are formed. Has there ever been a successful …

Jan 4, 2020 · I want travel Japan but it gets earth quakes, tsunamis, typhoons. Which months lowest probability of these natural disasters?

Sep 15, 2020 · 4 Tsunamis can be caused by underwater earthquakes, like the 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean. The precise value will likely depend on where the earthquake is relative to the coast. …

May 22, 2018 · I want to change my answer. Lanslides can cause tsunamis indeed and climate can affect it. Eg La Palma Island of Canary Island. A landslide caused a tsunami registered.

Dec 30, 2019 · Do you want historic records or geological evidence of ones in the distant past? Do you want classic tsunamis as triggered by undersea earthquakes, or will a splash like the Lituya Bay one …

Different scientists have brought forth a theory that climate change can cause earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions. For example: Professor Bill McGuire of University College London in his ...

Tsunamis, in the deep ocean, travel at around 800 kilometers per hour. The speed of sound under water is about 5300 kilometers per hour. Both of these waves are pressure waves, operating in the ...