Thursday, April 2, 2009

New math formula might predict tsunamis

New math formula might predict tsunamis - UPI.com: "British mathematicians say they've created a formula that can be used to predict tsunamis and how destructive the tsunamis might become.

Scientists at Newcastle University, led by Professor Robin Johnson, studied the 2004 tsunami that devastated coastal communities in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand when an ocean earthquake triggered a long surface wave that resulted in six massive consecutive wave fronts."

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