Study uncovers new evidence for assessing tsunami risk from very large volcanic island landslides
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 10:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The risk posed by tsunami waves generated by Canary Island landslides may need to be re-evaluated, according to researchers at the National Oceanography Centre. Their findings suggest that these landslides result in smaller tsunami waves than previously thought by some authors, because of the processes involved.