Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Wed, Jun 15 2005
Quake Didn't Bring Surge Of Water
I was busy singing in a choral concert last night, and afterwards I attended a farewell dinner for our director. While we were seated in the restaurant we got the news that the California coast had been placed under a tsunami warning following the earthquake that occurred off the state's northern coast. I didn't realize until this morning that people in low-lying areas, further north in Canada, had been evacuated following the warning.
Some think the Santa Cruz-Monterey area of the coast is at more risk from a tsunami associated with a landslide (pdf file) of underwater canyon walls. I haven't studied it all enough to give an educated opinion. But I'm glad others are gathering information and are willing to keep learning about the relationship between earthquakes and tsunamis. These researchers may not get the public recognition that police officers and fire fighters receive, but their findings could end up saving many lives someday.
posted at: 08:03 | category: /Science | link to this entry
I was busy singing in a choral concert last night, and afterwards I attended a farewell dinner for our director. While we were seated in the restaurant we got the news that the California coast had been placed under a tsunami warning following the earthquake that occurred off the state's northern coast. I didn't realize until this morning that people in low-lying areas, further north in Canada, had been evacuated following the warning.
Some think the Santa Cruz-Monterey area of the coast is at more risk from a tsunami associated with a landslide (pdf file) of underwater canyon walls. I haven't studied it all enough to give an educated opinion. But I'm glad others are gathering information and are willing to keep learning about the relationship between earthquakes and tsunamis. These researchers may not get the public recognition that police officers and fire fighters receive, but their findings could end up saving many lives someday.
posted at: 08:03 | category: /Science | link to this entry
