A devastating quake and tsunami in the Pacific Ocean prompted a new kind of post-disaster research. Ten years on, we need these lessons to prepare for a precarious future.
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Half the deaths from Atlantic hurricanes are down to storm surge. People in vulnerable regions need to be aware of what it is and how it threatens their safety.
Because it happened within the Australian Plate rather than at a plate boundary, shockwaves from the quake travelled more efficiently to Darwin than to cities closer to the epicentre.
If you’ve never heard of a form of wave called a ‘seiche’ – which can occur in swimming pools during earthquakes – this is your chance to catch up.
Research into volcanic activity in the waters off Indonesia shows how active this region is and how destructive landslide-caused tsunamis can be.
Making the word smong part of the Indonesian vocabulary does not mean removing the word tsunami. Smong should be a source of pride in how local knowledge protects us from disaster.
Earthquakes and tsunami in Indonesia this year did not only leave a deep sorrow. It made us rethink the relationship between humans, technology and nature in Indonesia.
Last month’s earthquake in Sulawesi, Indonesia was large, but not huge. It was the aftereffects that made it so devastating.
To stay safe in a tsunami, remember that the sequence of waves may occur over hours to days, and the biggest wave in the sequence could occur at any time.
Developed countries focus on technology, but lullabies can sometimes have a greater effect.
The early warning system installed after the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami hasn’t lived up to expectations.
Indonesia’s tsunami early warning system failed to provide adequate warnings to people in Palu.
A combination of tectonic plates, geography and poor infrastructure make Indonesia vulnerable to deadly tsunamis.
Local knowledge and awareness of the risks of tsunamis can better prepare people when disaster strikes.
Caught in the middle: Lombok and Bali are exposed to earthquake and tsunamis risk due to a tectonic plate boundary to the south, but also a unique zone of activity that thrusts to the north.
Survivor’s guilt is arguably an instance of good character, an emotional expression.
A new method of analysing underwater sound waves has led to the creation of a faster, more informative tsunami early warning system.
Post-tsunami the position of women in Acehnese society has in many ways changed and, arguably, worsened compared to their historically high status.
As well as thousands of deaths and huge destruction, Japan’s 2011 tsunami carried potentially invasive species en masse across an entire ocean.
A 8.1 magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Mexico on 8 September 2017. Fortunately, initial fears of a damaging tsunami hitting the coastline now appear unfounded.
Top contributors
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Honorary Professor of Tsunami Research, PANGEA Research Centre, UNSW Australia, UNSW Sydney
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Adjunct Research Fellow, Curtin University
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Reader in Coastal Engineering, University of East London
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Associate Professor in Coastal and Marine Science, University of Newcastle
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PhD, University of Newcastle
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Professor, School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Reader in Physical Geography and Natural Hazards, Coventry University
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Honorary Professor of Hazards and Disaster Risk Sciences, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, Humanitarian Emergency and Disaster Management, Charles Darwin University
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Honorary Professorial Fellow, University of Wollongong
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Director, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics
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Associate Professor of Earthquake Science, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer, Tourism, University of Technology Sydney
