Another tsunami?
In a piece of research published in December 2008 in the journal Nature, scientists announced they had carried out in-depth analysis of the recent earthquakes in Indonesia, including the one that triggered the 2004 tsunami. Using satellite and radar data, they created a very accurate picture of how and where strain builds up on a particular fault line.
Their research shows that the warning system could be put to the test sooner rather than later...
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The scientists mapped where previous earthquakes had occurred along the fault line off Indonesia.
Image: Tectonics Observatory, Caltech |
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