Can tsunami be predicted?
Tsunami can’t be predicted per se, but we do know what causes them. Large earthquakes can be detected and if the ground movement is such that a tsunami might be generated, a warning can be issued. But this takes time and many times it can be too long to help. Special buoys can be placed out in the open ocean that are designed to detect the large pressure wave of a tsunami as it passes. If these buoys are placed in known danger zones, they can help detect the tsunami long before the seismographs tell us that a large quake of the right type to cause a tsunami has occured. This information can then be relayed to the proper government agencies and evacuation orders given. But this is all predicated on a system being in place, proper communication channels established, evacuation plans put in place, and the public educated.
