What is a mega-tsunami and can it happen today?
The following is a position paper that was issued by the Tsunami Society concerning the occurrence of Mega-Tsunamis: The mission of the Tsunami Society includes “the dissemination of knowledge about tsunamis to scientists, officials, and the public”. We have established a committee of private, university, and government scientists to accomplish part of this goal by correcting misleading or invalid information released to public about this hazard. We can supply both valid, correct and important information and advice to the public, and the names of reputable scientists active in the field of tsunami, who can provide such information. Most recently, the Discovery Channel has replayed a program alleging potential destruction of coastal areas of the Atlantic by tsunami waves which might be generated in the near future by a volcanic collapse in the Canary Islands. Other reports have involved a smaller but similar catastrophe from Kilauea volcano on the island of Hawaii. They like to call th
The mission of the Tsunami Society includes “the dissemination of knowledge about tsunamis to scientists, officials, and the public”. We have established a committee of private, university, and government scientists to accomplish part of this goal by correcting misleading or invalid information released to public about this hazard. We can supply both valid, correct and important information and advice to the public, and the names of reputable scientists active in the field of tsunami, who can provide such information. Most recently, the Discovery Channel has replayed a program alleging potential destruction of coastal areas of the Atlantic by tsunami waves which might be generated in the near future by a volcanic collapse in the Canary Islands. Other reports have involved a smaller but similar catastrophe from Kilauea volcano on the island of Hawaii. They like to call these occurrences “mega tsunamis”. We would like to halt the scaremongering from these unfounded reports. We wish to pr
