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meteotsunamis

Muon detectors in a tunnel under Tokyo Bay
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Muography Array Under Tokyo Bay Spots Meteotsunami Waves

by Tim Hornyak 20 May 2022

A new study shows how muons can be used to study tide and wave phenomena, helping secure coastal communities.

Meteotsunami in Ludington, Mich., on 13 April 2018
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Scientists Hope Atmospheric Modeling Can Predict Meteotsunamis

by Tim Hornyak 24 May 202117 May 2022

The first extensively documented air pressure–driven meteotsunami on one of the Great Lakes presents an opportunity to use existing weather models to predict when these potentially deadly waves will strike.

Homes built at sea level on Palm Jumeirah island, Dubai
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Meteotsunami Spotted for the First Time in the Persian Gulf

by Katherine Kornei 31 July 201917 May 2022

The Persian Gulf, a region with high-end resorts and oil-related infrastructure dotting its shorelines, was hit in 2017 by weather-induced waves that rolled roughly a kilometer inland.

Waves crash ashore during a storm
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Weather-Induced Tsunami Waves Regularly Roll Up on U.S. Shores

by Katherine Kornei 3 April 201917 May 2022

Roughly 25 meteotsunamis strike coastlines between Maine and Puerto Rico each year, tide gauge data reveal.

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