A tsunami is expected to hit the eastern part of Indonesia later today, but waves are expected to be much smaller than those which rushed across northern Japan. The head of BBC’s Indonesian service, Tomi Sucipto has the latest.
Rob Williams, seismologist with the U.S. Geological Survey explains how we track tsunamis and why we can follow this one across the Pacific. Bill Dorman at Hawaii Public Radio says that he hasn’t seen water disturbances so far as he monitors his state.
The Wave
Freakishly huge waves may be increasing worldwide, which is bad news for many mariners, but an exciting challenge for big-wave surfers.
Note on Emerging Science
Researchers design a structure that can shield coastal villages from tsunamis.
Two new studies of tsunamis in the Indian Ocean suggest that 2004 killer wave was larger than any tsunami in that part of the world in perhaps 600 years.
