Sunday, August 9, 2009

Mathematicians provide new insight into tsunamis

April 1st, 2009

A new mathematical formula that could be used to give advance warning of where a tsunami is likely to hit and how destructive it will be has been worked out by scientists at Newcastle University.

The research, led by Newcastle University's Professor Robin Johnson, was prompted by the 2004 Boxing Day disaster which devastated coastal communities in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand.

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