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Cloaking Technology May Protect From Natural Disasters

By Live Science Staff last updated

Researchers have developed a cloaking technology that may protect from tsunamis and earthquakes.

Tech
Diagram of plate tectonics showing subduction zone

What is a subduction zone?

By Michael Dhar published

A subduction zone is a collision between two of Earth's tectonic plates, where one plate sinks into the mantle underneath the other plate.

Geology
A big tsunami wave crashing on coastal houses

Can solar storms cause tsunamis?

By Elizabeth Rayne published

Solar storms can mess with Earth, but can they kick up a tsunami?

Astronomy
An aerial view of damage to Sukuiso, Japan, a week after the earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated the area in March, 2011. Also this isn't likely to happen on the East Coast, it's not inconceivable.

Japan earthquake & tsunami of 2011: Facts and information

By Becky Oskin published

Facts and information about the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan.

Tsunami
The dinosaur-killing asteroid left a 124-mile-wide crater in the planet's surface.

What happened when the dinosaur-killing asteroid slammed into Earth?

By Stacy Kish published

The asteroid that crashed into Earth 66 million years ago unleashed a catastrophic series of events.

Asteroids
La Cumbre Vieja, a volcano in La Palma, shooting lava fountains into the air

La Palma volcano spews lava hundreds of feet in the air, but don't expect a 'mega-tsunami'

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Thousands of tremors shook the island in the week before the eruption occurred.

Volcanos
This artist's visualization shows a supermassive black hole surrounded by dust and gas forming tsunamis on its outer edges.

Supermassive black holes could host giant, swirling gas 'tsunamis'

By Chelsea Gohd published

Could gas escaping the gravitational grasp of supermassive black holes be forming "tsunamis" in space?

Black Holes
In this aerial image, self-defense force members extinguish fire in debris after the tsunami triggered by the magnitude-7.8 earthquake hit Okushiri Island on July 13, 1993.

The Weird Reason 'Tsunami Fires' Broke Out After Japan Earthquake

By Mindy Weisberger published

Here's why the ocean appeared white and bubbling after a tsunami hit Okushiri Island.

Tsunami
The seafloor along the San Mateo County coast, color-coded for depth (reds = shallower, towards the right, blues = deeper, towards the upper left).

Sea Slime Can Trigger 65-Foot Mega-Tsunamis

By Charles Q. Choi published

The corpses of these tiny creatures ooze out a slimy layer that may explain catastrophic undersea landslides and tsunamis.

Tsunami
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This 6,000-Year-Old Skull May Be from Earliest Known Tsunami Victim

By Mindy Weisberger published

A 6,000-year-old skull found in what is now Papua New Guinea may be the first evidence of a tsunami victim.

Tsunami
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