GEO 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Tide Gauge, Diesel Fuel, Natural Disaster
18 Oct 2017
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There is sometimes an underestimate of how much a tsunami and earthquake you can get from a plate boundary. Scientists torched o these barnacles from ports to make sure to protect native species. Shipping navigation hazards: ships are left at sea wandering around and need to be shot down. A lot of ships with diesel fuel were sunk which has a lot of environmental problems. Pieces of debree have found their way on the other side of the world. Boxing day indonesia nova documentary tsunami early warning systems: comparison to sumatra 2004. Fisherman can barely notice a tsunami asking under their boat. To measure the potential chance of tsunami, scientists use coastal tide gauges in water to measure the depth of the water over the gauges. If there is suddenly more water pressure on the coastal tide gauge, then the gauge sends a warning to scientists that there may be a tsunami.
