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Chaos Theory and Tsunami Reach California

By admin | Published: March 18, 2011
Has a tsunami ever affected the United States? Yes… just last week. Chaos Theory Manmade and natural events can change important characteristics of U.S. waterways, ports, and harbors, and investigating those changes are an important responsibility for NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey. Following last week’s tsunami, Coast Survey’s staff and equipment on the West Coast [...]
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Flooding From Japan’s Earthquake Tsunami

By admin | Published: March 12, 2011
NASA’s Terra satellite’s first view of northeastern Japan in the wake of a devastating earthquake and tsunami reveal extensive flooding along the coast. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) acquired the top image of the Sendai region on March 12, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. The lower image, taken by Terra MODIS on February 26, 2011, [...]
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