Communities have fewer fatalities and property damage if they plan before a tsunami arrives.
When a tsunami passes by, the detector records the increased pressure caused by its passage.
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If a tsunami reached that high, California would have much bigger problems than a busted reactor.
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Central banks around the world unleashed a tsunami of cash during the third quarter.
"They were saying we had to flee, because a tsunami was coming, " he said.
That quake also triggered a tsunami that toppled buildings, especially in the coastal Maule region.
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The reports' researchers looked at a tsunami which happened 7, 000 years ago, caused by a rock slide near Norway.
In 1908, a tsunami took the lives of tens of thousands of people in Messina (Italy).
It is runaway spending which threatens to drown Americans in a tsunami of debt.
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Then, an earthquake of 9.0 magnitude caused a tsunami that claimed an estimated 230, 000 lives.
"You're going to see a tsunami of buyouts in the next 12 to 36 months, " he says.
The message then adds whether a tsunami warning has been issued and if so, for which areas.
Knowing how far inland a tsunami will penetrate should help the authorities to evacuate the right areas.
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Conversely, a tsunami wave rolling up the channel would grow in height as it became increasingly constricted.
The temblor did generate a tsunami just under one foot high, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
Using this system, JMA aims to send out a tsunami warning within three minutes of an earthquake striking.
When Japan was rocked by a 9.0 quake followed by a tsunami of epic proportions, backup generators failed.
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We are no different than a tsunami when it comes to our interaction with much of the natural world.
This system saved tens of thousands of lives when a tsunami hit Japan.
We are suffering through another irrational exuberance, based on a tsunami of liquidity.
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It has been described as almost like a tsunami in our little lake.
They will be addressed to the focal points of each country called upon to respond to a tsunami warning.
When a tsunami struck Vanuatu in 1999, only five people died in it.
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Then, in March, Japan was hit by a devastating earthquake that triggered a tsunami and, ultimately, a nuclear disaster.
In 1908, a tsunami took the lives of 85, 000 people in Messina (Italy).
But even if the California coastline were to experience a tsunami, skeptics say the damage would not be devastating.
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All UK nuclear sites were asked for a report following the massive earthquake and a tsunami that hit Japan on 11 March.
But the case still has big implications for the tech industry, which is facing a tsunami of patent-related lawsuits.
We're also preparing for a tsunami that could reach American shores later today, particularly in Hawaii, American Samoa, and Guam.
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