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Mysteries of Unpredictable Tsunami Waves

By PravdaOctober 30, 20101 commentScienceanton evseev, atmospheric pressure, balearic islands, betu monga, earthquake, epicenter, indonesia, krakatoa, kuril islands, mentawai archipelago, mentawai islands, new guinea tsunami, ocean, offshore quakes, pacific ocean, predictions, rissaga, seismic gaps, seismologist, sergey fedotov, south island pagai, tsunami, tsunami warning center, tsunami waves

One of the most terrible consequences of offshore quakes is giant tsunami waves, sweeping everything on their way. Until now, scientists cannot answer a simple question: why in some cases they happen, and in others they do not? If it was established, then a tragedy like the one that has recently occurred in Indonesia could have been avoided.

An earthquake measuring 7.5 points, which occurred late on Monday, October 25 in Indonesia, caused a tsunami, which affected Mentawai islands in the western part of the country. Interestingly, the epicenter of the aftershocks of this earthquake was located 78 km west of the South Island Pagai of the Mentawai archipelago, at a depth of 20 km below the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Apparently, this is why the first few minutes after the earthquake the Indonesian government reported the tsunami threat, but later canceled the alert. (more…)

Parting The Waters: Computer Modeling Applies Physics to Red Sea Escape Route

By Guest PostSeptember 22, 2010Sciencealexei androsov, animation, Bible, biblical account, biblical account of the red sea parting, carl drews, coastal lagoon, computer modeling, cu, divine miracle, exodus, fluid dynamics, mediterranean sea, miracles, moses, mud flats, nathan paldor, national center for atmospheric research, naum voltzinger, ncar, nile delta, parting of the red sea, pharaoh, suez canal, tsunami, university of colorado at boulder, waters, wind setdown

The biblical account of the parting of the Red Sea has inspired and mystified people for millennia. A new computer modeling study by researchers at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU) shows how the movement of wind as described in the book of Exodus could have parted the waters.

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The Horrific Derivatives Bubble That Could One Day Destroy The Entire World Financial System

By Guest PostAugust 9, 20101 commentEconomyAIG, city of london, congress, credit default swaps, derivatives, derivatives bubble, financial instruments, french president, global economy, jacques chirac, quadrillion, taxpayer, tsunami, u s economy, Wall Street, Warren Buffet, world financial system

Today there is a horrific derivatives bubble that threatens to destroy not only the U.S. economy but the entire world financial system as well, but unfortunately the vast majority of people do not understand it. When you say the word “derivatives” to most Americans, they have no idea what you are talking about. In fact, even most members of the U.S. Congress don’t really seem to understand them. But you don’t have to get into all the technicalities to understand the bigger picture.

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University of Washington’s institute to get as much as $100 million to study atmosphere, ocean

By Guest PostJune 15, 20101 commentEnvironmentaerosols, atmosphere, atmospheric particles, climate and its impacts, college of the environment, dennis hartmann, environmental challenges, joint institute for the study of the atmosphere and oce, low oxygen, marine ecosystems, national oceanic and atmospheric administration, noaa, ocean, ocean acidification, pacific northwest, polar regions, puget sound, thomas ackerman, tsunami, university of washington

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has selected the University of Washington as a key partner for expanded, in-depth study of some of the most pressing environmental challenges involving the oceans and the atmosphere.

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Mysteries of Unpredictable Tsunami Waves

Parting The Waters: Computer Modeling Applies Physics to Red Sea Escape Route

The Horrific Derivatives Bubble That Could One Day Destroy The Entire World Financial System

University of Washington’s institute to get as much as $100 million to study atmosphere, ocean