Module · 2 lessons
Coastal & Marine Hazard Dynamics
Tsunami and storm surge: two coastal hazards with different physics, different warning times, and one shared lesson — that the coast gives very little notice.
Lessons in this module
Why a near-field tsunami arrives before any official warning can, which natural signs constitute the warning themselves, and why the first wave is rarely the largest.
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How surge height is driven by bathymetry, coastal shape, and storm size rather than wind speed alone, and why a lower-category storm can produce a higher surge.
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