Tag: coasts
One of the most powerful earthquakes in human history forced the inhabitants of Chile to live far from the coasts for 1,000 years
3,800 years ago, an earthquake of magnitude 9.5 would have generated a devastating mega-tsunami for the Chilean coasts. Prehistoric populations would have taken refuge inland, preserving the memory of this…
One of the most powerful earthquakes in human history forced the inhabitants of Chile to live far from the coasts for 1,000 years
3,800 years ago, an earthquake of magnitude 9.5 would have generated a devastating mega-tsunami for the Chilean coasts. Prehistoric populations would have taken refuge inland, preserving the memory of this…
A rise of 25 to 30 cm in sea level on the American coasts by 2050
This is the latest very official estimate from the United States published in a report by six federal agencies including NASA. According to US agencies, this is the fastest rise…