Next #Weather101 science topic on Thursday at 7 PM CDT: all about #tsunamis.
Webinar is free. Speakers required, microphones optional. Information/registration from NWS Nashville: https://www.weather.gov/ohx/weather101
Next #Weather101 science topic on Thursday at 7 PM CDT: all about #tsunamis.
Webinar is free. Speakers required, microphones optional. Information/registration from NWS Nashville: https://www.weather.gov/ohx/weather101
Live: Japan braces for tsunami after strong quake shakes east coast
A magnitude-7.5 earthquake has struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan, the country's meteorological agency says. Follow live.
Breaking: Tsunami warning as magnitude-7.5 earthquake hits north-east Japan
Residents have been warned of a tsunami as high as 3 metres in the Iwate prefecture and parts of Hokkaido.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-20/magnitude-7-earthquake-hits-northeast-japan/106585552
Coming up Thursday at 10 AM CDT, NWS Nashville's free weather/science online education program #Weather101 continues. Topic is about the science behind #Tsunamis.
Information & registration: https://www.weather.gov/ohx/weather101
"..officials have not issued any tsunami alerts." 😶
EDIT: I stand corrected. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunamis_in_lakes. Also, there are earthquake-related "seiche". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seiche (thank you, https://avgeek.social/@rpmik)
See How NASA’s GUARDIAN Tsunami Detection System Works
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⏩ 1 new picture and 1 new video from NASA (SVS) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=3&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20260404125544