Jan 15 (Reuters) – One year on from the massive eruption of an underwater volcano in the South Pacific, the island nation of Tonga is still dealing with the damage to its…
https://gcaptain.com/one-year-after-volcanic-blast-many-of-tongas-reefs-lay-silent/
By Shane Cronin (Conversation) The Kingdom of Tonga doesn’t often attract global attention, but a violent eruption of an underwater volcano on January 15 has spread shock waves, quite literally,…
https://gcaptain.com/why-the-hunga-tonga-hunga-haapai-eruption-was-so-violent-what-expect-next/
By Jahnavi Nidumolu and Renju Jose Jan 15 (Reuters) – An underwater volcano off Tonga erupted on Saturday, triggering a tsunami warning for several South Pacific island nations, with footage on social…
https://gcaptain.com/massive-tonga-volcano-eruption-triggers-pacific-tsunami/
Since 1788, huge waves called tsunamis have struck the U.S. just 21 times, according to the World Data website. But some have been devastating, killing hundreds of people and destroying billions of dollars worth of property. These are the biggest tsunamis in the country’s history.
Lituya Bay, Alaska, July 10, 1958On July 10, 1958, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/biggest-tsunamis-in-us-history
By using GPS data to monitor slight changes in elevation, the world’s fleet of commercial vessels could aid in forecasting incoming waves, reads an article in Wired.
Swirling through TsunamiBoats steadily bob amid the waves. But a passing tsunami slightly alters the sea surface elevation, changing the average elevation throughout the rhythmic up-down cycle.
“The period of the tsunami, the time over which the wave passes the ship, is on the order of 10, 20, 30 minutes, whereas ocean waves have a...
https://mfame.guru/this-new-cargo-ship-based-technology-helps-forecast-tsunami/
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) – Thousands of New Zealanders on the east coast of the country’s North Island evacuated to higher ground on Friday after a third offshore earthquake…
Movies can be an entertaining way for professional truckers to spend their down time. Based on reviews from critics and general audiences, these are some weather-themed and natural disaster movies that drivers may want to check out.
While many acclaimed weather-themed films involve harrowing stories of survival and danger, some of the best ones simply use Mother Nature as the backdrop to a great story. Released in 1948, “Key Largo” stars the legendary Humphrey Bogart and Lauren...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/worthy-weather-movies-for-truckers-part-4
A powerful earthquake struck south-central Mexico Tuesday, and the death toll has risen to six since FreightWaves first reported on the tremor Tuesday afternoon.
“We lost everything in one moment to nature.” – Vicente Romero, earthquake survivor and business owner in Mexico.
The fatalities were near the quake’s epicenter in Oaxaca, a mountainous state known for its coffee, mescal and Spanish colonial architecture.
The 7.4-magnitude quake struck late morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/death-toll-rises-from-tuesdays-mexico-earthquake
At least one person died and another was injured in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca after a strong earthquake struck south-central Mexico this morning, according to a Reuters report.
Officials with Mexico’s civil protection agency warned that they expect sea levels to rise up to 3.7 feet (113 centimeters) above normal levels following the quake, and they recommended that residents move away from the coastline.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said the earthquake measured 7.4 on the Richter...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/breaking-news-deadly-earthquake-rattles-parts-of-mexico
Mainly, the tsunami that took place on December caused fatalities. It destroyed dozens of buildings, at least 222 people died, 843 were injured and 28 are missing after the wave hit coastal...
https://safety4sea.com/uk-pi-updates-on-vessel-traffic-due-to-indonesian-tsunami/