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Hazard potential of volcanic flank collapses raised by new megatsunami evidence

Large-scale gravitational flank collapses of steep volcanic islands are hypothetically capable of triggering megatsunamis with highly catastrophic effects. Yet, evidence for the generation and impact of collapse-triggered megatsunamis and their high run-ups remains scarce or is highly controversial....

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Autores principales: Ramalho, Ricardo S., Winckler, Gisela, Madeira, José, Helffrich, George R., Hipólito, Ana, Quartau, Rui, Adena, Katherine, Schaefer, Joerg M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4646801/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26601287
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1500456

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