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5 giorni fa · tsunami, catastrophic ocean wave, usually caused by a submarine earthquake, an underwater or coastal landslide, or a volcanic eruption. The term tidal wave is frequently used for such a wave, but it is a misnomer, for the wave has no connection with the tides.
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2 giorni fa · The technologies to capture wave and tidal energy may provide practical clean energy options for small remote island and rural coastal communities and potentially large urban cities down the road. Ocean Conservancy supports the development of responsible wave and tidal energy as these energy sources are key to a just energy transition and ...
6 giorni fa · In December 2004 a severe earthquake centred in the Indian Ocean off northwest Sumatra triggered the great Indian Ocean tsunami that devastated much of Aceh’s western coast and killed tens of thousands of people. Area 22,377 square miles (57,956 square km). Pop. (2000) 3,929,234; (2010) 4,494,410.
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- The magnitude of the earthquake that caused the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 was 9.1.
- On December 26, 2004, an undersea earthquake struck off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. This quake caused the Indian Ocean tsunami o...
- The Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 lasted for seven hours and reached out across the Indian Ocean, devastating coastal areas of Indonesia, Sri Lanka,...
- The Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 killed at least 225,000 people across a dozen countries, with Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Maldives, and Thailand...
4 giorni fa · By far the most prevalent tidal type is semidiurnal, which is characterized by two high and two low tides per tidal day (lasting about 24 hours and 50 minutes). Semidiurnal tides occur along the entire eastern margin of the Atlantic and along most of North and South America .
2 giorni fa · In physics, mathematics, engineering, and related fields, a wave is a propagating dynamic disturbance (change from equilibrium) of one or more quantities. Periodic waves oscillate repeatedly about an equilibrium (resting) value at some frequency.
4 giorni fa · Qiantang River in China is known for its sightings of tidal bores, a natural phenomenon that occurs during the Mid-Autumn Festival, when the full moon appears. This year the tide was even higher ...
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2 giorni fa · Floating tidal turbine. The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) manages the test site within the FoW and provides eight grid-connected tidal energy test berths, ranging from 12 to 50 m in overall ...
