Japan's Devestating Tsunami is Named the First "Meged Tsunami"

We all remember the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami that occurred on March 11, 2011, that devastated Japan, with a death toll of up to 16,000 people and entire towns wiped off the map. These events also led to a nuclear disaster at the Fukushima power plant.

Obviously a 9.0 magnitude earthquake followed by a tsunami would tear apart anything in its path, but Ohio state and NASA scientists have recently come out with evidence that explains how the power of these disasters were extraordinary, in the worst possible way. Satellite images were able to capture the tsunami as it began and they show that two massive wave fronts were created by the earthquake, not a single wave as usually occurs. These two waves were pushed together as they hurtled towards shore by underwater ridges and mountains. This phenomenon doubled the size and power of the tsunami and ultimately the devastation it brought to Japan.

Although scientists have suspected an event like this was very possible for decades, they didn't have any hard evidence until now. Three separate satellites happened to be in the right place at the right time to capture the images of the tsunami. From these findings scientists will now be able to better predict, where, when, and at what severity a tsunami will hit, ultimately enabling them to speed up warnings. Although Japan has one of the best tsunami warning systems in the world, less developed countries that are prone to tsunamis can greatly utilize this breakthrough.

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 http://ecocentric.blogs.time.com/2011/12/06/tsunami-revelations-scientists-discover-that-the-japanese-tidal-wave-was-a-merged-tsunami-the-first-ever-observed/#ixzz1gUAUg7Dd