Meteorological Tsunamis
LOCATION
University of Leeds
Leeds LS2 9JT
SPEAKER | David Williams, PhD Student in the National Oceanography Centre at the University of Liverpool.
ABSTRACT | A meteotsunami is a wave that behaves just like an earthquake-generated tsunami, but is created by the atmosphere. Normally less than a metre high and unnoticeable, they can grow as large as a double decker bus, destroying boats and seriously injuring or killing people.
In this talk, David will focus on how meteotsunamis have affected the UK and Western Europe in the past, how much we currently understand them and the hurdles we must overcome to predict them in the future.
SPEAKER | David Williams, PhD Student in the National Oceanography Centre at the University of Liverpool.
ABSTRACT | A meteotsunami is a wave that behaves just like an earthquake-generated tsunami, but is created by the atmosphere. Normally less than a metre high and unnoticeable, they can grow as large as a double decker bus, destroying boats and seriously injuring or killing people.
In this talk, David will focus on how meteotsunamis have affected the UK and Western Europe in the past, how much we currently understand them and the hurdles we must overcome to predict them in the future.