<p>Thin coastal dykes typically found in developing countries may suddenly collapse due to rapid land subsidence, material ageing, sea-level rise, high wave attack, earthquakes, landslides, or a collision with vessels. Such a failure could trigger dam-break ...

<p>Flow-like landslides are rapidly moving fluid&ndash;solid mixtures that can cause significant destruction along paths that run far from their original sources. Existing models for run out prediction and motion simulation of flow-like landslides have many ...

The disposal of nuclear wastes is one of the most controversial issues faced by authorities inJapan. In this regard, a survey was conducted among 172 university students to analyze the attitude towardsthe sitting of a nuclear waste repository in the country. ...

The main reason for the generation of tsunamis is the deformation of the bottom of the ocean caused by an underwater earthquake. Usually, only the vertical bottommotion is taken into account while the horizontal co-seismic displacements are neglected in the ...

A devastating earthquake hit the Tohoku and Kanto regions of Japan on 11 March 2011, causing extensive damage to life and property as a result of large-scale tsunami and damage to nuclear power plants. Many slope failures occurred in hilly areas, such as in ...

<p>Geological identification of tsunami deposits is important for tsunami hazard studies, especially in areas where the historical data set is limited or absent. Evidence left by historical tsunamis in the coastal sedimentary record of the Gulf of Corinth ...

We apply the recently developed "tsunami ball" method to construct a physics based simulation of the 1963 Vaiont reservoir landslide and flood disaster.

<p>Numerous source models for the mainshock have been inverted from seismic, geodetic, and tsunami observations. In this study is shown that, among six tested source models, there is a mean 47% gain in positively-stressed aftershock mechanisms over that for ...

This paper is an overview of the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman Megathrust Rupture.

<p>We conduct a comprehensive study of the Amorgos, Greece earthquake and tsunami of 1956 July 09, the largest such event in the Aegean Sea in the 20th century. Systematic relocation of the main shock and 34 associated events defines a rupture area measuring ...

<p>At least 222 people have been killed and 843 injured after a tsunami hit the coast of Indonesia&rsquo;s Sunda Strait.<br />Twenty-eight people are missing and authorities expect the death toll to rise as many affected areas have not yet been reached.<br ...