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After the Japanese tsunami in 2011 over 280 Japanese species floated to the West Coast of the United States on marine debris.

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Invasive Species Hitch a Ride on Tsunami Debris

After the Japanese tsunami in 2011 over 280 Japanese species floated to the...

Thu, 04/19/2018 - 10:46

It is estimated that the March 11, 2011 earthquake in Japan was 1,000 times more powerful than the quake that struck Haiti in 2010. Watch as Smithsonian geologist Dr. Liz Cottrell explains this and more about the major earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

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Understanding the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

Using maps and graphics, Smithsonian geologist Dr. Liz Cottrell provides an...

Mon, 03/14/2011 - 17:08

A real-time monitoring system helps to forecast and track tsunamis before they reach shore, giving people a chance to move to higher ground.

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Tracking Tsunamis

Tsunamis, giant waves caused by underwater earthquakes, speed across the ocean at...

Fri, 01/14/2011 - 12:16

A summertime channel carries melted ice to the sea. Antarctica and Greenland lose around 350 billion tons of ice each year from such melting.

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Ice Melt at the Poles

It’s confirmed: both Antarctica and Greenland are losing ice—around 350 billion...

Geophysicist Jian Lin of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution studied the earthquake site that triggered 2004’s Indian Ocean tsunami. New tools to map seafloor earthquakes—like this robotic Autonomous Benthic Explorer—enhance our understanding of catastrophic events, such as the tsunami.

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Seafloor Earthquakes Study

Geophysicist Jian Lin of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and chief U.S....

Mangrove roots help to build the peat underlying mangrove islands and protect against erosion.

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Mangroves Protect Against Erosion

This is a close-up view of the peat soil surface in an intact mangrove forest....

To protect Venice from rising seas, Dimitri Deheyn (Scripps Institution/UC San Diego Sediment Research Group) studied the environmental impact of dredging sediment from the waterways.

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Saving Venice, Italy

To protect Venice from rising seas, Dimitri Deheyn (Scripps Institution/UC San...

These statistics come from a United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization review.

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Global Status of Marine Fish Stocks

These statistics come from a United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization...

On August 23, 2011 a 5.8 earthquake emanated from the little-known Central Virginia Seismic Zone. The epicenter was near Mineral, VA, but the tremor shook homes, schools, and office buildings in Washington, DC and beyond. In this brief video, Smithsonian e

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Demonstrating an Earthquake's Seismic Waves

On August 23, 2011, a 5.8 earthquake emanated from the little-known Central...

Wed, 08/24/2011 - 19:58

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Southern Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus maccoyii)

Largely due to overfishing, the Southern Bluefin Tuna is listed as "critically...

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Mangroves at the Sea’s Edge

From the water, red mangroves appear to form an impenetrable tangle of roots,...

Gulf Coast of Florida tidal flats exposed by an early morning low tide.

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Low Tide on the Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast of Florida tidal flats exposed by an early morning low tide ...

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Understanding the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

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Ice Melt at the Poles

Seafloor Earthquakes Study

Mangroves Protect Against Erosion

Saving Venice, Italy

Global Status of Marine Fish Stocks

Demonstrating an Earthquake's Seismic Waves

Southern Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus maccoyii)

Mangroves at the Sea’s Edge

Low Tide on the Gulf Coast

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Invasive Species Hitch a Ride on Tsunami Debris

Understanding the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

Tracking Tsunamis

Ice Melt at the Poles

Seafloor Earthquakes Study

Mangroves Protect Against Erosion

Saving Venice, Italy

Global Status of Marine Fish Stocks

Demonstrating an Earthquake's Seismic Waves

Southern Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus maccoyii)

Mangroves at the Sea’s Edge

Low Tide on the Gulf Coast

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