Widespread destruction from Japan earthquake, tsunamis part of SERC Web Resource Collection

CNN video and articles related to the aftermath of an 9 magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami and whirlpool.

Earthquake rocks Japan part of SERC Web Resource Collection

High resolution images from the aftermath of a magnitude 9 earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on 11 March 2011

CNN - Nuclear Reactor Problem Explained part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This video from Japan's NHK network explains nuclear reactors and how three safety systems failed during the earthquake and subsequent tsunami.

Primer: Japan's Nuclear Crisis part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This article, by NPR, details the nuclear crisis in Japan following damage to Japanese nuclear power plants following the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

Preliminary forecast model energy map - 2010 Chile event part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This image show preliminary calculations for wave height resulting from the February 2010 tsunami generated by the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck just offshore of Maule, Chile on February 27, ...

El Niño 101 part of CLEAN Collection

This video explains what El Niño is and provides the definition of El Niño. It goes into detail about the devastating terrestrial and aquatic effects El Niño can have on living organisms and the ...

Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory On-Line Data part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This site provides access to a variety of oceanographic and atmospheric data products. Some of the products available include Ocean Buoy data, tsunami data, 1997-98 El Nino sea level for the US West ...

Tsunamis Database part of SERC Web Resource Collection

The tsunamis database allows users to find and compare tsunamis that have struck across the world based on their location, date, intensity, and the number of lives they have claimed

Tsunami Generation Animation part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This QuickTime animation by Professor Miho Aoki at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Art Department clearly illustrates how a tsunami can be generated by a subduction zone earthquake. The ...

Tsunami Modeling from Submarine Landslides part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This paper describes a kinematic model that computes tsunamis generated from submarine landslides. The model is based on bathymetric (ocean floor modeling) data and historical tsunami data. The ...