Scientists warn that the US west coast is in danger of hundreds of meters of tsunami that could level cities, with the chances of being minimal, but not zero. The New York Post wrote that Hawaii, Alaska and California are threatened because of the rift extending from the northern Vancouver island to Cape Mentosino, California. Scientists from Virginia Technology University have found that a possible powerful earthquake coupled with the rise in sea level could lead to a huge tsunami, with more serious impacts. Specifically, it would be hundreds of meters and at the same time expected a devastating earthquake and erupting volcano in Hawaii. Also, the rift has a 15% chance of an earthquake magnitude 8 Richter – even larger – over the next 50 years. According to experts, the rift is part of the “Ring of Fire”, where the Pacific’s tectonic plate meets another plate and causes the “strongest earthquakes in […]
Source: News Beast
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