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Tsunamis From Space

Analysis by Larry O'Hanlon
Mon Dec 28, 2009 11:08 AM ET
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Five years after the horrific Sumatra-Andaman megathrust earthquake and the tsunamis that it launched across the Indian Ocean (see our package on it here), researchers are more determined than ever to find ways to detect such events as early as possible to save lives. Is the answer in orbit? Can these events be detected from space? Yes, they can, and tsunami scientist and aspiring spaceman Brian Shiro explains the great potential in his blog.