Tsunami Mapper Applet Shows Potential Coastal Damage

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A website called Tsunami Mapper combines elevation information available from Google Maps with a flood-fill algorithm in order to predict how a potential tsunami could affect a coastal area. It's easy to use. Just search for the coastal town or area on the map, set a wave height and heading and then double click on the starting point of the tsunami. A grid overlays the coastal area to show you which areas would be inundated with water.

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