Showing posts with label tsunami. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tsunami. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 16, 2016

The Hawai'i That Was: What the Worst Disaster You Can Think of? The Terror of Na Pali...

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Wait, what? Terror? Na Pali? That place isn't terrifying, unless you have a fear of heights. It's one of the most beautiful pla...
Thursday, September 15, 2016

The Hawai'i That Was: An Idyllic Paradise on the North Shore of Kaua'i. Sort of.

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Photo by Mrs. Geotripper If you have been there and think that Hanalei Bay is the most beautiful place on the planet, don't worry, I...
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Tuesday, August 16, 2016

The Hawai'i That Was: Pu'uhonua o Honaunau, the Place of Sanctuary That Might Not Be So Safe (Geologically)

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Kealakekua Bay I mentioned earlier in this series that cliffs aren't that common on the Big Island, with the exception of the Pololu...
Friday, July 31, 2015

Vagabonding on Dangerous Ground: Northern California's Tsunami Central

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Crescent City Harbor from the south In the far northwestern corner of California beyond Eureka and Arcata, the coast is lonely and wild,...
Saturday, July 18, 2015

Is the Second Coming...Coming Because of an Earthquake in the Pacific Northwest?

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No, it's not real, it's a photoshopped hoax after the Indonesia tsunami of 2004 Geotripper stands bravely on the coast of the Pa...
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

A Pair of Large Earthquakes in the Indian Ocean

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It's the stuff of nightmares at first glance, but there is some positive news about two huge earthquakes that struck several hundred mil...
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Saturday, February 27, 2010

When a Magnitude 6.9 Earthquake is an Aftershock....

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There wasn't a whole lot of information when I wrote about the 8.8 earthquake in Chile in the earliest hours of the morning. Informatio...
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Tso, can you Tsurf a Tsunami?

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Hokusai's 1831 " Great Wave off Kanagawa " and a picture of the Hilo Pier in 1946. The man (who did not survive) was named An...
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