Open AccessOverlooked threat of tsunamis to the Caribbean discussed
Author(s) -
Mercado Irizarry Aurelio
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/97eo00350
Subject(s) - caribbean island , caribbean region , geography , west indies , east coast , history , ethnology , political science , latin americans , ecology , physical geography , law , biology
Tsunamis are a true threat to the Caribbean region. According to Jim Lander of the University of Colorado, since 1530, tsunamis have caused more deaths in the Caribbean than in Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. east coast combined. A group of scientists recently convened in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, to discuss the reality of the tsunami threat in the Caribbean. Workshop sessions also identified potential tsunamigenic Caribbean sources and discussed the need to establish some type of early warning system.