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Short communication: Recognising the perils of landslide-generated tsunamis in the Asia–Pacific region

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  • James P. Terry

    (Zayed University)

  • James Goff

    (UNSW Sydney)

  • Nigel Winspear

    (CATRISX Services Ltd.)

  • Vena Pearl Bongolan

    (University of the Philippines Diliman)

Abstract

Two recent tsunamis in Indonesia highlight the importance of submarine landslides. Although both events had different origins (volcanic, seismic), submarine landsliding was probably the key component in tsunamigenesis. While a few recent submarine landslide-generated tsunamis have been discussed in the literature, these types of events have not been seriously scrutinised by geoscientists or hazard modellers. This is most likely because of both a lack of awareness and also the common perception that such events are too remote a possibility to be of major concern. However, by catching us off-guard, these two Indonesian events have brought slope-failure tsunamigenesis into sharper focus. It is hoped that this will stimulate greater scholarship on the issue of slope-failure tsunamigenesis worldwide, with an aim to better understanding event characteristics, probabilities, and ultimately better inform existing risk reduction strategies.

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  • James P. Terry & James Goff & Nigel Winspear & Vena Pearl Bongolan, 2019. "Short communication: Recognising the perils of landslide-generated tsunamis in the Asia–Pacific region," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 97(3), pages 1413-1416, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:nathaz:v:97:y:2019:i:3:d:10.1007_s11069-019-03708-y
    DOI: 10.1007/s11069-019-03708-y
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    1. Raphaël Paris & Adam Switzer & Marina Belousova & Alexander Belousov & Budianto Ontowirjo & Patrick Whelley & Martina Ulvrova, 2014. "Volcanic tsunami: a review of source mechanisms, past events and hazards in Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea)," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 70(1), pages 447-470, January.
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