How science can help lessen the impact of storm surges on coastal communities – video

Australian scientists have used the example of the Cook Islands to look at how communities can prepare for violent storm surges. Across the South Pacific, tropical storms bring tidal surges that can devastate low-lying coastal communities. But complex modelling by researchers at the University of New South Wales is helping shed light on just how these wave systems workCatastrophic Science is a science and technology series produced by the University of New South Wales Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Science South Pacific Tonga Samoa Fiji Source Type: news