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seaquake [ˈsiːˌkweɪk] n (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) Obsolete an agitation and disturbance of the sea caused by an earthquake at the sea bed. It is now usually described as an earthquake
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Working with colleague Prof Adrian Constantin, Prof Johnson has now produced a mathematical formula which helps understand how seaquakes result in tsunami waves. Caspar Henderson has observed how natural defences against a seaquake such as mangrove swamps, coral reefs and sand dunes have been cleared away to make room for commercial hotels and resorts. Brongersma-Sanders (1957) compiled an exhaustive review of marine wildlife "catastrophes" and categorized the causes as vulcanism (volcanic activity), tectonic earth- and seaquake, change in salinity, temperature change, noxious waterbloom, lack of oxygen, and by poisonous gases, severe storms, as connected with spawning runs, by stranding, or uncertain. |
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