Lituya Bay Tsunami.mov ingomar200 2014-05-14 | In 1958, an earthquake-induced rockslide into Lituya Bay (Alaska) carried and pushed water up to an elevation of 523 meters. This splash is often referred to as the "World's Biggest Tsunami". Whether splash or tsunami, the Lituya Bay landslide and wave are remarkable geophysical events. This movie is a physics-based simulation of these happenings as constrained by the best available information. See a scientific paper here...http://es.ucsc.edu/~ward/papers/Lituya.pdf
Global Tsunami.mov ingomar200 2024-03-18 | Imagine that the solid earth stopped spinning but the oceans kept onmoving. What would happen? Global Tsunami.
Mt Fuji Ash Fall (1707).mov ingomar200 2023-04-17 | This is a computer simulation of the 1707 Mt. Fuji Eruption and Ash Fall.There is a good chance that a repeat of this may happen in the next50 years.
Hunga Tonga Tsunami.mov ingomar200 2022-10-14 | This is a computer simulation of the tsunami generated by the explosive phases of the Hunga Tonga Volcanic Eruption, January 15, 2022.
Chicxulub Tsunami-2.mov ingomar200 2021-09-14 | 65 million years ago a 10 km diameter asteroid struck the Gulf of Mexico. Of the many consequences of the impact, this video simulates the expected tsunami. Paleogeographic map by C. R. Scotese. The movie revisits and updates a previous You Tube "Chicxulub Tsunami.mov".
Yellow River Flood 1938.mov ingomar200 2021-05-25 | This is a computer simulation of the 1938 Yellow River Flood, China. This ten year long floodwas probably the worst intentionally caused disaster ever.
Sea of Galilee: Shaken and Stirred.mov ingomar200 2020-06-17 | This movie uses computer simulation to shake and stir the Sea of Galilee by earthquakes, submarine landslides, and strong winds. You can see the waves and flows generated by each source.
Tsunami Stromboli.mov ingomar200 2019-09-07 | In 2002, a small eruption of Stromboli Volcano sent several largelandslides down its slopes. These in turn, made damaging tsunamiwaves that swept the coasts of the Island. This is a computer simulation of those events.
Anak Krakatoa Tsunami.mov ingomar200 2019-02-25 | On December 22, 2018 a large portion of the volcano Anak Krakatoa fell into the sea, generating a deadly tsunami. This video presents physics-based simulations of the collapse and wave.
Stava Mine Disaster.mov ingomar200 2018-10-29 | In 1985 two large mine tailing dams collapsed above the village of Stava Italy. 268 people were killed. This is a numerical simulation of the debris flow.
Atomic Tsunami.mov ingomar200 2018-04-02 | During World War II, scientists considered the possibility of using "Explosion Tsunami as Weapon". One small aspect of the 1946 Baker Atomic Test in Bikini Lagoon was to test this idea. Turns out, explosions are not very efficient wave makers.
Tsunami New Zealand.mov ingomar200 2018-03-02 | Scientists now think that a major tsunami earthquake will someday strike the east coast of New Zealand. This is a physics-based simulation of that wave.
Oroville Dam Failure Simulations.mov ingomar200 2017-03-24 | This video shows physics-based simulations of failures of Oroville Dam, California. The failures include both total and partial collapses of the Dam and Spillway. Flood speed, depth and inundation extent derived from these simulations should help emergency managers plan for future evacuations.
Boston Molasses Flood.mov ingomar200 2017-01-13 | This is a physics-based simulation of Boston's Molasses Flood of 1919. A storage tank ruptured in Boston's North End releasing 2.3 million gallons of molasses that killed 21 people.
Nuuanu (Hawaii) Mega Tsunami.mov ingomar200 2016-09-08 | 1.5 Million Years ago, a 5000 cubic km piece of NE Oahu Hawaii fell into the sea. This computer simulation models a similar event on today's topography. A mega tsunami over 500 meters tall is produced. Run ups on North America exceed 100 m.
Aleutian MegaQuake.mov ingomar200 2016-07-06 | Scientists recently set the odds of a magnitude 9+ earthquake in the Aleutian Islands at 9% in the next 50 years. This movie runs computer simulations of the earthquake tsunami and its effects on Hawaii.
Bento Rodrigues Mine Disaster.mov ingomar200 2016-02-11 | On November 5, 2015 a dam holding 70 million cubic meters of waste mine material and water burst in the State of Minas Gerais Brazil. The toxic flood laid waste to the town of Bento Rodrigues just a few 100 meters down river. Some 19 people were killed. This video is a computer simulation of the dam break and flood.
Fogo Mega Tsunami.mov ingomar200 2015-11-23 | A large piece of Fogo Volcano, Cape Verde Islands, fell into the sea 73 thousand years ago and produced a Mega Tsunami many hundreds of meters high. We know this because huge boulders displaced by the wave are still visible on the neighboring island.The boulders also date from the time of the collapse. Mega Tsunami like Fogo and La Palma, happen.
Fiord Tsunami.mov ingomar200 2015-09-04 | Rockfalls and the waves that they generate are a real and present hazard in Norway's fiord country. The leading candidate for the next rockfall disaster is Aknerneset – nicknamed “The Fjell of Death”. This movie is a computer simulation of the Aknerneset disaster. To view a clip of "Bolgen" - a Hollywood Version of the event, click -- youtube.com/watch?v=YhZYaZBNmzE
Madison Canyon Landslide (1959).mov ingomar200 2015-05-18 | In 1959 a M=7.1 earthquake struck near Hebgen Lake, Montana. It parented a huge landslide that blocked the Madison River and created a new lake that endangered down slope populations. This is a physics-based simulation of those events.
Seismic Slosh.mov ingomar200 2015-03-20 | This video simulates seismic shaking of two reservoirs: a flat-bottom urban type, and the much larger Three Gorges Reservoir of China. The amount of "slosh" each experiences depends on the period of shaking as well as its duration, orientation and magnitude. Earthquake-generated "slosh" is observed widely, even at distances where the shaking itself can not be felt.
Ice Age.mov ingomar200 2015-03-09 | This is a physics-based simulation of many 1000s of years of accumulation, flow and melting of arctic and antarctic ice sheets during the last ice age. Both floating and grounded ice conditions are included.
Krakatoa Ash.mov ingomar200 2015-01-27 | This is a physics-based simulation of atmospheric flows of ash and aerosol from the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa. These flows led to the discovery of the Jet Stream then called Smoke Stream. Ash/aerosol circulation also generated the fiery red skies that were subject of many artists of the day.
Cascadia Turbidites.mov ingomar200 2014-12-04 | On the continental shelf and slope off the Pacific Northwest of coast USA is an intricate system of canyons and channels carved by outwash flows over many 1000s of years. The upper reaches of these canyons slowly accumulate sediment. Big earthquakes shake this material loose and it runs down the slope as a turbidity current. Deposits left behind are dated and fix a 12,000 year long history of Cascadia earthquakes. This movie shows physics based simulations of turbidity currents.
Unzen/Shimabara Catastrophe.mov ingomar200 2014-10-02 | In 1792, 400 million m^3 of rock slipped from the flank of Mt. Unzen (Kyushu, Japan) and generated a huge tsunami in Ariake Bay. Some 15,000 people perished in the worst volcanic disaster in Japanese history. This movie is a physics-based simulation of the landslide and tsunami.
Acqua Alta.mov ingomar200 2014-09-12 | This movie includes physics based simulations of tides in the Mediterranean Sea, and the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It highlights the various causes of Acqua Alta -- high water -- events in Venice Italy. It also illustrates the role of resonance in generating famous high tides elsewhere, such as Bristol England, the Bay of Fundy Canada, and the Qiantang River of China.
Bhola Cyclone Disaster.mov ingomar200 2014-07-08 | Cyclone Bhola struck then East Pakistan in November, 1970. Storm surge killed an estimated 550,000 people, making Bhola the worst cyclone disaster in history. This movie tells the saga and includes computer simulations of the storm surge.
Lake Tsunami.mov ingomar200 2014-06-11 | Chehalis Lake (Canada, 2007) and Lake Lucerne (Switzerland, 1601) are excellent examples of Lake Tsunami. Lake Tsunami generate by rockfalls and landslides from steep adjacent shores or from slumps along lake bottom. This video is a physics-based simulation of these two tsunami events. A spontaneous landside spawned the Chehalis Lake wave. Lake Lucerne's tsunami was caused by slumps induced by earthquake shaking.
Alban Hills Pyroclastic Flow.mov ingomar200 2014-03-31 | Imagine if the Alban Hills Volcanos, 25 km southeast of Rome, erupted like Vesuvius did in 79 AD. This is a physics-based simulation of a pyroclastic flow from Alban Hills over the modern day city.
Grand Banks Tsunami.mov ingomar200 2014-03-06 | In 1929 a M7.2 earthquake struck on the continental slope 200 km south of Newfoundland. The quake produced a debris flow that ran 1000 km to the deep ocean floor, breaking about a dozen transatlantic telegraph cables in the process. The flow also generated a tsunami that killed 27 people in Newfoundland. This is a physics-based simulation of the flow and tsunami.
Malpasset Dam Disaster.mov ingomar200 2014-01-19 | Physics-based computer simulation of the Malpasset Dam break and flood, 1959. Malpassetwas an "egg shell" concrete arch dam in south eastern France. It's failure on first filling took 423 lives.
Alaska Tsunami-1964.mov ingomar200 2014-01-04 | This is a physics-based computer simulation of the tsunami generated by the greatAlaska Earthquake of March, 1964. The 50-th year anniversary of the quake and wave is nearly here.
Yangtze Tsunami.mov ingomar200 2013-12-03 | A 2008 landslide in the Three Gorges region of China's Yangtze River generated a damaging tsunami. This is a physics based simulation of the landslide and wave. As the Three Gorges Reservoir continues to fill, concern about future landslides there is high.
Eltanin Asteroid Tsunami.mov ingomar200 2013-10-15 | 2.5 million years ago a large asteroid, Eltanin, struck the southeast Pacific Ocean. This is a physics-based simulation of the resulting tsunami.
Banqiao Dam Disaster.mov ingomar200 2013-08-19 | The worst dam disaster in history: Banqiao Dam, Henan Province, China, 1975.Immediate casualties, 26,000. Eventual casualties exceeded 100,000.This is a physics-based computer simulation of the dam break and flood.
Teton Dam Disaster.mov ingomar200 2013-07-26 | This is a physics-based computer simulation of the 1976 collapse of the Teton River Dam and the subsequent flood. The calculation accounts for a self-expanding breach in the dam due to erosive fluid flow and the later deposition of transported material. The dam break and flood took 14 lives and cost the U.S. Government $400 million in property damage claims. For more natural hazard information visit http://es.ucsc.edu/~ward.
Mega-Tsunami: Lake Tahoe.mov ingomar200 2013-06-26 | This movie shows a physics-based computer simulation of a Mega Tsunami that occurred in Lake Tahoe about forty thousand years ago. The tsunami parented from a massive landslide on the Lake's west side. Imagine such a event today!For more tsunami and natural hazard information visit http://es.ucsc.edu/~ward.
Gibraltar Breach.mov ingomar200 2013-06-18 | Six million years ago, the Mediterranean Sea nearly dried up during what is called the "Messinian Salinity Crisis". This movie shows a physics-based computer simulation of the breach of Gibraltar and the flood of the basin. A similar event 10,000 years ago, in the then populated Black Sea basin, may have been the source of the Noah's Arc narrative. For more tsunami and natural hazard information visit http://es.ucsc.edu/~ward.
Exodus Escape.mov ingomar200 2013-05-22 | According to the story of Exodus, movement of water helped the Hebrew people escape from pursuing Egyptian attackers. This movie shows physics-based computer simulations of geophysically plausible mechanisms to move water -- Santorini Tsunami, Wind Surge, Sabotage, and Flash floods are among the possibilities.For more tsunami and natural hazard information visit http://es.ucsc.edu/~ward.
Ventura Tsunami.mov ingomar200 2013-04-02 | This movie shows a physics-based computer simulation of a tsunami generated from a magnitude 8 earthquake under southern California's Santa Barbara Channel. Geologists have recently proposed that several active faults in the region might "link up" to create an earthquake far larger than had been previously thought. A credible 'linked' earthquake might could make tsunami as large as 10 m near Ventura, 6 m at Santa Barbara and 2.5 at Santa Monica.For more tsunami and natural hazard information visit http://es.ucsc.edu/~ward.
Gulf of Mexico Tsunami.mov ingomar200 2013-03-08 | This movie shows a physics-based computer simulation of the tsunami generated by a submarine landslide in the Gulf of Mexico. The 500 cubic km landslide occurred in Mississippi Canyon, a massive scar located southwest of the Mississippi River mouth. Tsunami from 2 to 20 meters reach all shores of the Gulf. The actual event happened about 7000 years ago, but the consequences of similar events are today taken into consideration by nuclear power plant designers.For more tsunami and natural hazard information visit http://es.ucsc.edu/~ward.
Storegga Landslide & Tsunami.mov ingomar200 2013-02-07 | This movie shows a physics-based computer simulation of the Storegga (Norway) landslide and mega-tsunami that occurred 8,200 years ago. The landslide volume was nearly 4000 cubic km, 2000 times that of the 1980 Mt. St. Helens collapse. The tsunami hit nearly shores of Norway, Iceland and the United Kingdom with waves as high as 40 m. A repeat of an event like this today would cause widespread havoc to oil operations and coastal populations. For more tsunami and natural hazard information visit http://es.ucsc.edu/~ward.
Hurricane Sandy Surge.mov ingomar200 2013-01-08 | This movie shows a physics-based computer simulation of the storm surge associated with Hurricane Sandy, October 2012. Surge reached more than 3.5m in New York Bay, but less than 1.5m closer to the hurricane eye at Atlantic City.For more hurricane and natural hazard information visit http://es.ucsc.edu/~ward.
Ritter Island Tsunami.mov ingomar200 2012-12-30 | This movie shows a physics-based computer simulation of the collapse and tsunami from Ritter Island, New Guinea 1888. This 5 cubic km volcano collapse serves as a historical model for larger potential mega tsunami events such as La Palma. For more tsunami and natural hazard information visit http://es.ucsc.edu/~ward.
Mt St Helens Collapse.mov ingomar200 2012-11-29 | This movie shows a physics-based computer simulation of the flank collapse and debris flow from the Mt. St. Helens eruption of May, 1980.For more natural hazard simulations visit http://es.ucsc.edu/~ward.
Cascadia Tsunami.mov ingomar200 2012-11-14 | This movie shows a physics-based computer simulation of the tsunami expected from the next Cascadia Earthquake. The last large Cascadia earthquake happened in January, 1700. It is thought that the fault is getting toward the final stages in the earthquake cycle and could break again at any time. The simulation suggests runups of as much as 10 meters could hit most adjacent shores within 30 minutes. For more tsunami and natural hazard information visit http://es.ucsc.edu/~ward.
Chicxulub Tsunami.mov ingomar200 2012-10-13 | This movie shows a physics-based computer simulation of the tsunami generated bythe impact of the Chicxulub asteroid 65 million years ago. This asteroid impact is thought to responsible for the extinction of the dinosaurs. What if this tsunami happened today?For more tsunami and natural hazard information visit http://es.ucsc.edu/~ward.
Alpine Tsunami.mov ingomar200 2012-09-28 | This movie shows a physics-based computer simulation of a landslide tsunami in an alpine reservoir. Large rockfalls and landslides off steep slopes adjacent to mountain reservoirs can generate water waves that can overtop the impounding dam and cause massive flood destruction below. Such an event happened at Vaiont Dam, Italy in 1963.For more tsunami and natural hazard information visit http://es.ucsc.edu/~ward.
Okeechobee Hurricane.mov ingomar200 2012-09-04 | This movie shows a physics-based computer simulation of the 1928 Okeechobee/Palm Beach Hurricane. As the hurricane passed over Lake Okeechobee, storm surge drowned some 3000 people. This was the second worst natural disaster in U.S. history, as measured by fatalities, yet the story is not well known outside of south Florida. For more tsunami and natural hazard information visit http://es.ucsc.edu/~ward.
Galveston Hurricane.mov ingomar200 2012-08-03 | This movie shows a physics-based computer simulation of the wind and storm surge associated with the September 1900, Galveston Hurricane. This storm left some 12,000 dead and Galveston ruined. The event still stands as America's worst natural disaster. For more Natural Hazard Simulations visit http://es.ucsc.edu/~ward.
