The UK's coastal areas and infrastructure are under increasing risk from tsunamis, with a new study showing that Britain has been hit by huge waves at a significantly higher and more intense frequency than previously thought. “We believe the government should consider adding tsunamis to the National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies,” said Professor Peter Talling, a Durham University marine geologist, who led the research. A team of scientists led by Dr Simon Boxall, Director of the Centre for Coastal Research in Southampton, analysed data on tsunami inundation over the past 50 years to find out how much damage was caused by Although the UK has never been considered to be at serious threat from a tidal wave, which is normally caused by earthquakes, new evidence reveals that underwater landslides are causing billions of tonnes of mud to shift from the sea bed, which is producing waves beneath the surface.
The UK's coastal areas and infrastructure are under increasing risk from tsunamis, with a new study showing that Britain has been hit by huge waves at a significantly higher and more intense frequency than previously thought. A team of scientists led by Dr Simon Boxall, Director of the Centre for Coastal Research in Southampton, analysed data on tsunami inundation over the past 50 years to find out how much damage was caused by Although the UK has never been considered to be at serious threat from a tidal wave, which is normally caused by earthquakes, new evidence reveals that underwater landslides are causing billions of tonnes of mud to shift from the sea bed, which is producing waves beneath the surface.