A silent threat along the West Coast. Scientists warn of a potential megatsunami that could strike without warning and reshape the Pacific map.
On the west coast of the U.S., between the mountains and the sea, But that silence, warn scientists. A group of researchers has published
A forgotten fault that could unleash the unthinkable
, a huge seismic fault that stretches from Canada to northern California, is the focus of concern. According to a recent study by the Virginia Tech Polytechnic Institute and State University,
would be powerful enough to sink entire stretches of the coast up to two meters and trigger a massive landslide that would activate a megatsunami. The most vulnerable areas, according to researchers,
300-meter waves: a real scenario
In this case, simulation models project heights that could reach 300 meters, moving at an unstoppable speed towards the coast.
According to Tina Dura, the lead author of the study and adjunct professor at the , the expansion of floodplains after such an event had not yet been accurately quantified,
A geological clock that keeps ticking
Since then, tension has silently accumulated underground.
Researchers are not trying to sow panic, but to sound a warning signal: And with each passing year without movement, the risk increases.
