Recently, a powerful earthquake near Russia’s northern Pacific coast triggered a tsunami that set off alerts across the Pacific Ocean basin, including coastal communities in Alaska, Oregon, California and Hawaii.
For hours, buoys throughout several networks – including the Deep-Ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis network – tracked the tsunami’s speed and resulting wave heights, giving emergency officials throughout the region critical data points to decide when to issue evacuation alerts.
As the waves made their way across the ocean, traveling as much as 500 miles per hour, engineers and scientists were running models, collecting data and watching. Thankfully, the tsunami greatly dissipated, resulting in minimal...
A collaboration between the New York National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing and the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory led to an aviation first and a new standard for ice landings that dramatically expands landing site options for military operations in cold regions.
