Andrew Parnell's tsunami research published in Nature Communications (posted 26/07/17)
A new study published in (opens in a new window)Nature Communications uncovers 5,000 years of tectonic activity a coastal cave in Indonesia, which was ravaged by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The discovery is the first record of ancient tsunami activity found in a sea cave.
Researchers studied successive layers of sediment laid down by tsunamis between 7,900 and 2,900 years ago, during which there were 11 earthquakes along the Sunda Megathrust fault line. Researchers say we are still unable to predict when the next one will strike.
The paper's co-authors include Assoc Prof Andrew Parnell, UCD Mathematics and Statistics has been covered by (opens in a new window)The Atlantic, (opens in a new window)Atlas Obscura, (opens in a new window)Science Daily, (opens in a new window)Seeker, (opens in a new window)Newsline and (opens in a new window)The Daily Mail.