1,000-Foot Waves Could Wreak Havoc on Gulf Coast Cities — Experts Sound Alarm for 3 States - video Dailymotion

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Experts are alerting that underwater landslide areas in the Gulf of Mexico may cause catastrophic tsunamis impacting the shorelines of Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. In contrast to the Pacific, the Gulf lacks tsunami warning systems — including deep-water sensors and notification networks — which leaves millions of coastal residents vulnerable to a danger that scientific studies are increasingly validating as genuine. The East Breaks landslide area off the Texas shoreline has been recognized as a significant risk zone.

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00:00a tsunami threat that most americans associate with the pacific is now being studied with

00:05increasing urgency along the gulf coast scientists at several major research institutions have

00:11identified a series of underwater landslide zones in the gulf of mexico capable of triggering a

00:17significant tsunami models suggest that a major submarine landslide event could generate waves

00:23reaching devastating heights along the coastlines of texas louisiana and mississippi unlike the

00:30pacific the gulf of mexico has no established tsunami warning infrastructure there are no deep

00:37sea sensors there is no alert system the combination of dense coastal populations flat low-lying geography

00:45and zero warning infrastructure makes the gulf coast uniquely vulnerable research published in geoscience

00:52journals has identified the east break submarine landslide region off the texas coast as a key risk

00:58area scientists are calling for an urgent investment in gulf early warning systems before a disaster makes

01:05the point three u.s states millions of americans and no warning system in place right now

1,000-Foot Waves Could Wreak Havoc on Gulf Coast Cities — Experts Sound Alarm for 3 States

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