scientists check recent earthquakes to predict if there will be one
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they predict other natural disasters like earthquakes and see if the trembles will reach the other side of the ocean causing a tsunami.
They use a seismograph to predict tsunamis.
It is impossible to predict when a tsunami will occur until it actually starts.
It is impossible to predict when a tsunami will happen until it is triggered.
They use satalites to look at areas of high and low pressure and therefore can predict the path of the tsunami. Also whoever wrote that answer before this should be banned from this site, it was uncalled for.
No one can predict this.
It is impossible to predict when a tsunami will occur until it actually starts.
they cant really, they just happen... it's a natural hazard so you cant really tell but nice question ;) 8==========D o: |: (:
It depends on what exactly you mean by predictable. If you mean is it possible to predict when a tsunami will happen, then the answer is negative. Tsunami are most commonly caused by seismic activity of tectonic plates, which creates a sudden, violent displacement of water. This means that to predict a tsunami, one must first be able to predict the earthquake, which, at the present time, is not possible. If you mean if it is possible to predict the behaviour of a tsunami, then the answer is yes. Tsunami follow set equations of wave behaviour, and therefore elements such as speed, height, wave period etc can be found and modelled.
You can't really predict a tsunami, but If you hear about any underwater earthquakes or volcanic eruptions, that can sometimes mean there will be a tsunami.
Tsunamis have been striking America but not of the magnitude of 2004 Asian Tsunami or 2011Japan Tsunami. But still there are no such instruments or devices which could predict a tsunami or an earthquake.
Scientists cannot predict when a volcano will next erupt.