Storm Warnings: When the Seafloor Shakes
13 October 2021, by IfG
As far back as 1920, a unique tool helped to warn of approaching storms in the North Sea region: a seismometer in Hamburg recorded the movements of the Earth’s crust. When the spikes intensified, the alarm was sounded: it could mean a storm was rolling in from the Atlantic.
You can read the guest contribution by Prof. Celine Hadziioannou in the Hamburger Abendblatt here.