Tuesday, June 30, 2026
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Tsunami risks in the Mediterranean: Why Nice should prepare an evacuation plan

The Mediterranean Sea is widely perceived as having a low tsunami risk. History and recent modeling technology have demonstrated that destructive waves have already hit the French coast and could do so again. The results of a project carried out in Nice and along the French Riviera show why anticipa...

Tsunami risks in the Mediterranean: Why Nice should prepare an evacuation plan
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The Mediterranean Sea is widely perceived as having a low tsunami risk. History and recent modeling technology have demonstrated that destructive waves have already hit the French coast and could do so again. The results of a project carried out in Nice and along the French Riviera show why anticipation and preventive evacuation measures remain the only truly effective means of saving lives.

Originally published at Phys.org

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