The worst natural disaster is still ahead

Earthquakes, tsunamis, super typhoons blizzard devastating Southeast Asia and the South Pacific during the past week, causing thousands of deaths, but scientists warn this is not the worst natural disaster.

American geologist Kerry Seih of Nanyang University in Singapore predicts the worst disaster in Sumatra (Indonesia) will happen in the future when huge waves of up to 10 m sweep into the coast within minutes. ' It may happen tomorrow, next year or in the next 30 years ,' Professor Seih told Bild (Germany).

The Age quoted geologists as saying that Australia's stratigraphic strip was pushed toward Asia about seven centimeters per year; meanwhile, the Pacific stratum faces Australia at a rate of about 10 cm per year.

Rescue of earthquake victims in Padang (Indonesia) (Photo: AP)

The breakage due to the mutual push of the stratigraphic bands has caused strong earthquakes. Seihist learning Seih likens this phenomenon to punching a sleeping tiger in the face.

Bild newspaper quoted Professor Seih to mention the scary scenario: ' The upper tectonic plate suddenly collapsed to 10 m in a few seconds. This pressure creates a series of earthquakes . '

Geologist John McCloskey of the Institute of Environmental Science in Northern Ireland told New Scientist that the quake has just devastated the city of Padang (Sumatra island, Indonesia), causing more than a thousand deaths to be a warning. about a worse disaster will come.

Mr. McCloskey offers more than 125 earthquake scenarios, tsunamis will attack Padang. The famous geologist also predicts 25 percent of tsunami attacks Padang with a height of over five meters and a maximum of 12 meters.

However, McCloskey said if improving forecasting and being better prepared, the damage in Padang would not be that big.

Scientists also warn the worst natural disasters can occur in many other parts of the world. In response to Bild, Professor Rainer Kind of the Center for Geographic Studies in Potsdam (Germany) confirmed that major earthquakes could occur in Turkey in the coming years due to the breakage of the Earth's crust. North Anatolia.

" The whole Mediterranean region, from Turkey to Tibet, is in danger ," Professor Kind warned.

Scientists believe that the most modern methods are still unable to accurately predict when earthquakes will occur.