TSUNAMI RISK IN THE NORTHEAST ATLANTIC REGION

Prof. A.G. Dawson, Centre for Quaternary Science, Coventry University,
Coventry CV1 5FB

Report commissioned for the UK Health and Safety Executive and the TSUNAMI Initiative

• Introduction
  
• Offshore Hazards
  
• Sources of Tsunami Hazard
  
• Potential Damage to Offshore Oil Structures as a result of Underwater Slumps and Slides
  
• Earthquake and Methane Gas (Tsunami) Hazards
  
• A Future Tsunami
  
• Conclusions
  
• References
  
• Glossary
  
• Appendix
  
• Figure Captions