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Tsunami risk to the UK
a knowledge exchange case study
The British Geological Survey (BGS) led a consortium, including the Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory, to produce a report commissioned by Defra on the tsunami threat to the UK. This was published in June 2005.
The report used geological and historical evidence to assess the risk of a tsunami impacting on the UK. It concluded that the threat is low, but that it cannot be discounted completely. The report also considered the likelihood of early detection, the lead-times likely to be available from detection to impact, and the practical potential of warning and response systems.