![Meteotsunami: Imsida Hit By Flooding Yesterday](https://maltadaily.mt/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/meteoweb.jpg)
People in Imsida yesterday may have noted a significant rise in water levels yesterday as the locality was hit by a meteotsunami.
Oceanography Malta Group at the University of Malta explained that these phenomena are triggered by rapid atmospheric pressure changes, often associated with severe weather.
This was detected by the scientists at UM using ‘cutting edge sea level radars and atmospheric pressure sensors ‘strategically placed along our coast.’
A meteotsunami is a tsunami-like sea wave caused by rapid barometric pressure changes, often due to severe weather like thunderstorms and squalls. Unlike regular tsunamis, meteotsunamis result from atmospheric disturbances and are enhanced by coastal features like bays and inlets.
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