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Preparing for tsunamis
THERE is a Japanese proverb that goes, “The next disaster strikes when the previous one has been forgotten.” On March 11, ...
Scores of people have been killed after a powerful quake sparked a tsunami with waves as high as 1.5 metres (five feet) that smashed into the Indonesian city of Palu. Harrowing video showed waves of ...
A tsunami is a series of powerful ocean waves caused by a sudden movement of water. Most tsunamis begin with large underwater earthquakes. When sections of the seafloor suddenly lift or drop, they ...
Most tsunamis go unnoticed. Defined as a wave caused by a disturbance like an earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption, tsunamis often reach just a few inches in height, according to NOAA. But when ...
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