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Photos: The Devastating Damage from Indonesia Earthquake and Tsunami
By Live Science Staff published
More than 1,200 are estimated to be dead after a powerful earthquake and tsunami ravaged the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.

Warnings Abounded Before Massive Alaska Landslide and Tsunami
By Stephanie Pappas published
A 2015 landslide and tsunami in Alaska came after two decades of warning signs.

Sea Slime Can Trigger 65-Foot Mega-Tsunamis
By Charles Q. Choi published
The corpses of these tiny creatures ooze out a slimy layer that may explain catastrophic undersea landslides and tsunamis.

This 6,000-Year-Old Skull May Be from Earliest Known Tsunami Victim
By Mindy Weisberger published
A 6,000-year-old skull found in what is now Papua New Guinea may be the first evidence of a tsunami victim.

Marine Invaders: Japanese Tsunami Brought 300 Species to US Shores
By Megan Gannon published
Plastic made the mass migration possible.

5,000-Year-Long Tsunami Record Found in Guano-Encrusted Sumatran Cave
By Jen Viegas published
The discovery of sediment layers in a seaside cave represents the longest record of tsunamis in the Indian Ocean, and the clearest record of tsunamis anywhere in the world.

If an Asteroid Hits the Ocean, Does It Make a Tsunami? (Probably Not)
By Ian O'Neill published
A complex computer simulation has modeled the impact of an asteroid in the ocean and the results may surprise you.

What Triggered Tsunamis that Demolished Bronze-Age Civilization?
By Kacey Deamer published
The eruption of Thera did more than blow a hole into the island and trigger tsunamis and flooding, it also set off the decline of the Minoan culture.
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