tsunamis
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This 6,000-Year-Old Skull May Be from Earliest Known Tsunami VictimA 6,000-year-old skull found in what is now Papua New Guinea may be the first evidence of a tsunami victim.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Seismic Zone Off Alaska Could Trigger Massive Earthquake and TsunamiA so-called seismic zone off the coast of Alaska could trigger deadly tsunamis like the one that caused the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan in 2011, a new study finds.
By Charles Q. Choi Published
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New Fukushima Worry: Potentially Radioactive Wild Boars Settle InThe boars are barring people from returning home.
By Kacey Deamer Published
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Japan Earthquake May Be Aftershock from Massive 2011 TemblorSome seismologists think Japan is still feeling the aftershocks of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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What Triggered Tsunamis that Demolished Bronze-Age Civilization?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.
By Kacey Deamer Published
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Monster Tsunami May Have Created Madagascar's Giant Sand DunesSometime in the past 8,000 years, a meteor may have hit the Indian Ocean, triggering a monster tsunami that struck Africa, a new study suggests.
By Charles Q. Choi Published
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Mega Tsunami with 500-Foot Waves Swallowed Ancient IslandBy Charles Q. Choi Published
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California Faces Threat of Earthquake-Triggered TsunamisBy Charles Q. Choi Published
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2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami Had Deadly PredecessorsIndian Ocean tsunamis destroyed one of the world's most important silk-route ports in the 15th century, new research finds.
By Becky Oskin Published
