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The highest 524m super tsunami ever recorded on Earth
A tsunami taller than the Empire State Building occurred in 1958, after a landslide in Lituya Bay.
Super Tsunami
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Space science
Discovered 'tsunami super waves' coming down from ... the universe
One of the most destructive phenomena in the universe has just been recorded by NASA's Hubble Telescope: the ghostly quasar super tsunami rips apart galaxies.
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'Thousands of people' tsunami hit Europe anytime
The terrible tsunami threatens to devastate a large area in Spain and Portugal, leaving 10,000 people killed at any time.
Discover science
5 great disasters can happen tomorrow
Terrible disasters such as tsunamis, great volcanoes ... can put millions at risk if they happen.
Environment
Evidence of collapsing volcanoes that cause the greatest tsunami in history
Scientists working in West Africa and the Cape Verde Islands have discovered evidence of the biggest super tsunami in human history.
Environment
Super tsunami scenario in Japan
A 9-magnitude Richter earthquake originating from the trench Nankai, running along the eastern island of Honshu to the southern island of Kyushu, can create a giant wave…
Environment
Super seismic, super tsunami threaten Southeast Asia
Large earthquakes off the Sumatra islands, Indonesia on September 12, can lead to a massive earthquake that causes tsunamis, leading to the deaths of hundreds of thousan…