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What is a Tsunami?

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What is a Tsunami?

    Tsunamis (pronounced soo-nĂ¡-mees), also known as seismic sea waves (mistakenly called “tidal waves”), are a series of enormous waves created by an underwater disturbance such as an earthquake, landslide, volcanic eruption, or meteorite. A tsunami can move hundreds of miles per hour in the open ocean and smash into land with waves as…

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