tsunami
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In addition, the results suggest that parts of Doggerland persisted through major flooding events, including the Storegga tsunami about 8,150 years ago, with some areas remaining above water until roughly 7,000 years ago.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026
Although the cyclone's devastation surpassed the impact of the 2004 tsunami, international assistance was not immediately forthcoming.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
Others see the sea change as less a legal tsunami than a tidal cultural shift — one jurors in New Mexico and California are riding, not speaking into existence.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026
The perils of a nuclear disaster seem relatively abstract compared to the very tangible horrors of an earthquake and tsunami.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
Even when his wife told him there was a tsunami warning, he didn’t think it was a serious threat.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Vocabulary lists containing tsunami
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