tsunami

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Scientists say this detailed view could improve understanding of how tsunamis travel and how they may ultimately affect coastlines.

From Science Daily

Japan pulled the plug on nuclear power after a colossal earthquake and tsunami sent three reactors at the Fukushima atomic plant into meltdown in 2011.

From Barron's

“When you think about the tsunami of need that’s coming as a society, technology is one of the only levers we have to pull,” said Doug King, Northwestern Medicine’s chief digital and innovation officer.

From The Wall Street Journal

After the tsunami waves arrived in California, advisories were downgraded and canceled for much of the state.

From Los Angeles Times

A Vietnamese-American astronaut has opened up about her depression after she received a "tsunami of harassment" following the world's first all-female space trip earlier this year.

From BBC