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

There was a discomfort similar to waiting for a tsunami — that whatever was coming would change lives, shake institutions and make people question values and principles that they had long held dear.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

A gripping documentary revisits Japan’s combined catastrophe in 2011 of a tsunami and a nuclear crisis—which threatened to become even worse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

There have not been any cases of cancer linked to exposure among the workers who fought to prevent the meltdowns in the days following the tsunami.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland