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  2. Tsunami bomb - Wikipedia

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    The tsunami bomb was an attempt during World War II to develop a tectonic weapon that could create destructive tsunamis. The project commenced after United States Navy officer E.A. Gibson noticed small waves generated by explosions used to clear coral reefs .

  3. World War II - Wikipedia

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    World War II [b] or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war .

  4. List of tsunamis - Wikipedia

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    A tsunami hitting a coastline. This article lists notable tsunamis, which are sorted by the date and location that they occurred. Because of seismic and volcanic activity associated with tectonic plate boundaries along the Pacific Ring of Fire, tsunamis occur most frequently in the Pacific Ocean, [1] but are a worldwide natural phenomenon.

  5. Whatcom County woman who survived 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami ...

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    A Whatcom County resident survived the deadliest tsunami in recorded history when she was just 13 years old. Now, 19 years after the disaster, she’s telling her story. Monica Connelly was ...

  6. Podcast: The triple terror of tsunamis - AOL

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    Tsunamis are a disaster upon a disaster upon a disaster. So why do we still know so little about them?

  7. 1941 Andaman Islands earthquake - Wikipedia

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    No news or scientific reports made mention of a large death toll from the tsunami. It was also unlikely that a 1 m (3 ft 3 in) tsunami could result in a high death toll. Reports of the tsunami effects along the Andaman Islands also did not mention any fatalities. [4]

  8. Tsunami - Wikipedia

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    Smaller (M w 4.2) earthquakes in Japan can trigger tsunamis (called local and regional tsunamis) that can devastate stretches of coastline, but can do so in only a few minutes at a time. Landslides The Tauredunum event was a large tsunami on Lake Geneva in 563 CE, caused by sedimentary deposits destabilised by a landslide.

  9. 1958 Lituya Bay earthquake and megatsunami - Wikipedia

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    The two arms that create the top of the T-shape of the bay are the Gilbert and Crillon inlets and are a part of a trench on the Fairweather Fault. [10] In the past 170 years Lituya Bay has had four tsunamis over 100 ft (30 m): 1854 (395 ft or 120 m), 1899 (200 ft or 60 m), 1936 (490 ft or 150 m), and 1958 (1,720 ft or 520 m). [11] [12]