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A meteotsunami or meteorological tsunami [1] is a tsunami-like sea wave of meteorological origin.
The term "tsunami" is a borrowing from the Japanese tsunami 津波, meaning "harbour wave."For the plural, one can either follow ordinary English practice and add an s, or use an invariable plural as in the Japanese. [14]
A mega-tsunami had a run of at least 16 metres (52 ft) and traveled between 1.5 and 3.5 km (0.9 and 2.2 mi) inland from the ancient Eastern Mediterranean coast. [19] ≈7000–6000 BC: Lisbon, Portugal: Unknown: A series of giant rocks and cobblestones have been found 14 metres (46 ft) above mean sea level near Guincho Beach. [20] ≈6225–6170 BC
The giant meteorite caused a tsunami to sweep across the planet, the scientists found. Heat from the impact caused the topmost layer of the ocean to boil off, while also heating the atmosphere.
A recent study indicates that the meteor that created the 75-mile Lomonosov crater may have produced a "mega-tsunami" that left its mark on the planet. Its rim is the same height as the estimated ...
Oceans would have boiled away and everything would have been coated in a deadly dust – but still something thrived
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.
As word of the eruption spread, government agencies on surrounding islands and in places as far away as New Zealand, Japan and even the U.S. West Coast issued tsunami warnings.