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what is tsunami? give one recent example of a place struck by a tsunami​

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Answered by riddhi3855
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A tsunami is a series of great sea waves caused by an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption. More rarely, a tsunami can be generated by a giant meteor impact with the ocean.

Sunda Strait tsunami is latest in a series of Indonesian disasters in 2018. An error occurred. ... The tsunami that struck Indonesia's Sunda Strait on Saturday night was the latest in a series of disasters in the vast archipelago nation this year.

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Answered by Anonymous
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A long high giant wave caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruption under the sea. Tsunami waves do not dramatically increase in height. But as the waves travel inland But as the waves travel inland, they build up to higher and higher heights as the depth of the ocean decreases. The speed of tsunami waves depends on ocean depth rather than the distance from the source of the wave. Tsunami waves may travel as fast as jet planes over deep waters, only slowing down when reaching shallow waters. While tsunamis are often referred to as tidal waves.

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