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tsunami

[tsoo-nah-mee] / tsʊˈnɑ mi /




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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

Others see the sea change as less a legal tsunami than a tidal cultural shift — one jurors in New Mexico and California are riding, not speaking into existence.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

On TikTok and Instagram, Kalshi and Polymarket have paid creators including college students to produce a tsunami of content featuring the prediction markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

As they have for millennia, the residents of Tohoku have worked to memorialize those they lost—to preserve their memories of loved ones and create lasting reminders of the tsunami for future generations.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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