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BEST OF (#53 of 507) TSUNAMI! : WAVES OF DEATH: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE DEVASTATING 2004 AND 2011 TSUNAMIS
TSUNAMI WAVES OF DEATH: Deep below the surface of the Indian Ocean, near the island of Sumatra, two portions of the Earth's crust which had been pushing against each other for the past milennia, one plate, actually the India Plate, gave way along a 1,000 mile faultline, creating a huge fissure in the sea floor as it subducted beneath the pressing Burma Plate, suddenly displacing trillions of tons of water, and causing powerful shock waves in every direction, waves that would introduce untold death and destruction to 14 countries within the coming minutes and hours, causing between 230,000 and…
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