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Question
Write a short note on Tsunami.
Short/Brief Note
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Solution
- A tsunami can kill or injure people and damage or destroy buildings and infrastructure as waves come in and go out.
- A tsunami is a series of enormous ocean waves caused by earthquakes, underwater landslides, volcanic eruptions, or asteroids.
- Tsunamis can travel 700-800 per hour with waves 10-30 meters high.
- It causes flooding and disrupts transportation, power, communications, and water supply.
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