The Biggest Mega-Tsunami in History - The Atlantic
WEBOct 23, 2015 · Rising from the Atlantic ocean, hundreds of miles off the coast of West Africa, there’s a volcano with a 73,000-year-old scar swiped across its face. This is the …
First victim of the tsunami that trashed the Eastern Mediterranean ...
WEBJan 5, 2022 · The giant waves were triggered by the eruption of the volcano Thera on the island of Santorini, hundreds of kilometers away—a cataclysm that toppled the Minoan civilization and shook the rest of...
Evidence Discovered of an Ancient Tsunami on Lake Geneva
WEBOct 30, 2012 · New research shedding light on an ancient tsunami triggered by an Alpine landslide into a Swiss lake suggests that perhaps they should. Landlocked tsunamis are possible if lakes get hit by...
Historical Context - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
WEBJun 12, 2023 · Historical Context. We live on a geologically active planet where earthquakes and tsunamis have always occurred, within all oceans and impacting all continents. An early record is from the explosive eruption of the volcanic island of Santorini (Thera) in the Aegean Sea around 1610 BC.
Ancient Tsunami Detectives Hunt for Long-Lost Cataclysms
WEBMar 1, 2023 · Hundreds of years ago, a tsunami slammed into the northern Chilean coast—a wall of water 20 meters high, taller than a six-story building, that swept boulders landward like pebbles.
A tsunami wiped out ancient communities in the Atacama Desert …
WEBApr 7, 2022 · The combined earthquake and tsunami struck a devastating blow for ancient people who lived close to the Pacific Ocean with a hyperarid desert at their backs.
How a 'forgotten' 600-year-old tsunami changed history
WEBMay 27, 2019 · New evidence shows a disaster similar to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami battered the same region centuries ago and may have given rise to a powerful Islamic kingdom.
An Ancient Tsunami That Ended a Civilization Gets Another Look
WEBNov 9, 2016 · The eruption was one of the world’s most powerful in the past 10,000 years, spewing some 20 cubic miles of rock into the skies and spawning a tsunami that struck the nearby island of Crete, which...
3,600-year-old tsunami ‘time capsule’ sheds light on one of …
WEBJul 14, 2023 · Crucial—and chilling—evidence from the Bronze Age cataclysm as well as a medieval-era tsunami can help people better prepare for future disaster, researchers say.
Decoding an Ancient Tsunami from the Ground Up - Eos
WEBSep 7, 2023 · The seafloor around Santorini is helping scientists investigate forces behind the devastating Minoan tsunami.