{"id":11642,"date":"2020-05-12T15:45:44","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T13:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/?p=11642"},"modified":"2020-05-12T15:48:30","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T13:48:30","slug":"these-are-the-most-devastating-tsunamis-recorded-in-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/en\/these-are-the-most-devastating-tsunamis-recorded-in-history\/","title":{"rendered":"These Are The Most Devastating Tsunamis Recorded In History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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We all have seen movies<\/strong> about the end of the world. Somehow, they always include a tsunami as part of the dramatic-effects. <\/strong>However, have you ever wondered why? Well, possibly because tsunamis can be some of the most destructive natural catastrophes, ever.<\/strong> And while movies are often fictional, don’t get it wrong, because real-life tsunamis<\/strong> exist, and are just as powerful.<\/strong> In this post, we look back at the most devastating tsunamis recorded in modern history. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Of All, What Causes Tsunamis To Happen?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The power of nature is absolutely incredible. Tsunamis look like huge waves that are super strong and fast, right?<\/strong> Yet, how Tsunamis are formed is what gives them their fascinating destructive power. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Australian Geographic<\/a>, tsunamis occur due to a ”significant displacement of water<\/strong> in oceans or lakes, though are most commonly created by the movement of tectonic plates under the ocean floor.”<\/strong> While earthquakes <\/strong>are considered the most common cause of this natural phenomenon, other reasons such volcanic eruption, glacial carving, or meteorite<\/a> impacts<\/strong> can be behind just as much destruction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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