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Climate Meltdown: Study Warns of Massive Tsunamis From Antarctic Landslides

Climate change could unleash gigantic tsunamis in the Southern Ocean by triggering underwater landslides in Antarctica, a new study warns. By drilling into sediment cores hundreds of feet beneath the seafloor in Antarctica, scientists discovered that during previous periods of global warming — 3 million and 15 million years ago — loose sediment layers formed and slipped to send massive tsunami waves racing to the shores of South America, New Zealand and Southeast Asia.

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Climate Meltdown: Study Warns of Massive Tsunamis From Antarctic Landslides
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    Climate change could trigger gigantic deadly tsunamis from Antarctica, new study warns

    Climate change could trigger gigantic deadly tsunamis from Antarctica, new study warns

    Slippages in sediment beneath the Antarctic seabed could spawn gigantic tsunamis as oceans warm. Climate change could unleash gigantic tsunamis in the …

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