The day that changed tsunami science
PBSRebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy
The day that changed tsunami science
On the day after Christmas 2004, a horrifying tsunami swept across the Indian Ocean. It claimed an estimated 230,000 lives. With no warning system in the Indian Ocean, scientists were helpless to provide an accurate warning in time. Ten years later, the disaster has changed tsunami science.
Dec 24, 2014
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