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Scientists discover huge tsunami 73,000 years ago. Could it happen again?
Ricardo Ramalho
<p>Waves the size of the Chrysler building may seem like they belong in a movie trailer, but scientists have recently found that megatsunamis are all too real.</p> <p>Scientists say that 73,000 years ago, a large flank (or slope) from the volcanic island Fogo ...
Big tsunami raked Mexico’s Yucatan coast 1,000 years ago
The Japan Times   06 March 2015   Mexico   Cancun  
Cancun beach - boulders
<p>A wall of debris stretching about 30 miles (50 km) may be the remnants of a natural disaster that struck Mexico&rsquo;s Caribbean coast more than 1,000 years ago in an area where tourists now flock to beach resorts and ancient Maya ruins.</p>
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