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Huge Indian Ocean tsunamis occur every 600 years

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New York, Oct 31 (IANS) The devastating Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, which claimed more than 200,000 lives, was not the first of its kind to hit the region, according to new research. The research also suggests that such huge tsunamis occur in the Indian Ocean every 600 to 700 years. The findings could be [...] Continue Reading »


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