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20 years after Indian Ocean tsunami: Why 230,000 people died and the lessons learned
Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Maldives, and Thailand sustained the brunt of the damage. Indonesian officials estimated that ...
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Indian Ocean gravity hole: The dent in Earth's gravitational field created by the death of an ancient ocean
The Indian Ocean "gravity hole" is the site of the deepest dent in Earth's gravitational field. It's a circular ocean region with a gravitational pull that's so weak, sea levels are 348 feet (106 ...
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Indian Ocean tsunami two decades ago left 230,000 dead and a lasting legacy
Thursday marks the 20 th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami ... beach resort tourists comprised about half of the nation’s death toll of 5,000, while in Sri Lanka, nearly 2,000 ...