Giant Wave (IMAGE)

Columbia Climate School

Giant Wave

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On a clear day, from these cliffs in northern Santiago island, it is possible to see a silhouette of Fogo, nearly 40 miles away. The geologists on this ridge believe that a tsunami generated by Fogo's sudden collapse generated a wave that swept the spot where they are standing.

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Kim Martineau/Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

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