Discovery of ancient underwater landslide could help Middle Eastern nations realize tsunami hazards (IMAGE)

University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science

Discovery of ancient underwater landslide could help Middle Eastern nations realize tsunami hazards

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UM Rosenstiel School marine geosciences professor Sam Purkis, and biology professor Giovanni Chimienti, along with a submersible pilot, observe the chasm in the Gulf of Aqaba that was likely the result of a landslide 500 years ago.

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