🇿🇦 tsunami

A tsunami is a series of extremely long waves in a body of water, typically an ocean, caused by a large-scale disturbance such as an earthquake or volcanic eruption. The term is currently trending due to recent news highlighting NASA satellites capturing the first high-resolution views of a massive Pacific tsunami, alongside discussions about the relatively smaller tsunami generated by a magnitude 8.8 earthquake in Kamchatka. These developments underscore ongoing scientific efforts to better understand and monitor these powerful natural phenomena, which pose significant risks to coastal regions worldwide.