Movie: Could We Survive a Mega-Tsunami?

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    Starting off a kilometre high, travelling at the speed of a jet aircraft, and heading for us. It doesn't make for a good outcome. Hollywood-style graphics and real-life archive bring home an imagined near-future scenario, all based on cutting-edge science. —Trevor

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    2013-04-18

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    3.7

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