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A 1,500-foot tsunami took scientists by surprise. Now we know why it happened


By chance a tour boat avoided a deadly tsunami set off by the retreat of Alaska's coast glaciers. Scientists are working to spot landslides like the one that caused the massive to warn people in harm's way

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