A NASA satellite caught a giant tsunami doing something scientists didn’t expect

ScienceDaily
Jan 6, 2026, 5:12 am185 ptsTop
When a huge earthquake struck near Kamchatka, the SWOT satellite captured an unprecedented, high-resolution view of the resulting tsunami as it crossed the Pacific. The data revealed the waves were far more complex and scattered than scientists expected, overturning the idea that large tsunamis travel as a…

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