Published on: 2025-06-26 04:25:03
A giant boulder in Tonga rode a wave from an ancient tsunami 7,000 years ago. The 1,300-ton rock traveled a distance twice the size of a football field, swept away by the sheer force of the wave, according to a new study. But this was no ordinary giant rock. It was also sitting on a 100-foot (30-meter) tall cliff before surfing to its new location—hinting at a past mega-tsunami that swept the region. In July of 2024, Martin Kohler, a PhD candidate from the University of Queensland, and his tea
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