Tsunamis: Facing a Global Threat
★ 4.5 · 2020 · 53m · Documentary
A worldwide scientific investigation on tsunamis. Thanks to exclusive access in Palu, Indonesia, follow the UN’s hand-picked scientific team of "tsunami hunters". Where do they strike? How do they submerge us? What can we do to survive them?
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