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What World War I accident led to a man-made tsunami?

“While last month’s tsunami in the Indian Ocean was a devastating act of nature, technology is playing a critical role in the aftermath. TechRepublic’s Tsunamis and Technology resources page demonstrates the varied ways the world is using technology to document the tsunami’s damage, rescue and support survivors, help reunite families, and begin to rebuild the devastated infrastructure. Moreover, as the world rushes aid to the victims of this tragedy, technology has also helped us grasp the sheer enormity of this disaster.

According to the Guinness World Records Web site, which has already labeled the 2004 Indian Ocean seismic wave as the most lethal tsunami in recorded history, the earthquake that spawned the wave represented an energetic output equivalent to detonating 32 billion tons of dynamite. That’s about 2.5 million times more powerful than “Little Boy,” the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945.”

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