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A landslide in a remote part of Greenland caused a mega-tsunami that sloshed back and forth across a fjord for nine days, ...
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In a remote part of Greenland, a massive landslide triggered a mega-tsunami that reverberated across a fjord for nine days, causing seismic vibrations around the world.