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The earthquake that created the huge tsunami also changed the Earth's rotation. Using data from the quake, NASA scientists calculated the earthquake decreased the length of day, slightly changed the planet's shape, and shifted the North Pole by centimeters.
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Below the island of Phuket in Thailand, post tsunami, shows large sediment plumes through the clouds taken from the Space Station. Pictured here, the Station camera confirms reports of no great tsunami damage sustained to the coast of Pulau Simeulue with the small island of Lekon off the northwest coast.
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Read More: Samoa Tsunami, Survivor Samoa, Survivor Samoa Tsunami, Tsunami Samoa, Entertainment News ... A spokeswoman for the CBS reality show says no crew members were harmed by the powerful earthquake that struck the South Pacific between Samoa and American Samoa around dawn Tuesday, sending large tsunami waves ashore.
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The tsunamis were triggered by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake, and Egeland said the quake struck less than an hour before Sumatra was hit by the waves. (Explainer: Tsunami and earthquake facts) ... Residents displaced by a tsunami sit in a relief camp in a temple in Varichikudi, India.
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(AP) Children waving American flags welcomed former U.S. presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton to their dusty fishing village devastated by the Dec. 26 tsunami, while Australia warned Saturday that Islamic extremists may be planning to attack aid workers in Indonesia. ... Chinese Gold Diggers Damage Great Wall...
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"I think the effect of the tsunami to coral is very minor. The damage is restricted only to specific sites in Phuket," he said. "But the major reef areas are still in good condition, some places have been untouched by the tsunami."
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The United Nations' emergency relief coordinator says it will take as long as 10 years to rebuild from the Asian Tsunami, despite the historic scale of the relief effort.
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On December 26, 2004, a tsunami swept across the Indian ocean, spawned by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake off the coast of Sumatra. Indonesia suffered many tsunami casualties, part of the total death toll of over 155,000. Here we see before and after images of many of the areas of Indonesia hardest hit by the tsunami.
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Next Image January 1, 2005 Tsunami Destroys Lhoknga, Indonesia Previous Image December 30, 2004 Tsunami Strikes Sri Lanka Image of the Day Index ... Tsunami Destroys Lhoknga, Indonesia ... Tsunami Strikes Sri Lanka...
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