Catastrophic giant underwater avalanche hit 60,000 years ago
cosmosmagazine.com
Scientists have mapped the path of an ancient underwater avalanche which travelled 2,000km across the seafloor off the northwest coast of Africa.
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Original Title: Catastrophic giant underwater avalanche hit 60,000 years ago. The event grew from a relatively small start into a huge and devastating submarine avalanche reaching heights of 200 meters as it moved at a speed of about 15m/s, ripping out the sea floor and tearing everything out in its way