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Originally Posted by Serrart
Since you asked, yes. How many chances there are to have tsunamis in Europe?
Romy
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Hi, Romy!
The chance of tsunami in Europe is 100%. European shores have been affected, & will continue to be affected, though at a lower frequency than some other shorelines around the world (for example, Japan, Alaska, Hawaii, Chile, Java, Sumatra).
European Commission:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/star/in....cfm?p=32_main
Athena Web:
http://www.athenaweb.org/films-libra...g-1000712.html
Tsunami risks are present in the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, the Baltic, even the North Sea.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/...441819,00.html
One of the most historic tsunami in all of human history struck Lisbon in 1755 after a great earthquake in the Atlantic Ocean. Voltaire incorporated the catastrophe into "Candide."
Earthquakes & tsunamis struck Sicily & Cabiria in 1693 & 1783, respectively. In 1908, an earthquake & tsunami destroyed most of the city of Messina, killing almost 100,000 people:
http://fohn.net/biggest-tsunami/biggest-tsunami-4.html
