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Nature 433, 4 (6 January 2005) | doi:10.1038/433004a; Published online 5 January 2005
Tsunamis: a long-term threat
Quirin Schiermeier
Last month's tsunami tragedy, shocking as it was, had ample historical precedent. On 1 November 1755, for example, a fire following an earthquake destroyed two-thirds of Lisbon, Portugal.
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