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> I've never heard of underwater landslides They are a huge cause of tsunamis, with the slips often precipitated by earthquakes.
by lostlogin 3y ago
> I've never heard of underwater landslides
They are a huge cause of tsunamis, with the slips often precipitated by earthquakes.
- kfixjviv 3y agoIn geology, there's a literature about cable breaks caused by "turbidity currents". In particular, this 1952 paper by Heezen and Ewing is celebrated https://gwern.net/doc/technology/1952-heezen.pdf https://gwern.net/doc/technology/1952-heezen.pdf