Why tsunami triggered an enormous whirlpool

Friday, March 11, 2011 - 16:50 in Astronomy & Space

The tsunami that hit northern Japan Friday created an enormous whirlpool in a harbor off the east coast of that country. According to researchers, whirlpools aren't unusual after waves of this size.

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