00:00What if a 1,000-foot wall of water came crashing down on the U.S.?
00:04It's not just a movie plot. Scientists say it's happened before and could happen again.
00:09In 1958, Alaska saw a tsunami so massive it reached 1720 feet high.
00:14It was triggered by a landslide that instantly displaced millions of tons of water.
00:19Now, experts are warning, under the right conditions, that could happen along the U.S. coast.
00:24The Cascadia subduction zone, stretching from northern California to Canada, is a prime suspect.
00:30If it ruptures and a massive underwater landslide follows, a mega tsunami could be unleashed.
00:36Entire coastal towns could vanish in minutes.
00:38Even smaller earthquakes, like those recorded in Texas, show how widespread seismic energy can be.
00:44They don't cause tsunamis directly, but they hint at how unstable the ground beneath us really is.
00:49And while these extreme waves are rare, the damage they leave behind is devastating.
00:54Infrastructure collapse, wiped out farmland, and displaced families could become reality.
00:59That's why scientists push for better warning systems and stronger disaster planning.
01:04Because the next mega tsunami may not give us much time to react.
01:07It's not just about if. It's about when and whether we'll be ready.
01:11What would you say?
01:12What does that involve Mount Solange is actuallyicting?
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