What is needed are specific detectors that take advantage of the fact that tsunamis are felt throughout the ocean's depths, unlike wind-generated waves, which affect only its surface.

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Land use changes matter because different types of surface strongly affect the atmospheric distribution of the Sun's energy.

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Meanwhile, questions have begun to surface over the event's affect on the cruise industry.

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