n.a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption

"a colossal tsunami destroyed the Minoan civilization in minutes"

The New Catalogue of Italian Tsunamis
On the solitary wave paradigm for tsunamis
Tsunamis as geomorphic crises: Lessons from the December 26, 2004 tsunami in Lhok Nga, West Banda Aceh (Sumatra, Indonesia)
The human impact of tsunamis: a historical review of events 1900-2009 and systematic literature review.
Mangrove forest Resilience, protection from tsunamis, and responses to global climate change
Mangrove forests: Resilience, protection from tsunamis, and responses to global climate change
Nonlinear Water Waves with Applications to Wave-Current Interactions and Tsunamis
Nonlinear Water Waves with Applications to Wave-Current Interactions and Tsunamis
A review of geological records of large tsunamis at Vancouver Island, British Columbia, and implications for hazard
UTILIZING RAPID WATER DISPLACEMENT DETECTION SYSTEMS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY DATA TO PREDICT TSUNAMIS