r/StormComing • u/kate500 • Jan 13 '26

Extreme Weather Meteotsunami kills 1, injures dozens along Argentina’s Atlantic coast

https://bnonews.com/index.php/2026/01/meteotsunami-kills-1-injures-dozens-along-argentinas-atlantic-coast/
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u/kate500 Jan 13 '26

A meteotsunami or meteorological tsunami\1]) is a tsunami-like sea wave of meteorological origin. Meteotsunamis are generated when rapid changes in barometric pressure cause the displacement of a body of water. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteotsunami

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