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The Relationship Between Tsunamis and Earthquakes

NPR's Alex Chadwick speaks with Barry Hirshorn, a geophysicist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, about the connection between Monday's massive earthquake off the coast of Indonesia and the tsunami that devastated the area in December.

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Alex Chadwick
For more than 30 years, Alex Chadwick has been bringing the world to NPR listeners as an NPR News producer, program host and currently senior correspondent. He's reported from every continent except Antarctica.