Synopsis
Documentary following a group of scientists as they gather data to explain the Asian Tsunami.
- Programme: Unstoppable Wave
- Channel: BBC One Scotland
- Broadcast year: 2005
- Geography | Plate Tectonics | Tsunami
Licence: ERA Licence required
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