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1 Dead and at least 35 Injured After '#Meteotsunami' Wipes Through Beaches in #Argentina: 'A Black Whirlpool Formed'

A series of waves hit the beaches of #MarChiquita, #SantaClaraDelMar, #Camet and #MarDelPlata in Argentina on Jan. 12

By Gabrielle Rockson
Published on January 13, 2026

Excerpt: "Described as a meteotsunami, the waves reportedly reached as high as 16 feet."

https://people.com/1-dead-35-injured-meteotsunami-wipes-beaches-11884265

#ClimateChange #RogueWave #AtmosphericDisturbance #AtmosphericDisturbances

1 dead and at least 35 injured after '#meteotsunami' wipes through #beaches in #Argentina: 'A black whirlpool formed'

A series of waves hit the beaches of #MarChiquita, #SantaClaraDelMar, #Camet and #MarDelPlata in Argentina on Jan. 12

"The incident was an unforeseeable event and that there are no meteorological or scientific studies that predicted it." per #Crónica.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/1-dead-and-at-least-35-injured-after-meteotsunami-wipes-through-beaches-in-argentina-a-black-whirlpool-formed/

Wikipedia: "Meteotsunamis are generated when rapid changes in barometric pressure cause the displacement of a body of water. In contrast to impulse-type tsunami sources, a traveling atmospheric disturbance normally interacts with the ocean over a limited period of time."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteotsunami

NOAA: "Meteotsunamis are progressive waves with periods of two minutes to two hours, triggered by atmospheric pressure changes. They can reach heights of 6 feet or more and occur in many places around the world, but are difficult to predict."

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/meteotsunami.html

#UnpredictableWave #RogueWave #ClimateChange #AtmosphericDisturbance