Tsunami threats in coastal British Columbia are due to _________________.
A) basin-wide tsunami generated by earthquakes in the Pacific "Ring of Fire"
B) regional tsunami from active tectonics in western North America
C) local tsunami from earthquakes offshore British Columbia
D) all of these choices are correct
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