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Originally posted by Hellmutt
A tsunami is heading for the Philippines!
BBC: Strong quake strikes off Taiwan
A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.2 has struck off Taiwan, according to the US Geological Survey.
Japan's Metrological Agency says the quake has triggered a 1-m (3.3 ft) tsunami heading for the Philippines
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Originally posted by manchurian_candidate
SO tell me what a re the chances of 3 earthquakes happening on the same day in the last 4 years
2003-iran,bam
2004-indian ocean
2006-taiwan 7.2
may i say scaler weapons
Originally posted by Mouth
I wouldn't classify a 3ft wave as a deadly tsunami.
Originally posted by Mouth
I wouldn't classify a 3ft wave as a deadly tsunami.
Because a tsunami behaves like a 'shallow water wave,' its speed is based on the depth of the water. Typically, a tsunami wave will travel across a deep ocean at an average speed of 400 to 500 mph.([2]). As the wave approaches land, the sea shallows and the tsunami wave no longer travels as quickly, so it begins to 'pile-up'; the wave-front becomes steeper and taller, and there is less distance between crests. While a person at the surface of deep water would probably not even notice the tsunami, the wave can increase to a height of six stories or more as it approaches the coastline and compresses. The steepening process is analogous to the cracking of a tapered whip. As a wave goes down the whip from handle to tip, the same energy is carried by less and less material, which as a consequence then moves more violently.
Wikipedia - Tsunami
Originally posted by rich23
three boxing day tsunamis in four years - WTF?