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The researchers claim that the western flank of the Cumbre Vieja volcano might be caused to cave in after an eruption, sending a huge mass of rock, twice the size of the Isle of Man, crashing into the sea and unleashing an immense tsunami which would fan out across the Atlantic at speeds of up to 800 kmph. After 10 minutes, the wall of water would have moved almost 250 kilometres. The other Canaries and the West Saharan shore would be worse affected with waves of 100 metres from crest to trough. Florida and the Caribbean would be hit by waves of 50 metres some 8 to 9 hours after the landslide. Brazil would be hit by waves as high as 40 m. The Atlantic coasts of Spain, Portugal, France and Britain, would also be affected by waves as high as 10 metres. Damage would clearly be in trillions, though its true extent is unsure as this would greatly depend on the 'inundation distance' - the distance the waves penetrate inland. The group expect this happen to happen sometime in the next few thousand years.
The Guardian newspaper reported the event in jocular sensational mode (" Mega-tsunami to devastate US cities "), quoting the leader of the team, Prof McGuire who was clearly out there with his begging bowl.
Originally posted by uplander
OK, I'm kinda confused. Is this thread for real or just spoofing someone or something?
Hmm...lots of work went into pulling a BS thread like this. Then you're mocking yourself / yourselves.
I think you should be banned for posting such knowing BS. I think it violates the T&C about posting knowingly false information / hoaxing, etc.
You're trying to prove a point? That's your goal here, to prove people on this website stupid? That's cold.
It's also very disruptive and in complete violation.
Originally posted by uplander
No, you sir, are incapable of "wrecking my weekend".
Sour? I gave my opinion, as did you.
You started this rediculousness not I.
You put out your information just to do some type of experiment to proove yourself intellectually superior to others.
How childish.
Hmm...lots of work went into pulling a BS thread like this. Then you're mocking yourself / yourselves.
There's an other thing i have noticed. How do copy-pasting a bunch of articles of the internet equal a lot of work?? This is lot of work??