04-18-2011, 07:11 PM
volcs0 wrote:
One thing I've learned is that, contrary to what I once thought, a tsunami is not a 40 foot wave.
Someone more accurately described it instead as, "imagine that sea level increases by 40 feet in 5 minutes."
I learned that after the Indonesia tsunami of some years ago.
I live near the coast and now give thanks that we're located at the top of a relatively tall hill (~100 ASL).