OT-Discovery Channel, on right now, America's Tsunami? Are We Next Options

[Lou W]

Im watching it right now, pretty amazing technology to determine if we are at risk in California, Oregon and Washington. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif)

[Lou W]

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bd1308 Posted on Dec 19 2005, 06:20 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- what did the show offer as a solution....? way i see it its something we cant control/stop.... whats the alternative to just living until it happens? b

There does not seem to be an answer at this time, they were really focusing on what caused last years Tsunami, how the plates shifted and the ability to some time into the future be able to look at the plates off our coast and predict when and where this could happen here.

They were saying that when the plates shifted, the one plate was pushed up approx 40 feet whaich caused some of the islands to raise approx 10 feet, they showed pictures of those islands with larger beach areas and exposed coral now. The waves were initially calculated at over 500 miles an hour. Apparently, as the wave moves towards the land and into shallower water, that displaces the water forcing a title wave.

Their prediction was not too good for our coastal cities, They assumed we would have about 15 minutes to get out of the area to higher ground.

What was pretty cool how they were able to actually photgraph the actual plates themselves, it looks very similar to our eartquake faults that you see in the mountain areas.

Yah, JP was right, they figured it at a 9.0. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif)

I forgot, they said the titlewave travelled around the earth 3 times.