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#11
12-27-2004, 06:18 PM
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Re: How fast do Tsunami\'s Travel?
Here's what I found on excite.com:
Walls of water sped away from the quake's epicenter at more than 500 mph before crashing into the region's shorelines, sweeping people and fishing villages out to sea. The tsunamis came without warning. Witnesses said sea waters at first retreated far out into the ocean, only to return at a vicious pace. Some regions reported a crashing wall of water 20 feet high. "The water went back, back, back, so far away, and everyone wondered what it was - a full moon or what? Then we saw the wave come, and we ran," said Katri Seppanen, who was in Thailand, on Phuket island's popular Patong beach. 
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#12
12-27-2004, 06:24 PM
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Re: Any Pictures Video of Actual Tsunami?
I haven't been able to get the video to work, but there is also a slideshow on the same page.
Video on this page shows Tsunami Hitting Beach Tsunami hitting beach - slide show
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12-27-2004, 07:02 PM
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12-27-2004, 10:37 PM
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Re: Any Pictures Video of Actual Tsunami?
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I haven't been able to get the video to work, but there is also a slideshow on the same page. Video on this page shows Tsunami Hitting Beach Tsunami hitting beach - slide show [/ QUOTE ] It's funny, I imagined much bigger waves. Too me these waves look like fun. With 24,000 people dead I kind of thought the waves would of travelled much farther inland. I guess this just shows it doesn't take much. Was this video the worst areas? BTW- I realize if this happens across 9 countries it is going to be very easy for 24,000 to die. I just expected bigger. I wonder what percentage of the dead were on the beach at the time the tsunami hit.
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#17
12-27-2004, 11:02 PM
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Re: Any Pictures Video of Actual Tsunami?
those videos are from Thailand. Sri Lanka got hit the hardest.
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#18
12-28-2004, 12:14 AM
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Re: How fast to Tsunami\'s Travel?
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The NYTimes online has a pop-up graphic that has concentric rings showing how long it took for waves to reach them. [/ QUOTE ] I just got home and haven't had time to see/read all the coverage but saw the clip posted elsewhere in the thread and the NY Times graphic of the amount of time it took for the waves to reach the far shores. What puzzles me is that locations hours from the epicenter seemed not to be prepared. The speed of the wave could have been estimated given the epicenter was known and there was already significant damage one hour out. For instance, Sri Lanka should have had two hours warning. The wave(s) reached the East coast of Africa about five or six hours later. Can anyone fill me in here? ~ Rick
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#19
12-28-2004, 12:34 AM
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Re: How fast to Tsunami\'s Travel?
Great links. Thanks!
~ Rick
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#20
12-28-2004, 12:39 AM
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Re: How fast to Tsunami\'s Travel?
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I read that the tidal waves were up to 40 feet high and moving at speeds close to 500 mph... http://www.fredericksburg.com/News/W...4/122004/quake [/ QUOTE ] From what I've read in the other links in mid ocean the waves (usually a series of several waves) aren't that high (generally a few feet) but they travel very fast (as fast as a jet airliner) and the distance from crest to crest can be hundreds of miles. As it approaches shore it slows down (but is still faster than wind driven waves) and builds in height. Anyway, check some of the links elswhere in the thread. Scary stuff. ~ Rick
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