Posted on 01/05/2005 6:32:35 AM PST by presidio9
You'd think so.... Not that it means we have nothing to worry about, but it seems like the idea is overblown. As someone else mentioned, tidal waves can becaused by things other than earthquakes--for example meteorites. It doesn't happen very often, but it's a big ocean, and a significant meteor strike anywhere in it could cause a very powerful wave. It could happen in the middle of the ocean, or it could happen a few miles offshore.
"Anything could happen."
now that's impressive science!
Here's the Big Question: What countries will be sending us billions of dollars of aid to recover?
The same ones that sent us money after 9/11?
Look at the bright side: You wouldn't have to separate the tuna from the dolphin nets anymore... You could just walk up to the dolphin in shallow pools and club 'em in the head with a hammer. Mmmmm.... dolphin fillets fried in garlic butter!
He believes in global warming - that taints every other opinion he holds. Buh-bye.
These days I'm not saying anything is a crock where tsunamis are concerned.
Scare tactics....what the person should've added was, "I would be equally as un-surprised if it didn't happen for another thousand years."
Every now and then, Mother Nature reminds man how pitifully small he is. Those that advocate man's influence on the Earth as a whole (say, Global Warming?) are incredibly arrogant.
Its always something.
"The sky is falling, the sky is falling!" Just what are we supposed to do? Man is insignificant on this vast orb.
LMAO
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