Tsunami Waves Reasonably Likely To Strike Israel, Geo-archaeological Research Suggests

Science Daily ^ | Oct. 26, 2009

[rdl6989]

“There is a likely chance of tsunami waves reaching the shores of Israel,” says Dr. Beverly Goodman of the Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences at the University of Haifa following an encompassing geo-archaeological study at the port of Caesarea. “Tsunami events in the Mediterranean do occur less frequently than in the Pacific Ocean, but our findings reveal a moderate rate of recurrence,” she says.

Dr. Goodman, an expert geo-archaeologist, exposed geological evidence of this by chance. Her original intentions in Caesarea were to assist in research at the ancient port and at offshore shipwrecks.

“We expected to find the remains of ships, but were surprised to reveal unusual geological layers the likes of which we had never seen in the region before. We began underwater drilling assuming that these are simply local layers related to the construction of the port. However, we discovered that they are spread along the entire area and realized that we had found something major,” she explains.

[buccaneer81]

Absolutely. After Iranian nukes over shoot their targets and detonate in the Mediterranean.

[airborne]

You just can’t make this stuff up!

Oh, wait. I guess you can!

[reg45]

Any country with a coastline is at risk from tsunamis.

[BlackVeil]

Catastrophe ping!

[Slings and Arrows]

And you thought Tel Aviv real estate was expensive now...

[SaxxonWoods]

Wow, those tsunamis were coming like clockwork until they stopped.

Oops.

I question the timing.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks rdl6989!

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[colorado tanker]

It's not much of a stretch to think an entire island blowing up would generate a tsunami. The only question in my mind is if the many islands between between Thera and Israel would disrupt the wave.

[SunkenCiv]

http://www.greeka.com/cyclades/santorini/santorini-map/santorini.gif

[SunkenCiv]

The open side of the caldera points WSW, with another break pointing NW.

Google

[SunkenCiv]

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[AmericanMermaid]

Can these tsunamis somehow be re-routed to Iran and/or Saudi Arabia?

[colorado tanker]

Good point.

[grr]

Chania in Crete

http://gochania.com/chania-map.html

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks grr.