Note: this topic is from 03/29/2014. Thanks Tolerance Sucks Rocks.
Posted on 03/29/2014 5:56:55 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Can you imagine the devastation that would be caused if a massive wall of water several hundred feet high slammed into Florida at more than 100 miles an hour? To many people such a scenario is impossible, but that is what people living along the Indian Ocean thought before the 2004 tsunami and that is what people living in Japan thought before the 2011 tsunami. Throughout history, giant tsunamis have been relatively rare events, but they do happen. Scientists tell us that a mega-tsunami can race across the open ocean at up to 500 miles an hour, and when they reach shore they can produce waves that are hundreds of feet high. And even though authorities claim that the threat to Florida is “remote”, it might surprise you to learn that there are “Tsunami Hazard Zone” signs on Florida beaches. If a highly unusual event (such as a giant meteor hitting the Atlantic Ocean) caused a giant tsunami that hit Florida, the devastation would be absolutely unimaginable.
Most people don’t realize this, but almost the entire bottom half of Florida is just barely above sea level. If a giant tsunami did hit Florida, there would be nothing to stop it from sweeping across the entire state…
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I fished commercially outside of Lituya Bay in the early ‘80’s. My skipper would not anchor inside of this bay because of the history of giant waves (due to landslides into the bay displacing water and causing these 1700’ waves-inside the bay of course)
Instead we drifted at night between Cross Sound and Yakutat, while fishing in front of the Fairweather Glacier, as Lituya Bay is the only “safe” anchorage between the two.
What Would Happen If A Giant Tsunami Hit Florida?
It would wash all those giant snakes over to Alabama.
Lucifer’s Hammer is another one.
There’d be a lot of snakes and gators treading water somewhere...
The wave will start sounding when the depth equals half of the wavelength. For tsunamis, that wavelength is pretty long, and the wave might only be a meter or two at most in the deeper ocean. In the shallows, it is a question of how high the water can pile up. No one really knows what, if any, maximum height there is, but heights in excess of 100 ft. have been recorded.
A simple house fire can put a huge dent in your preps. There are no guarantees.
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I might move back to South Florida? After...We probably need two Tsunamis with all of the liberal trash in SoFlo.
I’m in Bradenton. We were blown up here from Punta Gorda by Charlie. We were assured we would NEVER have to worry about a hurricane again because Bradenton was protected by Indian spirits and also Tampa Bay’s micro climate caused hurricans to change course and miss the area.
Hey, I have it on the authority of the President of the United States that driving my van will kill the planet.
A hundred foot high wave is bad, but as important is how far inland the water would go. Any calculations for that?
It happened during a heavy rain, it looked like. Few were on the beach. It got many of the lounge chairs that the hotels put out though.
Bump for later read.
Old people with New York accents would show up in Havana.
Note: this topic is from 03/29/2014. Thanks Tolerance Sucks Rocks.
I was thinking the Everglades Mountain Range.
Shiva Descending....I don’t think I’ve read that one. Does it have a happy ending?
Doom Porn!
I’m guessing the Dolphins wouldn’t win the Super Bowl that year. Though that is the case without a tsunami.
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