Posted on 12/28/2004 8:30:46 PM PST by Doctor Raoul
DIego Garcia has a decent sized base on it and if I remember correctly, not a lot of height to the island. Anyone know if it was hit and if so how much damage?
Reports from FReepers with relatives at DG state no problems.
There have been several FR threads on Diego Garcia, all of which said that it sustained no damage. Apparently, since it resides in such deep waters, the earthquake force did not generate tsunamis there. Very good news for our military!
No problems reported.
They had no effects from the tsunami at all. No damage.
There have been a couple of threads discussing it....One had a post from a military mom whose son was stationed here....she had spoken to him on the phone....Good report.
http://www.marinetimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-574803.php
"The joint U.S.-British base at Diego Garcia in the southern Indian Ocean also reported no damage from the waves or earthquake."
All fine. Since the tsunami wave wells up closer to shore, it did not have a serious impact in the deep waters surrounding DG.
I hadn't seen anything, but then again, my access is limited. Thanks again.
Sorry, that's not going to turn out to be the explanation for the lack of damage there. It flat out doesn't make sense and doesn't correlate well with tsunamis affecting other deepwater coasts and islands.
"...that's not going to turn out to be the explanation for the lack of damage there."
It's Bush's fault, and Blair's too. Hmmm, Diego Garcia, surely Anzar and Berlusconi are involved also.
It's all those coconut crabs, they grabbed on with their one huge claw and kept Diego Garcia afloat. HAHAHAHA.
I'm probably one of the few people who actually liked Diego Garcia.
For those who've never been, we used to have a saying "There's a woman behind every tree", of course there weren't many trees, but a boatload of coconut crabs.
Glad to hear it weathered the storm.
Someone explained that it's like water rushing around a tall pole in a pool... the overall impact is comletely different than a long, wide beach..
But I'm an idiot in such things.
RD
"As a tsunami leaves the deep water of the open sea and propagates into the more shallow waters near the coast, it undergoes a transformation. Since the speed of the tsunami is related to the water depth, as the depth of the water decreases, the speed of the tsunami diminishes. The change of total energy of the tsunami remains constant. Therefore, the speed of the tsunami decreases as it enters shallower water, and the height of the wave grows. Because of this "shoaling" effect, a tsunami that was imperceptible in deep water may grow to be several feet or more in height."
More at http://www.wcatwc.gov/physics.htm
The deep-water explanation didn't make sense to me either, but that's what the early posts reported. A sharp coastal incline would seem to cause a more dramatic tsunami, if anything. ::shrug::
No. Yes.
Nice to hear from the good doctor....will NEVER forget you and Kristinn's encounter with Bob Kerrey...........
Classic...
FReep Well...
RD
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