well gee let's see here...
you take water and push it at a constant 150 + MPH, yeah those waves MIGHT get a little big after a while....
And I thought the killer wave in the "Perfect Storm" was bogus.
Not another thread about when Kennedy fell into Chappaquiddik!
The Worst HurricaneHurricane Mitch, which killed about 11,000 people in 1998, is considered to be the most destructive hurricane of modern times. Mitch struck Central America in October and November, destroying about 100,000 homes and leaving about 2.5 million people dependent on relief aid. Wind speeds reached 180mph for a 24-hour period, making it the strongest hurricane in the Caribbean in more than a decade.
Hurricanes normally last for between nine and 10 days and move westwards at a speed of about 12mph, gradually curving away from the equator as they move.
They are one of the most dramatic and destructive forces in nature. According to Bill McGuire, author of Surviving Armageddon and a natural hazards expert at University College London, the past 12 months have been the worst on record for hurricanes.
Five have struck Florida alone and the forecast for this year is that there will be about four times as many hurricanes as the annual average.
We get 50 foot waves out here in Hawaii all of the time -- granted, they are usually well off shore, but they certainly aren't rare by any means. Extreme surfers have helicopters take them, their surfboards, and a jetski far out to sea where the giants are. The jetski for towing the surfer up to speed -- there's no way a surfer can paddle the board up to speed on his (or her!) own.
Don't expect "journalists" to be educated. Especially the ones that AP hires...
My absolute worst nightmare.
Other than waking up next to Hillary or Helen Thomas.