West Coast Tsunami Warning (Page 2): Here is a video showing what happened 10 years ago in Japan. Do you have 11 minutes?

therwol Loc: USA

rmalarz wrote:

No big deal??? In 2004, 227,898 people died when a tsunami struck areas surrounding The Indian Ocean. Those "1-3 foot waves" contain a lot of water.
--Bob

Here is a video showing what happened 10 years ago in Japan. Do you have 11 minutes?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgg9nZfXtcw&ab_channel=TOPTopicsPlus

Fredrick Loc: Former NYC, now San Francisco Bay Area

rmalarz wrote:

No big deal??? In 2004, 227,898 people died when a tsunami struck areas surrounding The Indian Ocean. Those "1-3 foot waves" contain a lot of water.
--Bob

What does the Indian Ocean tsunami have to do with the west coast one? There are ZERO deaths on the west coast, and no damage. As I said, “no big deal.” Believe what you want to.

Cell315

jerryc41 wrote:

An underwater volcanic eruption has raised the possibility of a tsunami.

“If you are located in this coastal area, move off the beach and out of harbors and marinas,” the agency urged people along the West Coast. (National Weather Service)

Hi Jerry,
Here is what happened on the Big Island, not very far from my home here.
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/01/15/hawaii-news/it-could-have-been-worse-tsunami-triggered-by-volcanic-eruption-in-tonga-causes-minor-damage-in-west-hawaii/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
David

therwol Loc: USA

Fredrick wrote:

What does the Indian Ocean tsunami have to do with the west coast one? There are ZERO deaths on the west coast, and no damage. As I said, “no big deal.” Believe what you want to.

Potential. Everything is fine until it isn't. Every location around the circumference of the Pacific Ocean could potentially be hit by a devastating Tsunami or earthquake. This "Ring of Fire" has a lot of volcanic and seismic activity. I have one question for you. Were you on San Francisco for the earthquake in 1987? You know, the one that caused the upper deck of the Bay Bridge to collapse? The one that caused a major collapse of a freeway in Oakland, crushing many cars and people? The one that toppled buildings in the Marina District? That was a "baby" earthquake next to the one that occurred in 1906. Do people in the Bay Area live paranoid? I would say mostly not. On the other hand, to call the potential for a catastrophic natural disaster like a Tsunami "no big deal" is living in denial.

Fredrick Loc: Former NYC, now San Francisco Bay Area

therwol wrote:

Potential. Everything is fine until it isn't. E... (show quote)

Yes, I was in San Francisco during the 1987 earthquake. That was a “big deal.” This recent tsunami wasn’t a “big deal” along the west coast. I’m sorry you don’t understand that. I wasn’t talking about the potential of a tsunami not being a big deal, and you know that.

therwol Loc: USA

Fredrick wrote:

Yes, I was in San Francisco during the 1987 earthquake. That was a “big deal.” This recent tsunami wasn’t a “big deal” along the west coast. I’m sorry you don’t understand that. I wasn’t talking about the potential of a tsunami not being a big deal, and you know that.

OK. Sorry. Thanks for the clarification.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

It appears that we're not on the same page.
--Bob

Fredrick wrote:

What does the Indian Ocean tsunami have to do with the west coast one? There are ZERO deaths on the west coast, and no damage. As I said, “no big deal.” Believe what you want to.

gastech1949 Loc: Imperial Beach, CA.

I live in Imperial Beach CA (Most southwesterly city in the continental USA) and it has become a joke about the signs on the East and West streets that have a sign about 3 blocks inland that say Tsunami danger zone. Been here 43 years and have never seen any tides that have gotten as far as 2nd St. One time during extreme high tides and a winter storm 40+ years ago the tide got a little over a block (300 or so feet) from the beach. Our biggest problem is the raw sewage coming from Mexico as it is currently.

Fredrick Loc: Former NYC, now San Francisco Bay Area

gastech1949 wrote:

I live in Imperial Beach CA (Most southwesterly ci... (show quote)

Funny how folks who don’t live on the west coast are so quick to tell us how awful the tsunamis and earthquakes are here. And all the while hundreds of folks in their neck of the woods die each year due to weather/tornados.

chikid68 Loc: Tennesse USA

therwol wrote:

One foot that you can see. The energy is under t... (show quote)

But it's the visible swell that is what surfers desire not the sub surface energy.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Fredrick wrote:

Funny how folks who don’t live on the west coast are so quick to tell us how awful the tsunamis and earthquakes are here. And all the while hundreds of folks in their neck of the woods die each year due to weather/tornados.

An east coast storm isn't going to affect those on the west coast, but a Pacific tsunami is.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

gastech1949 wrote:

I live in Imperial Beach CA (Most southwesterly ci... (show quote)

Making a joke of tsunami warnings is why so many people have ignored the warnings and been killed by them. Forty-three years is nothing in Earth time. How much laughing would people do if a huge tsunami hit without any warning from the government?

bbradford Loc: Wake Forest NC

Good catch Rich.

chikid68 Loc: Tennesse USA

jerryc41 wrote:

Making a joke of tsunami warnings is why so many people have ignored the warnings and been killed by them. Forty-three years is nothing in Earth time. How much laughing would people do if a huge tsunami hit without any warning from the government?

Just how many people in California have been killed by a tsunami.

Fredrick Loc: Former NYC, now San Francisco Bay Area

chikid68 wrote:

Just how many people in California have been killed by a tsunami.