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yuiyoshida

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51. The waves reported in Japan were 20 feet high coming in

Mon Oct 19, 2015, 04:18 PM

Oct 2015

The force driving them, would probably have no problem rising up hill, but how far I don't know. There has always been talk of a Super Tsunami that drove sand and sea shells 20 miles inland in Oregon, where someone found a huge pile of sand and shells. In Alaska one man and his son witnessed a super Tsunami when one picked up his small fishing vessel and carried him from the Bay to the Ocean, where it left him 5 miles off shore. The Tsunami caused by a giant rock slide into the Ocean, forcing a great wall of water to push out into the sea.

Not far off our shores is part of the San Andreas fault moving northward, and its said if there was a tremendous slide downward it could generate a fairly huge tsunami. Perhaps even a super tsunami. The thought of that overwhelming much of the Bay Area, is horrifying.

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Scientists: It's already too late to save 400 US cities from the rising oceans: [View all] Cal33 Oct 2015 OP

kick, kick, kick.... daleanime Oct 2015 #1

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Correct. And what is causing this "head in the sand syndrome?" Bottomless greed! Cal33 Oct 2015 #4

Yup. It's partly human nature to blame. Oneironaut Oct 2015 #45

Thank You For Sharing cantbeserious Oct 2015 #3

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Know Thy Enemy - Oligarchs, Corporations, Banks And Their Media Minions And MIC Henchmen cantbeserious Oct 2015 #6

C'est la vie. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #7

The Do Nothing policy of this generation geomon666 Oct 2015 #8

Which generation? kiva Oct 2015 #15

I agree, several were involved. I think it became really bad starting with Reagan. GWB was Cal33 Oct 2015 #19

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Which generation exactly is the cause? Cassiopeia Oct 2015 #16

God won't let that happen...... PatSeg Oct 2015 #9

LOL CrispyQ Oct 2015 #12

Good to see you! PatSeg Oct 2015 #18

That was my mum's reaction. Duppers Oct 2015 #24

I think it is easier PatSeg Oct 2015 #26

How do we reality-based folks cope then? Duppers Oct 2015 #30

Sometimes I think PatSeg Oct 2015 #38

Ye of little faith ! Jesus the Janitor is coming back to clean this all up for us good people Person 2713 Oct 2015 #27

I understand this was written with sarcasm. But, looking at the problem thoughtfully, Cal33 Oct 2015 #41

Rubio's head in the sand will eventually be underwater. kairos12 Oct 2015 #10

The most important thing in the world is to make rich people richer. valerief Oct 2015 #11

Ann Romney needs another horse. /nt NCjack Oct 2015 #31

Better make it a seahorse then. /nt dreamnightwind Oct 2015 #33

Mother Nature doesn't care about money. Oneironaut Oct 2015 #46

Yes, but they don't care about anything but money and their prestige. valerief Oct 2015 #47

It's exactly these people who wouldn't believe you. They have their own values. Cal33 Oct 2015 #58

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Of course there are still those that don't believe this newfie11 Oct 2015 #14

The real money is going to be predicting the new beach line Cassiopeia Oct 2015 #17

Lol your right newfie11 Oct 2015 #28

The articles are annoying, they don't give a list of the cities Marrah_G Oct 2015 #20

The link also shows a map of the US with the areas involved: mostly the East Coast, Cal33 Oct 2015 #21

Thanks, I didn't see that Marrah_G Oct 2015 #22

You're very welcome. Cal33 Oct 2015 #25

The map is pretty worthless. It will affect all three coasts, obviously, because pnwmom Oct 2015 #37

For information on regional activism HeiressofBickworth Oct 2015 #29

Many thanks for the info. Cal33 Oct 2015 #40

We'd be better off directing our efforts towards adapting to the coming changes Kaleva Oct 2015 #32

Wow, strongly disagree dreamnightwind Oct 2015 #34

+1! Enthusiast Oct 2015 #35

China and India own the fire department though Kaleva Oct 2015 #53

That is why I suggested that the United Nations should try to get all its member Cal33 Oct 2015 #55

Millions at home, billions around the world. raouldukelives Oct 2015 #36

reacting to only headline- the Dutch have saved their entire country from rising oceans KittyWampus Oct 2015 #39

Not to knock scientists at all, but we have engineers too. :) Hortensis Oct 2015 #43

Engineering is based on science. I think of engineering as science in practice. nt Cal33 Oct 2015 #56

Sure, Cal33. But I was thinking about what people hire engineers for. Hortensis Oct 2015 #57

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I used to love the Ocean...but after yuiyoshida Oct 2015 #49

I think of importance are (1) Your elevation above sea-level. (2) You are a mile semi-uphill from Cal33 Oct 2015 #50

The waves reported in Japan were 20 feet high coming in yuiyoshida Oct 2015 #51

I'm on the Atlantic side. A huge earthquake below the ocean-floor could also cause a tsunami. It's Cal33 Oct 2015 #52

The Ocean terrifies me these days. After seeing the terrible power of nature's smirkymonkey Oct 2015 #54

Thanks to the greed of the corporate powers that be. They have been warned by our scientists Cal33 Oct 2015 #59

If I owned property in Florida, I would sell it now. B Calm Oct 2015 #60

I also think people living in those low-lying endangered areas should be gradually moving out, while Cal33 Oct 2015 #61